Westwood Professional Services · 12 hours ago
Senior Payroll Manager
Plano, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelWestwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Senior Manager of Payroll to join our team at our headquarters in Plano, TX. This role is crucial in ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing for our organization, overseeing the full payroll function and collaborating cross-functionally with various departments.
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Responsibilities
Oversee and manage the full payroll function to ensure accurate and timely processing of all employees’ pay in compliance with federal, state, and local tax and payday laws
Develop, implement, and maintain payroll policies, procedures, and internal controls to ensure accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency
Administer and optimize Paylocity, including configuration, system maintenance, data integrity, reporting capabilities, and coordination of automated tax filings and payroll-related interfaces
Collaborate cross-functionally with HR, Finance, Accounting, IT, and Benefits to ensure seamless payroll operations, data consistency, budgeting, forecasting, and benefit plan administration
Lead, mentor, and develop the payroll team, overseeing workload planning, quality assurance, performance management, and customer service standards
Monitor and enhance payroll operations, identifying opportunities for system improvements, workflow efficiencies, automation, and best-practice adoption
Ensures compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including tax updates, wage and hour requirements, personnel changes, overtime and bonus calculations, deductions, and documentation standards and
Verifies that all employee timesheets are submitted and retained appropriately
Maintain strict confidentiality and ensure proper controls to safeguard private and sensitive employee information
Research and resolve payroll issues, respond to employee inquiries, and communicate payroll changes, updates, and process improvements effectively to stakeholders
Lead payroll audit activities, including internal reviews, Wage & Hour audits, and external audits; provide required documentation and resolve discrepancies
Manage payroll tax compliance, ensuring timely and accurate tax payments, filings, and reconciliations in partnership with Paylocity and external agencies
Manages year-end closing process, including W-2 statements and year-end reporting
Provide payroll data and analytics from Paylocity for operational reporting, financial modeling, audit support, and leadership insights
Serve as the primary payroll liaison with Paylocity and technical teams, addressing system issues, testing enhancements, and ensuring ongoing system reliability
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, benchmarking best practices, and participating in professional societies
Qualification
Required
Experience using Paylocity required
Build scalable processes and SOPs, ensuring compliance and efficiency
Partner closely with HR, Finance, and IT to drive integration and innovation
Develop dashboards, analytics, and reports to inform strategic decision-making
Ability to organize, multi-task, prioritize, work under time constraints to meet critical deadlines, supervise, and train staff
High attention to detail with problem-solving and decision-making skills
Ability to manage difficult payroll situations with team members, provide exceptional customer service, deal sensitively with confidential information, and work with a high degree of professionalism and with a strong work ethic
Ability to make well-reasoned and timely decisions based on careful, objective review and informed analysis of available considerations and factors
Company
Westwood Professional Services
Westwood Professional Services is a architecture, engineering, and construction services.
Founded in 1972
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$13.51M2024-08-07Acquired
2024-03-04Private Equity· $7M
2023-06-30Series Unknown· $3M
Leadership Team
Bryan Powell
Chief Executive Officer
Paul Greenhagen
Board of Directors, Former CEO
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