Payroll Supervisor

Job Description

Local medical relted company is looking to hire a Payroll Manager/Accounting Manager.

The first assignment will be to bring the payroll department to the next level and once that is achieved the role will simply be oversight of the department and then move into an Accounting Manager role. Position for a very large company with a very large team.

This position will be responsible for supervising the daily tactical operations and execution of all payroll processes by a team of Payroll Specialists as well as providing daily supervision and on-going development of the payroll team.

This position functions as a catalyst for process execution, a control checkpoint for compliance and quality results, as escalation point for problem resolution, a communication point for cross departmental relationship building, and a development/mentoring point for direct reports.

Job Requirements

Must have a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, 5+ years of extensive Payroll experience within a large company and must have previously or currently supervise a team of payroll processors.

Provide direct, daily tactical supervision of the large payroll staff, who perform all payroll processing activities including exempt and non-exempt payroll processing, payroll tax activities. reporting, booking payroll journal entries and responding to all payroll-related questions.

Review and approve the work product and activities of the Payroll team to ensure all payroll activities of the Payroll team are performed according to company policies, implementing appropriate checks, balances, audit trails and trending analysis where required.

Develop and manage project plans related to payroll process improvement activities or company mandated initiatives.

Continuously assess the payroll systems and processes for gaps and inefficiencies and develop recommendations for improvements as necessary to ensure accurate and efficient processing in a highly controlled environment.

Continuously review Payroll procedure documentation to ensure it reflects current practices and ensures timely updates.