Leprino Foods

Payroll Supervisor

Leprino Foods$90K — $102K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Five years of progressive payroll experience, including full-cycle payroll processing.
  • Two years of experience leading or supervising employees.
  • Experience processing payroll across multiple states and applying federal, state, and local payroll requirements.
  • Experience using Kronos, UKG Workforce Management, or a comparable time and attendance system.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team of Payroll Specialists for payroll processing.
  • Review and approve payrolls for accuracy and compliance.
  • Coach team members and support their professional development.
  • Resolve complex payroll discrepancies and employee pay inquiries.
  • Coordinate monthly bonus processing and confirm accurate payments.
  • Oversee federal, state, and local payroll tax activities.
  • Improve payroll processes and system workflows.

Benefits

  • Life, medical/dental/vision coverage.
  • Voluntary benefits and employee assistance programs.
  • Wellness incentives and tuition assistance.
  • Vacation and ten paid holidays, plus sick time.
  • Paid parental leave and annual merit increases.
  • LFC Profit-Sharing & 401(k) plan.
Full Job Description
Within our Corporate Financial Shared Services team located in Denver, Leprino is seeking a Payroll Supervisor to help strengthen the payroll operations supporting our corporate office and manufacturing locations across the country. In this role, you'll lead and develop a talented payroll team, improve processes, and help ensure thousands of employees are paid accurately and on time. We take pride in the people behind our business and believe great payroll starts with accuracy, collaboration, and a commitment to continuous improvement!

At Leprino, starting compensation for this role typically ranges between $90,000 and $102,000. This position has an annual target bonus of 10%.

What You'll Do:
  • Lead and develop a team of Payroll Specialists supporting weekly and bi-weekly payroll processing across Leprino's corporate office and eight manufacturing locations.
  • Review and approve payrolls, ensuring employees are paid accurately, on time, and according to applicable requirements.
  • Coach team members, provide training, assign work, and support their continued professional development.
  • Resolve complex payroll discrepancies, system issues, tax concerns, and sensitive employee pay inquiries.
  • Coordinate monthly bonus processing, establish timelines, review calculations, and confirm accurate payments.
  • Review payroll journal entries and support month-end closing activities with Finance and other business partners.
  • Oversee federal, state, and local payroll tax activities, including UKG tax filings and year-end W-2 processing.
  • Maintain accurate payroll structures, policies, workflows, and reporting within UKG and workforce management systems.
  • Build reports that help teams understand payroll data while protecting confidential employee information.
  • Improve payroll processes and system workflows to strengthen accuracy, consistency, and efficiency.
  • Partner with plant teams, IT, Finance, Legal, and third-party providers to resolve issues and support payroll projects.
  • Help shape a payroll operation built around accurate pay, strong relationships, and continuous improvement!


You Have At Least (Required Qualifications):
  • Five years of progressive payroll experience, including full-cycle payroll processing.
  • Two years of experience leading or supervising employees.
  • Experience processing payroll across multiple states and applying federal, state, and local payroll requirements.
  • Experience using Kronos, UKG Workforce Management, or a comparable time and attendance system.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including using spreadsheets to review, reconcile, and report payroll data.


We Hope You Also Have (Preferred Qualifications):
  • A Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification.
  • Experience using UKG for payroll processing, tax administration, reporting, or system configuration.
  • Experience supporting payroll within a multi-location manufacturing organization.
  • Experience using business intelligence or reporting tools to build and maintain payroll reporting.


Offering You In Return:

A chance to be part of a global team of individuals passionate about producing and delivering high-quality products that help feed and nourish families around the world. Leprino could not be where it is today without our incredible employees. That is why we share in our success together by rewarding you for your hard work. Hiring great people who are in it for the long run is our goal. Through competitive salaries and bonuses, life, medical/dental/vision coverage, voluntary benefits, employee assistance programs, wellness incentives, tuition assistance, vacation, ten paid holidays, sick time, paid parental leave, annual merit increases, as well as the LFC Profit-Sharing & 401(k) plan. Your impact will be noticed and rewarded, as you seek to further our company, our customers, and one another.

About Leprino Foods

Leprino Foods is a leading producer of mozzarella cheese and other dairy products in the United States. The company was founded in 1950 by Mike Leprino and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Leprino Foods operates 11 plants in the United States and one in Singapore and has over 4,000 employees. The company's products are used by foodservice and retail customers in over 40 countries. Leprino Foods is committed to sustainability and has been recognized for its environmental initiatives, including being named the Dairy Sustainability Initiative of the Year by the International Dairy Foods Association in 2019.
Learn more about Leprino Foods
Size
4,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1956

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