Payroll Manager

Climate Solutions a Smart Care Company is the trusted service leader in the commercial food equipment industry.  Nationwide thousands of restaurants, hotels, hospitals, and schools rely on Smart Care to provide preventative maintenance as well as service and repair of commercial refrigeration, cooking and ware washing equipment.

Position Description

The Payroll Manager will manage the organization’s payroll function, ensuring pay is processed on time, accurately, and in compliance with government regulations.  This position will manage a multi-state (45), multi-union (15+) payroll for approximately 2,000 employees in a fast growth company.

To succeed in this position, candidates should have exceptional communication, problem-solving skills. You should be resourceful, analytical, adaptable, and organized with the ability to build rapport with internal customers. 

Main Responsibilities:

• Implements, maintains, and reviews payroll processing systems to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, commissions, bonuses benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions.

• Ensures accurate and timely processing of payroll updates including new hires, terminations, and changes to pay rates.
• Prepares and maintains accurate records and reports of payroll transactions.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, wage, and hour laws and best practices.
• Facilitates audits by providing records and documentation to auditors.
• Generates reporting, data and analytics corresponding to payroll.
• Coordinates with compensation team on annual merit planning process.
• Identifies and recommends updates to payroll processing software, systems, and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Extensive knowledge of the payroll function including preparation, balancing, internal control, and payroll taxes.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Proficient with payroll software.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Human Resources, or related field required.
• Five to seven years of related experience required.

Preferred Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of Workday or Ceridian payroll a plus.

• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Strong problem-solving skills along with a high level of attention to detail
• Analytical skills, logical, decisive, and comfortable with leveraging data analytics to drive decisions
• Builds and sustains excellent relationships at multiple levels across the organization

About Smart Care

Smart Care is a national repair and service provider for commercial foodservice, refrigeration, and cold storage equipment. Our offering of comprehensive mechanical services includes hot side cooking equipment, stand-alone refrigeration, specialty coffee and beverage, complex rack refrigeration and HVAC.

Smart Care is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected class status.  All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. If you need a reasonable accommodation with respect to Smart Care’s application or hiring process due to a disability, please contact the Human Resources department at [email protected].