Payroll Manager - Atlanta

Description

• Calculate and implement annual pay rate changes for union employees.
• Facilitate communication between employees, HR, and department managers on payroll-related matters, including resolving payroll errors.
• Send welcome letters to new hires and notify appropriate teams of employee birthdays, anniversaries, and other milestones.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local payroll laws, including maintaining proper state jurisdiction setups and updating SUI rates.
• Conduct regular payroll audits, including annual 401(k) audits, to identify discrepancies and ensure compliance with policies.
• Create and maintain detailed payroll records, reports, and documentation for audit trails, ensuring confidentiality.
• Prepare termination paperwork for employees.
• Correct employee timesheet errors to ensure accuracy in payroll processing.
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors during financial or regulatory reviews.
• Prepare and submit workers’ compensation claims as necessary.
• Approve employee time-off requests and ensure proper PTO balances are maintained and adjusted when necessary.
• Address employee inquiries via phone and email regarding payroll, timesheets, or union benefits.
• Update and maintain State Unemployment Insurance (SUI) rates in ADP on an annual basis or as needed.
• Oversee the processing of leave-of-absence pay, termination payouts, retention/bonus payments, and manual checks as needed.
• Respond to employee inquiries about payroll, deductions, timesheet discrepancies, and tax forms via phone and email.
• Verify and confirm all new hire entries, including accuracy in tax information, pay setups, and allowances.
• Enter and validate time sheet adjustments, including overtime, bonuses, and corrections.
• Reconcile payroll tax filings, ensuring accurate and timely submissions, including W-2s and corrected W-2Cs.
• Manage accurate 401(k) file feeds and submissions, ensuring consistency with employer contributions and Health Savings Account (HSA) amounts in ADP.
• Process union and part-time payroll weekly and bi-weekly payroll for non-union and full-time employees, ensuring accuracy and timely submission.
• Approve employee time-off requests and update PTO balances, making corrections when necessary.
• Process union audits and generate regular payroll reports to manage union 401(k) contributions, benefits, and dues.

Requirements

• Written and verbal communication, including group presentations and vendor negotiations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve payroll discrepancies efficiently.
• Exceptional attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to meet multiple deadlines.
• Detailed oriented, logical, and methodical approach to problem solving
• Organizational and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of all employment laws from the local, state and federal level
• Self-motivation, leadership, teamwork and collaboration.
• Proficiency in ADP Workforce Now or similar payroll systems.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a customer service-oriented approach.
• Knowledge of MS Office & Outlook
• CPP designation preferred
• Demonstrated experience in payroll management, including multi-state payroll and union payrolls.
• In-depth knowledge of payroll practices, federal/state tax regulations, and compliance requirements.
• The ability to meet deadlines, accomplish work in order of priority; professionally maintain composure & effectiveness under pressure and changing conditions
• Knowledge of basic management tools and skills.

Benefits

• ADP Payroll System

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance