Senior Payroll Manager

Employment Type:  Full-Time 

FSLA:   Salary/Exempt 

Division:  Finance 

Department:  Corporate Accounting 

Reports to:  VP of Finance 

Supervisory Duties: Yes 

Direct the activities of all payroll staff, developing and monitoring all tasks necessary to accomplish the organization’s payroll processing objectives. 

Responsibilities / Essential Functions 

• Entering new hires as well as maintaining current information for all union and non union employees in the business system, including address & related contact information, exemptions, rates, local union, etc.  Coordinates with Project Managers to gather all information needed to fulfill a project's Certified Payroll requirements.   

• Enter new hires into both E-Verify, and applicable state systems. 

• Reponsible for trouble-shooting & resolving all issues related to payroll; including placing stop payments on lost paychecks and issuing replacement paychecks, fixing incorrect wage and/or benefit rates, investigating incorrect hours worked. 

• Responsible for reviewing the weekly payroll for all union & non-union employees.  

• Filing federal and state taxes on weekly/monthly basis. 

• Entering updates to union pay tables. 

• Setting up MOF and Unified Trust projects to create reports. 

• Process verifications of employment. 

• Weekly submission of 401K and 529 contributions. 

• Assist in administration of 401K and ESOP. 

• Perform analysis of project labor rates and assist with owner labor rate negotiations as needed. 

• Support audits (internal, external and regulatory) and respond to inquiries regarding payroll data. 

• Train and supervise payroll staff, providing guidance and professional development as needed. 

• Maintain strong internal controls within payroll department and continuously evaluate processes, implementing improvements when necessary.  

Key Skills 

• Should possess the ability to prioritize and take initiative to resolve issues proactively and communicate clearly in writing and speaking. Strong communication and analytical skills. 

• Proven ability to excel in a fast-paced environment. 

• Exceptional public speaker and presenter.  

• Strong team player with a positive attitude. 

Required Experience  

• Bachelor’s degree preferred. 

• Ten plus years of payroll experience, with at least five years in a supervisory or management role. 

• Experience in a construction environment is a plus. 

• Sage300 or CMiC experience is a plus.