Payroll Manager - Atlanta

Job Description

Job Description

Jamestown

Human Resources Department

POSITION / LEVEL : Payroll Manager FLSA STATUS : Exempt

DEPT / OFFICE : Human Resources, Atlanta, Georgia DATE : December 2025

REPORTS TO : Director, Human Resources

The Payroll Manager is responsible for accurately processing weekly and bi-weekly payrolls, overseeing day-to-day payroll operations, ensuring compliance with payroll-related regulations, and managing employee records with a high degree of accuracy and confidentiality. This role covers all aspects of payroll processing, tax compliance, reporting, employee support, and communication. The Payroll Manager will also play a key role in handling audits, collaborating with HR and Finance teams, and maintaining up-to-date knowledge of payroll laws and best practices. This position requires strong attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines efficiently.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Payroll Processing and Reporting

• Process union and part-time payroll weekly and bi-weekly payroll for non-union and full-time employees, ensuring accuracy and timely submission.
• Enter and validate time sheet adjustments, including overtime, bonuses, and corrections.
• Calculate and implement annual pay rate changes for union employees.
• Manage accurate 401(k) file feeds and submissions, ensuring consistency with employer contributions and Health Savings Account (HSA) amounts in ADP.
• Oversee the processing of leave-of-absence pay, termination payouts, retention / bonus payments, and manual checks as needed.
• Verify and confirm all new hire entries, including accuracy in tax information, pay setups, and allowances.
• Update and maintain State Unemployment Insurance (SUI) rates in ADP on an annual basis or as needed.

Compliance Management

Employee Relations and Administrative Tasks

Auditing and Documentation

MATERIAL & EQUIPMENT USED

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This job description should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It is intended to identify the essential functions and requirements of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this specification. Any essential function or requirement of this job will be evaluated as necessary should an incumbent / applicant be unable to perform the function or requirement due to a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Reasonable accommodation for the specific disability will be made for the incumbent / applicant when possible.