Manager, Union Payroll

Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years leading payroll operations in large, multi-state organizations.
  • At least 5 years in a union payroll environment within media or entertainment.
  • Strong knowledge of FLSA and relevant wage, hour, and tax laws.
  • Proficient in advanced Excel functions like VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables.
  • Experience in fast-paced environments with tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate activities of the Union Payroll Team for timely and accurate payroll processing.
  • Collaborate across divisions to address stakeholder queries effectively.
  • Deliver excellent customer service and proactively resolve issues.
  • Develop metrics to benchmark and enhance service delivery.
  • Handle escalations and guide corrective actions in departments.
  • Implement scalable payroll solutions and share lessons for continuous improvement.
  • Establish payroll schedules with business partners to meet deadlines.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model in a dynamic environment.
  • Opportunities for process innovation and automation.
  • Engagement with cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to impact payroll operations significantly.
  • Focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Full Job Description
Our client is seeking a Union Payroll Manager to lead process standardization, automation, and continuous improvement across payroll operations. This role will ensure full compliance with SOX controls, company policies, collective bargaining agreements, and all federal, state, and local regulations. This is a hybrid position based in New York, offering the opportunity to drive operational excellence within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Job Description:

Compensation : $ 115000

Job ID : 41002

Job Function:
  • Lead, direct, and coordinate all activities of the Union Payroll Team to ensure the successful, accurate, and timely processing of weekly and bi-weekly union and freelance employees in accordance with collective bargaining agreements and in compliance with applicable policies and federal, state, and local regulations.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally and cross-divisionally to address internal and external stakeholder queries effectively.
  • Manage the delivery of excellent customer service; anticipate issues and proactively develop solutions.
  • Create and use metrics to benchmark performance and improve service delivery.
  • Handle escalations, directing the Union Payroll team and guiding other departments in corrective actions.
  • Implement scalable solutions to business issues and share lessons learned to prevent future occurrences.
  • Work with business partners to establish and adhere to payroll schedules, ensuring all data required for processing is received on time and all deadlines are met.


Job Requirements:

Job Requirements:
  • 5+ years of experience leading payroll operations for a large, multi-state, multi-entity organization with a high employee volume, including remote staff. At least 5 of those years must be within a media or entertainment industry union payroll environment, ideally at a major studio.
  • Strong knowledge of FLSA, as well as federal, state, and local wage and hour laws and tax regulations.
  • Intermediate to advanced Excel skills (including VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables).
  • Experience managing payroll processes in complex, fast-paced environments with multiple deadlines.


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