Payroll Manager

Dexian - Chantilly, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Chantilly, VA

10,001+ employees

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Payroll Manager will oversee all aspects of the payroll process within a government contracting environment, ensuring compliance with payroll and tax laws while managing a team of payroll personnel. This role requires a strong understanding of payroll systems, labor legislation, and federal tax laws, as well as the ability to handle sensitive employee information ethically. The Payroll Manager will be responsible for approving payroll transactions, managing payroll data changes, and ensuring accurate and complete benefits-related input in collaboration with benefits vendors. Regular communication with benefits teams is essential to stay updated on changes that may affect payroll processes. In addition to managing payroll operations, the Payroll Manager will audit payroll transactions to ensure accuracy in accounts, payment dates, and taxes. The role involves creating monthly and annual payroll reports for management review and responding to payroll-related queries from employees in a timely and professional manner. The Payroll Manager will also coordinate with internal and external audits and handle end-of-year W2 processing. This position is critical in maintaining the integrity of payroll systems and ensuring best financial practices are adhered to within the organization. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in payroll management, particularly in a high-volume environment, and will be familiar with processing payrolls across multiple states. Strong organizational and time management skills are necessary to manage the complexities of payroll operations effectively. The Payroll Manager will play a key role in ensuring that the payroll team operates efficiently and that all payroll-related tasks are completed accurately and on time.

Responsibilities

• Managing all aspects of the payroll process, such as approving transactions and reviewing exemptions.
• Managing payroll data changes.
• Working with benefits and benefits vendors to ensure all benefits-related input is accurate and complete.
• Ensuring regular communication with benefits to stay current on all changes.
• Staying up-to-date with labor legislation and any changes in employee insurance and tax regulations.
• Ensuring compliance with all payroll and tax laws and organizational policies.
• Maintaining payroll systems and reporting any issues to management.
• Supervising payroll personnel and ensuring best financial practices are adhered to.
• Auditing payroll transactions to ensure that accounts, payment dates, and taxes are accurate and up to date.
• Ensuring timely and professional responses to payroll questions.
• End of year W2 processing.
• Coordinating with internal & external audits.
• Creating monthly and annual payroll reports for management review.
• Attending to any payroll-related queries or questions from employees.
• Managing payroll discrepancies quickly and efficiently.

Requirements

• 8 years relevant progressive experience with a Bachelor's in a related field; 6 years relevant progressive experience with a Master's in a related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 12 years relevant progressive experience.
• At least three years' experience as a Payroll Manager.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Familiarity with labor legislation and federal tax laws.
• Experience with processing payrolls for multiple states.
• The ability to ethically work with employee-sensitive information.
• Solid knowledge of data entry management.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with team members.