Payroll Manager

Job Description

Job Description

The Payroll Manager is responsible for overseeing and directing all payroll operations to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing across a multi-state workforce. This role provides leadership for the payroll function, ensures compliance with federal, state, local, and union labor regulations, and partners closely with Human Resources, Accounting, and Finance leadership. In addition to managing day-to-day payroll activities, the Payroll Manager is responsible for process improvement, system integrity, internal controls, and supporting audits and organizational growth initiatives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Payroll Operations & Oversight :

• Oversee the end-to-end payroll process for a multi-state employee population, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
• Review and approve payroll prior to processing, including overtime, premiums, bonuses, deductions, and special pay.
• Ensure proper setup and ongoing maintenance of employee payroll data across states, pay groups, and labor classifications.
• Establish and maintain strong internal controls over payroll processing and reporting.
• Own payroll policies, procedures, and documentation, ensuring consistency and scalability across multiple states.
• Partner with HR, Accounting, and IT on payroll system integrations, upgrades, and enhancements.
• Lead payroll-related process improvements to increase efficiency, accuracy, and compliance in a multi-state environment.
• Ensure proper maintenance, retention, and security of payroll records.
• Review and approve payroll journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Partner with Accounting on month-end close activities related to payroll and labor costs.
• Support internal and external audits, including benefit plan audits, payroll tax audits, and labor compliance reviews.
• Provide payroll reporting and analysis to Finance and leadership, including multi-state labor cost insights.

Compliance & Risk Management :

Leadership & Team Management :

Requirements

Benefits

BKF Engineers provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

BKF Engineers does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and a specific solicitation for the position or other approved engagement request for the position with BKF Engineers, BKF Engineers reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited submittals are done at the risk of the recruiter.

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