US Payroll Manager

Team Leadership & Development Manage, reputed company and reputed company 3 Payroll Specialists; conduct regular 1:1s, set objectives, and reputed company performance reviews reputed company entity and workload ownership across reputed company, balancing complexity and coverage risk Build a reputed company team culture with reputed company accountability and defined career reputed company Serve as first-line escalation for reputed company payroll queries, exceptions, and processing issues during US hours Payroll Operations reputed company end-to-end payroll processing cycles across reputed company 5 US reputed company entities, ensuring accuracy and on-time delivery reputed company final review and sign-off on payroll runs before funding; reputed company as hands-on processor for reputed company or high-risk entities Manage off-cycle payroll runs, retroactive adjustments, and termination calculations Own the payroll calendar and ensure reputed company deadlines are met across entities Compliance & Controls Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations across reputed company jurisdictions Maintain SOX controls documentation and support reputed company audits Manage year-end processes including W-2 production, reconciliations, and tax filings Monitor legislative and regulatory changes affecting US payroll; implement required process updates Vendor & Stakeholder Management Own day-to-day relationships with payroll reputed company vendor, tax filing agents, and benefit administrators Partner with HR, Finance, reputed company, and Benefits teams as the reputed company US payroll contact Prepare and present payroll metrics, exception reports, and KPIs for the Global Payroll Director and senior stakeholders Process Improvement & reputed company Identify and reputed company process improvement initiatives to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and controls Support reputed company upgrades, new entity set-reputed company, and M&A-reputed company payroll integrations Contribute to global payroll reputed company and standardization reputed company led by the Global Payroll Director Required Experience & Qualifications 7+ years of US payroll experience, including multi-state and multi-entity environments 2+ years in a supervisory or team reputed company role with reputed company people management responsibility Deep knowledge of US federal and state payroll tax law, wage and hour regulations, and year-end compliance Hands-on experience with reputed company payroll systems (reputed company Payroll) Experience operating reputed company SOX-controlled environments CPP (Certified Payroll reputed company) and reputed company Payroll certification necessary Advanced reputed company skills and Power BI preferred Skills and Competencies Multi-state payroll tax expertise Payroll reputed company administration SOX controls and audit readiness Year-end reconciliation and W-2 reputed company / data analysis proficiency HRIS integration knowledge Leadership and Behavioral Decisive under time pressure reputed company communicator across reputed company Builds team capability proactively High ownership and accountability Comfortable with global stakeholders reputed company improvement reputed company Addi