Southwest Electrical Contracting Services is seeking a hands-on HR-Payroll Manager to oversee payroll operations, employee benefits, compliance, and day-to-day HR functions. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact, improve processes, support employees, and partner with leadership in a role that combines payroll expertise with people-focused leadership.
Key Responsibilities:
Payroll & Financial Operations
Manage full-cycle payroll, including payments, bonuses, deductions, adjustments, employee changes, and multi-state payroll tax filings.
Maintain accurate payroll records, timecards, wage and union codes, and certified payroll reports.
Reconcile payroll registers with the general ledger and support month-end/year-end close, tax filings, W-2s, and internal and external audits.
Administer garnishments, child support orders, 401(k) remittances, and payroll adjustments.
Resolve payroll discrepancies, respond to employee inquiries, analyze payroll expenses, and oversee payroll systems and vendor relationships.
HR, Benefits & Compliance
Manage HRIS data, personnel files, employee records, policies, and the employee handbook.
Administer health, dental, vision, retirement, and leave programs, including open enrollment and benefits vendor coordination.
Support compensation reviews, salary benchmarking, and bonus processing.
Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws, including FLSA, FMLA, ACA, COBRA, ERISA, and wage-and-hour regulations.
Advise managers on performance, discipline, and employee relations; conduct investigations when needed.
Prepare reports on headcount, turnover, labor costs, and payroll variances; support benefits and 401(k) audits.
Supervise and develop team members while identifying opportunities to improve HR and payroll processes.
Qualifications:
Bachelor degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
5+ years of progressive HR/payroll experience, including at least 2 years leading full-cycle payroll.
Hands-on multi-state payroll and payroll tax filing experience.
Working knowledge of FLSA, FMLA, ACA, COBRA, ERISA, and wage-and-hour regulations.
Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and reconciliations.
Strong communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Sound judgment, discretion with confidential information, and a proactive, detail-oriented approach.
Preferred Qualifications
Proficiency with Spectrum or similar ERP/payroll systems.
CPP, FPC, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification.
Experience implementing or migrating HRIS/payroll systems.
Experience in electrical contracting, construction, or the low-voltage industry.
Prior people-management experience.
Familiarity with union payroll, certified payroll reporting, prevailing wages, and wage classifications.
