Payroll Manager

Aston Carter

$78K — $102K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or business administration required.
  • 7 to 10 years of progressive payroll experience necessary, including leadership roles.
  • Extensive experience in payroll operations for multi-state or multi-entity organizations.
  • Strong expertise in ADP Workforce Now and HRIS platforms is essential.
  • In-depth knowledge of payroll regulations, taxation, and compliance standards needed.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the complete payroll process to ensure timely and accurate payroll administration.
  • Review and validate payroll data to maintain accuracy and compliance with regulations.
  • Assist directly with payroll processing during each payroll cycle.
  • Oversee payroll tax filings, reconciliations, and year-end reporting activities.
  • Develop and implement payroll policies and internal controls for operational efficiency.
  • Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies and employee inquiries.
  • Lead payroll audits and coordinate responses to audit requests.

Benefits

  • Confidentiality and security of payroll and employee information emphasized.
  • Opportunity for process optimization and best practices implementation.
  • Collaboration with HR on employee management and compensation changes.
  • Possibility of staff supervision, training, and mentoring.
  • Engagement in the development of metrics and analytics for leadership review.
Full Job Description
Description
• Manage and oversee the end-to-end payroll process to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant payroll administration.
• Review, approve, and validate payroll data for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Assist with payroll processing and provide hands-on support during payroll cycles.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, tax, wage, and hour, and labor regulations.
• Oversee payroll tax filings, reconciliations, statutory reporting, and year-end payroll activities (e.g., W-2s, P60s, T4s, or equivalents).
• Develop, implement, and maintain payroll policies, procedures, and internal controls to support operational efficiency and compliance.
• Investigate and resolve complex payroll issues, discrepancies, and employee inquiries.
• Lead payroll audits and coordinate responses to internal and external audit requests.
• Partner with HR on new hires, terminations, compensation changes, benefits administration, leaves of absence, and employee data management.
• Manage payroll system administration, including ADP Workforce Now maintenance, testing, upgrades, and process improvements.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization and implement best practices to enhance payroll accuracy and efficiency.
• Supervise, train, mentor, and develop payroll staff while fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
• Prepare and analyze payroll reports, metrics, and analytics for leadership and Finance.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and security of payroll and employee information.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Regular and predictable attendance.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others.

Skills

Adp, Payroll, Payroll processing, Payroll tax, Adp payroll, Reconciliation, Adp workforce now

Top Skills Details

Adp,Payroll,Payroll processing,Payroll tax,Adp payroll,Reconciliation,Adp workforce now

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Education and/or Experience: A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or business administration is required.
• 7 to 10 years of progressive payroll experience required, including payroll leadership or management responsibilities.
• Extensive experience managing payroll operations for multi-state and/or multi-entity organizations.
• Strong experience with ADP Workforce Now and HRIS platforms required.
• In-depth knowledge of payroll regulations, taxation, wage and hour laws, and statutory compliance requirements.
• Experience managing payroll audits, tax filings, regulatory reporting, and internal controls.
• Demonstrated experience leading payroll process improvements and system implementations or upgrades

Experience Level

Expert Level

Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Germantown, TN.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $78312.00 - $102502.00/yr.
The candidate will receive benefit information as soon as they have reached a certain point in the interview process.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Germantown,TN.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jul 28, 2026.

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