Payroll & Timekeeping Senior Manager

Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
Finance

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
General Ledger Reconciliations, Labor Compliance, Microsoft Excel, Payroll Administration, Payroll Compliance
Certifications:
None
Experience:
7 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No

Job Description:

As a GDIT Payroll and Timekeeping Senior Manager, you'll enable the success of the most critical government missions and the growth of a meaningful career in Finance. This is a hybrid role.

The Payroll and Timekeeping Senior Manager will oversee the accurate, compliant, and efficient management of employee compensation and labor tracking -especially under strict regulatory frameworks tied to government contracts.

Lead payroll and timekeeping operations to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time, while maintaining full compliance with government contracting requirements (e.g., labor laws, audit standards, and contract-specific rules).

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

• Oversee end-to-end payroll processing across multiple projects, contracts, or entities
• Ensure timekeeping systems accurately capture labor hours aligned with contract billing requirements
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and contract-specific regulations (e.g., DCAA, FAR)
• Lead audits and support government reviews of labor charging and payroll practices
• Implement and improve payroll/timekeeping systems, controls, and processes
• Manage and mentor payroll and timekeeping staff
• Partner with finance, HR, and contracts teams to ensure proper labor cost allocation and reporting
• Drive innovation, automation, AI, process improvements, and compliance
• Manage payroll/timekeeping general ledger reconcilations
• Experience in Workday, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Teams

Leadership Focus

• Establish strong internal controls to prevent errors or fraud
• Drive process efficiency, automation, and system integration
• Act as the subject matter expert on payroll compliance in a government contracting context

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your payroll and timekeeping expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Payroll and Timekeeping Senior Manager must have:
• Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
• Experience: 7+ years of related experience in both payroll and timekeeping

• Leadership/supervisory experience

• US Persons
• Role requirements: Competency in multi-state payroll processes, tax compliance, audit compliance, policy enforcement, and motivational management techniques.

• Desired: APA certification

• This is a hybrid role with 3 days a week on site required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your ambition to deliver your best work.

The likely salary range for this position is $124,093 - $161,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:
Hybrid

Work Location:
USA VA Falls Church - 3150 Fairview Park Dr (VAS095)

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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