Western Alliance Bank · 22 hours ago
Payroll Manager
Phoenix, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expWestern Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation, and they are seeking a Payroll Manager responsible for the production and timely delivery of payroll in a multi-state environment. The role focuses on ensuring payroll processing meets service standards, compliance, and efficiency while collaborating closely with HR and Finance partners.
BankingFinanceFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Responsible for the complete payroll processing cycle from verifying the data inputs and files uploaded, to starting a pay calculation, reviewing results, creating the settlement, transmitting the register, verifying pay and tax deposits, and finalizing data with Finance for GL journal entries
Ensures proper calculations of gross pay, disposition of net pay and withholdings (taxes, deductions for benefits, retirement contributions, etc.)
Maintain appropriate digital and other records of each payroll
Produce regular and ad-hoc reports for management, audit, regulators, and government agencies
Oversee the processing of court orders, garnishments, tax levies, and other required withholdings
Perform research on technical payroll and accounting issues, as well as federal, state, and local municipality payroll tax compliance
Responsible for maintaining and enhancing SOX controls within the payroll function
Work closely with partners on data input and output requirements and controls, seeks to improve and automate processes, facilitating data transmission to various external partners of the Bank
May lead and develop a team; responsible for hiring, coaching, performance management, training and development
Qualification
Required
8+ years of related direct experience
Bachelor's degree in related field required
Advanced to expert knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices
Advanced to expert knowledge of payroll concepts, federal, state, and local municipality tax requirements, and experience using in-house payroll processing systems required
Multi-state regulation and compliance
Intermediate speaking and writing communication skills
Preferred
Previous leadership experience preferred
Prior experience with Workday strongly preferred
Certified Payroll Professional preferred
Benefits
Competitive salaries
An ownership stake in the company
Medical and dental insurance
Time off
A great 401k matching program
Tuition assistance program
An employee volunteer program
A wellness program
Company
Western Alliance Bank
Western Alliance Bank is a banking firm that offers commercial and business banking solutions.
Founded in 1994Phoenix, Arizona, USA
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$400M2025-11-19Post Ipo Debt· $400M
2005-06-30IPO
Leadership Team
Tim Boothe
Chief Operating Officer
Barbara Kennedy
CHRO, EVP
Recent News
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