Payroll Manager - Memphis, TN
On-siteMemphis, Tennessee, United States
Job Summary
Manage bi-weekly employee and semi-monthly partner payrolls across multiple states, overseeing the full process from reviewing time inputs to auditing, reconciling, and resolving discrepancies. Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local wage-and-hour requirements while supporting quarterly and year-end processes. Serve as a trusted resource for payroll questions and partner closely with HR, Finance, IT, and leadership to establish effective controls and procedures during the UKG implementation. Identify opportunities to improve process efficiency using new technology while maintaining high accuracy and service standards.
Required Qualifications
- 5-7+ years of hands-on payroll experience
- Experience managing multi-state payroll
- Strong knowledge of payroll taxes, wage-and-hour requirements, deductions, garnishments, reconciliations, and year-end processes
- Experience processing payroll for exempt and hourly/non-exempt employees
- Strong Excel and payroll data reconciliation skills
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities
- The ability to meet firm payroll deadlines consistently while maintaining a high degree of accuracy
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain payroll matters clearly
- Sound judgment and discretion when working with confidential compensation and employee information
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with UKG, Cognos, payroll system implementations, professional services organizations, partnerships, or law firms is highly desirable
- CPP certification is also a plus
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