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Freshpet · 1 day ago

Payroll Lead

Bedminster, NJ

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Freshpet is dedicated to changing the way people nourish their pets. The Payroll Lead will oversee the payroll function, ensuring compliance with regulations while managing a team and driving process improvements in payroll systems.

Food and BeverageFood ProcessingPet

No H1B

Responsibilities

Manage end-to-end payroll for all employees (USA, UK, Ireland, Canada)

Supervise and develop payroll team members: provide training, set objectives, review performance, and promote team efficiency

Ensure payroll inputs (timesheets, attendance, bonuses, commissions, deductions, benefits, garnishments) are captured correctly, reconcile variances, and resolve discrepancies

Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local laws/regulations (FLSA, minimum wage, overtime, tax withholding, reporting, etc.), including multi-state and remote employee considerations

Coordinate with HR for new hires, terminations, leaves of absence, benefit changes, and ensure systems reflect accurate payroll status

Manage payroll tax filings, payments, remittances, and reporting, work with external tax/filing vendors (Dayforce)

Prepare management and audit reports: payroll summaries, cost analyses, accruals, projections

Drive process improvement: evaluate payroll software (Dayforce), automation opportunities, month/quarter/year‐end close processes, internal controls

Act as escalation point for complex payroll issues (e.g., wage litigation, international assignments, large-scale terminations)

Support audit preparedness: maintain documentation, support internal/external audits, ensure segregation of duties

Stay current with payroll technology trends and legislative changes; recommend system upgrades or policy enhancements

Qualification

Payroll managementDayforce/CeridianPayroll tax complianceAnalytical skillsLeadership skillsProfessional certificationBachelor’s degreeCommunication skillsAttention to detailProblem-solving skills