Are you looking for an opportunity to make a lasting impact? Our client, a growing private equity-backed industrial services company, is seeking a Payroll Manager to take ownership of payroll for a 230+ employee, multi-state workforce. Reporting directly to the CFO, you'll step into a highly visible role due to a planned retirement and have the opportunity to modernize payroll operations, implement best practices, and build a scalable payroll function as the company continues to expand through acquisitions.
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Own the full-cycle weekly payroll process for approximately 230–250 employees across multiple states.
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Ensure payroll accuracy across varying pay rates, job codes, labor allocations, and employees working across multiple job sites and states.
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Maintain compliance with all federal, state, and local payroll laws and regulations.
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Reconcile payroll data and support reporting between Sage 300 and ADP.
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Partner with Accounting and Finance on payroll reconciliations and financial reporting.
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Identify opportunities to automate manual payroll processes and improve efficiency.
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Develop standardized payroll procedures and documentation.
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Support future payroll system implementations and process improvement initiatives.
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Help build scalable payroll operations as the company continues its acquisition-driven growth.
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7+ years of progressive full-cycle payroll experience.
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Strong experience processing complex multi-state payroll.
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In-depth knowledge of payroll taxes, wage laws, and payroll compliance.
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Experience with multiple pay rates, job costing, labor allocations, or project-based payroll is a plus.
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Payroll implementation or system conversion experience is highly desirable.
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Experience within construction, industrial services, manufacturing, engineering, or other project-based environments is preferred.
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Experience with Sage 300 and/or ADP is a plus.
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Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent payroll experience will also be considered.
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