Payroll Manager-Milford, MA

Job Title: Payroll Manager
Employment Type: Full-Time
FSLA: Salary/Exempt
Division: Finance
Department: Corporate Accounting
Reports to: Assistant Corporate Controller
Supervisory Duties: Yes

Job Description

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

Responsibilities / Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the 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.
• 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.

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.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position oversees a team of Payroll Assistants/Payroll Coordinators and is responsible for the performance management and hiring of employees in those areas.

Required Education and Experience

• Associate or bachelor's degree preferred.
• Seven plus years of payroll experience, with at least two years in a supervisory or management role.
• Experience in a construction environment is a plus.
• Sage300 or CMiC experience is a plus.