Payroll Manager
Employment Type:
Direct Hire
Job Function: Accounting/Finance
Job ID:: 138856
Pay Range: $160,000-175,000 / year
Job Description
Payroll Manager – Houston, TX
Clear Lake Area | 100% On-Site | Direct Hire
We are seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead and continue developing a growing, complex multi-state payroll function. This is a true leadership role for someone who brings strong technical payroll knowledge, enjoys developing a team, and knows how to improve processes and systems.
The Payroll Manager will oversee payroll for approximately 1,300+ employees across 26 states and multiple legal entities, including a significant hourly and field-based workforce. This position reports to the Controller and partners closely with Accounting, HR and Operations.
What You’ll Do
- Lead, coach and develop the Payroll team
- Oversee accurate and timely multi-state and multi-entity payroll
- Review and approve payroll while resolving complex issues and escalations
- Serve as the payroll and ADP Workforce Now subject matter expert
- Oversee complex pay practices including hourly wages, per diem, travel time and job-based labor
- Identify opportunities to automate and streamline payroll processes
- Strengthen payroll controls, documentation and procedures
- Oversee payroll accounting, reconciliations and labor/job-cost allocations
- Partner with Accounting on payroll-to-GL and ERP integrations
- Ensure compliance with federal, state and local payroll and tax requirements
- Support 401(k), workers’ compensation and insurance audits
- Support certified payroll and OCIP reporting
- Build scalable processes and cross-training as the organization continues to grow
What We’re Looking For
- Proven experience managing and developing a payroll team
- Strong multi-state payroll leadership experience
- Experience supporting a sizable hourly and/or field-based workforce
- Advanced ADP Workforce Now experience required, including payroll and timekeeping
- Strong payroll tax, compliance, reconciliation and accounting knowledge
- Experience with payroll controls and process improvement
- Understanding of payroll-to-GL and ERP integrations
- Strong Excel skills
- Bachelor’s degree preferred; significant relevant payroll leadership experience will also be considered
Big Plus If You Have
- Construction, field services, utilities, energy, industrial services or manufacturing payroll experience
- Job-costed payroll experience
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central experience
- Payroll/timekeeping implementation or optimization experience
- Certified payroll and/or OCIP reporting experience
- CPP certification
This is a great opportunity for an established payroll leader who wants to lead a team, improve processes and help scale a growing payroll operation.
? Houston – Clear Lake Area
? 100% On-Site
? Direct Hire
HOUAC49
Meet The Recruiter
Krista Clements
Direct Hire Recruiter
I have been with Burnett Specialists for over 25 years, and every day brings new and exciting opportunities to make someone's life a little bit better!
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