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American Family Insurance · 3 months ago

Payroll Senior Manager (Hybrid)

MA Boston

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$99K/yr - $167K/yr

American Family Insurance is seeking a Payroll Senior Manager to provide technical oversight for payroll operations. The role includes managing payroll taxation, overseeing vendor relationships, and leading audit defense efforts while promoting a collaborative work environment.

Angel InvestmentFinanceVenture Capital

No H1B

Responsibilities

Provides technical oversight for bi-weekly payroll, bonus payments, Federal, State and Local payroll taxation recognition and payment, voluntary and involuntary deductions

Direct tax research and planning related to payroll and taxable compensation determination matters

Develop, recommends, and implements payroll taxation planning strategies and expense efficiency ideas

Provides oversight with the outside vendor for the preparation and filing of federal, state, and local tax returns, and tax payments

Lead staff in audit defense, compensation and tax reporting, and improving processes and procedures

Creates a collaborative, performance-driven work environment by facilitating and promoting trust, transparency, and inclusion

Work with team members to set clear goals, provide feedback, perform performance assessments, and support ongoing development

Leads with influence and expertise

Contribute to division or department leadership team

Communicate and support organization mission, vision, values and practices

Researches payroll tax laws and regulations and the impact to the company; work with internal departments to determine impacts of proposed legislative and regulation

Provides oversight and direction for creating the bi-weekly, off-cycle, and bonus payrolls; direct the compiling and computing of payroll data metrics

Consults with compensation and benefits departments to ensure the accuracy of data input, paychecks, taxation and deduction amounts for active and terminating employees

Provides oversight for the preparation and review the outsourced payroll tax returns; review significant portions of the tax returns for accuracy; establish systematic data validations and review of payroll and employee system data

Manages the vendor relationships as they pertain to payroll

Works with the Accounting areas to insure proper financial statement accounting for items which impact salary and benefits expense payments and taxation; implements, maintains, and tests proper internal controls

Develops strategies and supporting arguments that minimize adverse payroll-related audit adjustments and further audit risk; responsible for defense against audits by IRS, state, or local authorities for areas such as: employee federal and state taxable income and tax withholding, taxable fringe benefits recognition, and unemployment insurance payments

Maximize efficiencies for payroll systems and processes by establishing consistent tools and ensuring accurate data inputs and information systems

Qualification

Payroll taxation lawsLeadership skillsProject managementWorkday payroll experienceMathematical skillsCommunication skills

Required

Provide technical oversight for bi-weekly payroll, bonus payments, Federal, State and Local payroll taxation recognition and payment, voluntary and involuntary deductions

Direct tax research and planning related to payroll and taxable compensation determination matters

Develop, recommends, and implements payroll taxation planning strategies and expense efficiency ideas

Provides oversight with the outside vendor for the preparation and filing of federal, state, and local tax returns, and tax payments

Lead staff in audit defense, compensation and tax reporting, and improving processes and procedures

Creates a collaborative, performance-driven work environment by facilitating and promoting trust, transparency, and inclusion

Work with team members to set clear goals, provide feedback, perform performance assessments, and support ongoing development

Leads with influence and expertise

Contribute to division or department leadership team

Communicate and support organization mission, vision, values and practices

Researches payroll tax laws and regulations and the impact to the company

Work with internal departments to determine impacts of proposed legislative and regulation

Provides oversight and direction for creating the bi-weekly, off-cycle, and bonus payrolls

Direct the compiling and computing of payroll data metrics

Consults with compensation and benefits departments to ensure the accuracy of data input, paychecks, taxation and deduction amounts for active and terminating employees

Provides oversight for the preparation and review the outsourced payroll tax returns

Review significant portions of the tax returns for accuracy

Establish systematic data validations and review of payroll and employee system data

Manages the vendor relationships as they pertain to payroll

Works with the Accounting areas to insure proper financial statement accounting for items which impact salary and benefits expense payments and taxation

Implements, maintains, and tests proper internal controls

Develops strategies and supporting arguments that minimize adverse payroll-related audit adjustments and further audit risk

Responsible for defense against audits by IRS, state, or local authorities

Maximize efficiencies for payroll systems and processes by establishing consistent tools and ensuring accurate data inputs and information systems

Demonstrated effective leadership skills

Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of federal, state, local compensation and payroll and unemployment taxation laws and regulations for all applicable jurisdictions

Demonstrated understanding of Title III of the Consumer Credit Protection Act pertaining to garnishment of wages

Demonstrated mathematical, communication and project management skills