Payroll Manager
Reports to: Controller
Seeking an experienced Payroll Manager with expertise in managing multi-state, multi-brand, and high-volume payroll processes. Proficiency in managing payroll functions for large workforces, conducting audits, and ensuring compliance with federal and state wage and hour laws is essential. This role requires strong problem-solving skills, the ability to work independently, and strong communication skills.
What You'll Do: The Payroll Manager is responsible for high volume, multi-state, multi-brand payroll functions and all tasks necessary to accomplish the organization's payroll processing objectives. Essential functions:
- Process weekly payrolls for multiple worksites (1500-2500 EEs) including wages, time off, premium pays, and required and elective deductions.
- Ensures compliance with all state and federal wage and hour laws.
- Ensures hours reported in POS and back-office system (SICOM/RTI) are accurately uploaded into payroll system.
- Advises restaurant general managers as to Payroll/HRIS processes including time reporting, pay cards, and vacation time and balances.
- Manages all processes within Payroll system, including ensuring pay is processed correctly for leaves of absence, rehires, wage adjustments, transfers and terminations. Produces and maintains reports for audit purposes.
- Prepares monthly benefits-eligible reports consistent with ACA compliance requirements, extends benefits offerings to newly eligible employees. Enters benefits enrollment deductions and 401(k) contributions into systems and conducts monthly audits on all benefits programs.
- Responds to employment verifications and other payroll related requests including Child Support and other garnishment orders.
- Conducts year-end payroll processes, including W-2/1099 reporting.
- Serves as the Payroll system expert. Evaluates system functionality on an ongoing basis and recommends changes.
- Manages related compliance filings: EEO; 5500 for 401(K); IRS form 720
- Manages third party payroll provider vendor relationship.
What Will Make You Successful:
- A minimum of 7-10 years of payroll management experience, including experience processing multi-state, multi-brand, high volume payroll.
- CPP Certification preferred.
- Experience with retail or QSR payroll a plus.
- Expertise in managing HRIS/Payroll systems and generating reports for audit and compliance purposes.
- Prior benefits management experience including ACA compliance and auditing.
- Prior experience implementing and communicating changes in federal and state wage and hour laws.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word.
- Ability to work independently, with strong decision making and problem- solving skills
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills.
- Accounting Degree a plus.
- Demonstrated experience in process development and improvements.
- UKG Ready experience a plus.
- Physical Requirements: Ability to communicate via phone including hearing and talking. Ability to perform sedentary work such as computer-based work. Ability to utilize close visual acuity such as for creating and analyzing data/spreadsheets, word documents.
What You Can Expect from Us:
- Competitive salary and bonus program
- 401(k) with company match
- Medical, dental, vision insurance
- Optional short- and long-term disability insurance
- Paid time off
- Scholarship opportunities
- People-first culture
- Authentic, values-based leadership
About Rackson Restaurants:
Rackson Restaurants is recognized as one of the top QSR operators in the US with a strong growth strategy and a commitment to values-based leadership. Putting people first is at the core of our company culture. Come be a part of our all-star team!