Payroll Supervisor

Job Description

Join a fast-moving, highly collaborative organization where payroll is viewed as a critical business function that directly supports large-scale operations across multiple locations and teams. This is an opportunity to step into a high-impact role with visibility across leadership, operations, finance, and field teams while helping drive accuracy, compliance, and process excellence in a complex multi-state environment.


This organization is known for its operational scale, fast-paced culture, and commitment to continuous improvement. Team members are empowered with increasing responsibility, exposure to leadership, and the opportunity to contribute to process enhancements and special projects that influence company-wide operations. The environment rewards individuals who are analytical, proactive, detail-oriented, and eager to grow their careers within a stable and expanding business.
Position Overview
This role requires exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment. The ideal candidate is highly analytical, solutions-oriented, and comfortable handling confidential information with professionalism and discretion.


The individual in this position will play a key role in supporting and overseeing payroll operations across multiple companies and states, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations while partnering closely with internal teams to resolve payroll issues and improve processes.
Key Responsibilities

• Support all aspects of executive, supervisory, and union payroll processing
• Become proficient in payroll systems and assist with testing and reporting payroll-related system issues
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve payroll discrepancies, including general ledger impacts
• Maintain payroll forecasting and base pay tracking reports
• Partner with field teams to resolve payroll questions, corrections, and compliance matters
• Research payroll tax regulations and ensure system updates remain current
• Manage ACH-related issues, duplicate checks, and uncashed check processes
• Prepare certified payroll reporting and reconcile payroll data to financial records
• Assist with workers' compensation reconciliations and W-2 processing
• Support quarterly payroll reporting, including tax filings and audits
• Reconcile payroll accounts and investigate discrepancies
• Participate in internal audits, reporting initiatives, and special projects
• Help guide and support payroll administrators and team operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
• Extensive experience processing multi-state, multi-company payroll
• Strong understanding of payroll compliance, reconciliations, and reporting
• Experience working in complex payroll environments with high transaction volume
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables and reporting analysis
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across departments
• Experience supporting or supervising payroll administration teams
• Experience with union payroll and payroll management systems is highly valued

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• High-visibility role with direct exposure to leadership and operational teams
• Opportunity to contribute to large-scale payroll operations across multiple business units
• Fast-paced environment with ongoing opportunities for growth and advancement
• Collaborative culture that values accountability, initiative, and process improvement
• Opportunity to work on impactful projects that enhance payroll operations and compliance company-wide