Payroll Manager - Miller Electric Company

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We design, install, and maintain advanced electrical systems. Our expertise spans traditional electrical contracting, security solutions, audio-visual integration, wireless networking, and building management systems.

Job Summary

Payroll Manager -Join the Miller Electric Team

Are you looking for a rewarding career as a Payroll Manager?

Do you thrive in a team-focused environment where serving others is at the heart of what you do? If so, you may have just found your ideal opportunity.

For nearly 90 years, Miller Electric Company has been a proud signatory contractor with the IBEW, employing the most experienced and highly trained workforce in the industry. Our success is rooted in our core values— trust, collaboration, safety, quality, community, and stewardship —and in how we bring these values to life every day.

Miller Electric Company is seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Payroll Audit Manager to join our dynamic team.

This role is critical in a publicly traded company with a diverse and primarily unionized workforce and is responsible for ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and compliance of all payroll processes through robust controls, audits, and reconciliations.

The Payroll Audit Manager will report to the Director of Payroll and work closely with Payroll, Finance, and HR to establish and maintain a best-in-class payroll control environment, ensuring compliance with federal, state, local, and union regulations.

Benefits

• Medical and Dental (100% of the premium covered by Miller Electric)

• 401k retirement with company matching

• Vision plans

• Disability Insurance

• Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Travel Accident Insurance

• Paid Vacation & Holidays

• Tuition Reimbursement Program

• College Coach Services

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Payroll Controls & Compliance

• Develop, implement, and maintain strong internal controls over payroll processes to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance.

• Ensure payroll operations adhere to federal, state, and local laws, as well as union agreements and collective bargaining requirements.

• Monitor compliance with SOX-related controls applicable to payroll in a publicly traded environment.

• Auditing & Reconciliations

• Lead all internal payroll audits, including weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reviews.

• Perform detailed payroll reconciliations including payroll to general ledger, tax liabilities (940, 941, SUI) benefits and 401(k), garnishments, and union deductions.

• Identify discrepancies, investigate root causes, and ensure timely resolution

• Year-End & Regulatory Reporting Oversight

• Oversee payroll audit support for year-end processes

• Support and review quarterly and annual tax filings for accuracy and completeness.

• Partner with the Payroll tax administrator to ensure all filings and payments are accurate and timely.

• Provide insights into payroll risks and control effectiveness.

• System Controls & Data Integrity

• Ensure payroll system configurations support proper controls and accurate reporting.

• Partner with payroll leadership to validate system outputs and data integrity within COINS ERP.

• Identify control gaps and recommend enhancements.

• Process Improvement & Documentation

• Develop and maintain payroll control documentation including policies, procedures, and audit checklists.

• Continuously evaluate payroll process and recommend improvements.

• Build and maintain a Payroll Command Center framework.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Payroll, HR, and Finance teams to ensure alignment.

• Provide insights into payroll risks and control effectiveness.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or equivalent work experience.

• Minimum of 5 years of payroll management experience focused on auditing, controls, and reconciliations with a minimum of 2 years in union payroll, preferably within a publicly traded company.

• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll laws, as well as union regulations.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, advanced Excel skills

• Excellent leadership, organizational, and strong analytical ability

• Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities, with experience in cross-functional collaboration.

PREFERRED

• CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) designation preferred.

• Experience with COINS ERP and SOX compliance.

• Experience in the construction industry, particularly within an electrical contracting environment, is highly desirable.

• Experience with project-based accounting.

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As a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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Job Locations US-FL-Jacksonville

ID 2026-49656

Company Miller Electric Company

Category Accounting/Finance

Position Type Full-Time

Location Type Onsite

Posted Date 1 month ago (5/7/2026 7:47 AM)