Payroll Leader

Job Description

Job Description

Why Scott Safety

At Scott Safety, the work we do serves those who rely on our equipment to help keep them safe when it matters most. Across our business, our people turn expertise, innovation, and strong execution into products and experiences customers can depend on. Whatever your function, your contribution helps us serve customers and advance that purpose.

The Impact You Will Make

As Payroll Leader, you'll play a critical role in ensuring payroll is delivered accurately, compliantly, and efficiently for employees across our organization. More than executing payroll, you'll serve as a trusted subject matter expert, helping strengthen and mature payroll operations as we continue to evolve and grow.

This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of a function that touches every employee, every pay period. You'll help create consistency, solve complex challenges, improve processes, and establish scalable ways of working that support both operational excellence and the employee experience. If you're someone who enjoys rolling up your sleeves, bringing order to complexity, and making a visible impact through both execution and continuous improvement, you'll find meaningful opportunities to shape how payroll operates today and into the future.

• Own the accurate, timely, and compliant execution of payroll operations across multiple employee populations, ensuring employees are paid correctly and on schedule. 
• Serve as the organization's payroll subject matter expert, investigating complex issues, resolving discrepancies, and providing guidance to employees, leaders, and business partners. 
• Partner closely with HR, Finance, Benefits, and business leaders to ensure employee data, compensation changes, deductions, and other payroll-related transactions are processed accurately. 
• Maintain strong payroll controls, audit practices, and compliance standards to support regulatory requirements, data integrity, and operational excellence. 
• Identify process improvement opportunities that enhance accuracy, efficiency, employee experience, and scalability as the business continues to evolve. 
• Leverage payroll reporting and data insights to identify trends, proactively address issues, and support informed decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; equivalent combination of education and experience considered.
• 5+ years of progressive payroll experience with responsibility for end-to-end payroll processing.
• Experience supporting multi-state payroll operations and ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, and local payroll regulations.
• Experience processing payroll for organizations with a significant hourly workforce, including shift differentials, overtime, premiums, and variable compensation programs.
• Experience utilizing enterprise payroll and HRIS systems, specifically ADP Workforce Now.
• Strong knowledge of payroll taxation, wage and hour requirements, payroll controls, and payroll auditing practices.
• Experience researching, troubleshooting, and resolving payroll discrepancies while ensuring a high degree of accuracy and confidentiality.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and payroll data analysis.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with HR, Finance, managers, and employees to address payroll-related questions and issues.

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification.
• Experience supporting payroll within manufacturing, industrial, or highly regulated environments.
• Experience working through organizational transitions, business integrations, ERP/HRIS implementations, or payroll process transformations.
• Knowledge of benefits administration, payroll-related accounting processes, and HR data management.
• Experience identifying and implementing process improvements, automation opportunities, or system enhancements.
• Familiarity with payroll auditing, SOX controls, or other compliance-related requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to influence process improvements and create more efficient ways of working without direct authority.

Working Conditions & Essential Job Requirements

• Physical Requirements:  Ability to work at a computer for extended periods, communicate effectively with cross-functional teams, and occasionally travel or move throughout office, engineering, manufacturing, or customer-site environments. Must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Work Environment:  This role is required to work on-site at the Monroe, NC facility and is not a remote role.
• Travel:  none expected
• Other:  Must be authorized to work in the country of employment without current or future employer sponsorship.

Compensation & Benefits

At Scott Safety, we value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond just a paycheck. We believe that taking care of our team members is essential to fostering a healthy and motivated workforce. When you join Scott Safety, you can expect a wide range of benefits designed to enhance your being and support your career growth. Here are some of the benefits you can look forward to:

• Medical & Dental Insurance
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Company Paid Holidays + Personal Holidays
• Vacation Days
• Bereavement & Caregiver Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Discount Program
• Tax Advantaged Account (HSA)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Company Paid Basic Life/AD&D Insurance
• And more!

Scott Safety is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.