Payroll Manager

Live Your Passion. Add Your Magic.At Montage International, we are doing something different, something exciting and it takes passionate people to bring our vision to life. We have built a culture that leads with the important notion we live by every day; do what you love. If this resonates with you, we look forward to receiving your application.We welcome applicants with disabilities and provide reasonable accommodations as needed to our applicants. Please discuss with our hiring managers during our selection processes.If you are an internal applicant, please log into Workday and apply for your application to be considered.Please Click Here to apply internally.SummaryUnder the general direction of the Finance department this role is responsible for all payroll administration matters.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:• Assist in the creation and maintenance of best practices payroll policies and procedures. Collaborate with Director of Finance and Director of People to implement controls to reduce risk.• Comply with federal, state and local legal requirements, enforce adherence to legal requirements, and advise management on remedial actions needed.• Coordinate with Corporate payroll service, People and Finance departments to ensure timely and correct calculation of variable pay and special pay situations.• Train and supervise the department managers on payroll systems, policies and legal requirements.• Work with People Department to maintain an accurate roster with correct job codes, FTE and other details.• Oversee and drive the payroll processing cycle, submit and complete payroll for location:• Generate missed punches report and monitor on a daily basis.• Follow up with associates for missing tax elections & bank change requests.• Submit all payments due for transfers & promotions.• Manage delegations of payroll in Workday.• Submit all one time payments for the pay period.• Request final checks.• Submit all hours for onboarding associates.• Review vacation time, sick time and over payment pending for each pay period.• Address issues that come up with associates, for instance, missing pay, missing hours, and over payment. Associates will have direct access to Payroll Manager for any questions related to their paychecks/pay details.• Coordinate with managers on daily review of Micros feeds, and weekly imports into Evention.• Any other additional projects and duties as directed by the Finance and People Department.QUALIFICATIONS:• Associates Degree in accounting or equivalent and CCP designation preferred.• Minimum 5 years payroll related experience.• Workday, ADP Smart Connect, Evention experience preferred.• Knowledge of general payroll practices, Federal and State.• Working knowledge of accounting principles, ability to understand impact of payroll activity on financial statements and effectively partner with Finance in analyzing and explaining P&L and Balance sheet variances.• Expert understanding of time-keeping and wage & hour compliance requirements.• Proficiency in Excel (Pivot Tables), PowerPoint, Word, & ability to quickly learn and use payroll software platforms .• Ability to use mathematics to problem solve.• Ability to use logic and reasoning to approach problems, analyze solutions, and reach conclusions.• Able to work independently with minimal guidance and able to work as part of a team.• Due to month and year end nature of work, ability to work long hours on occasion and over weekends required as needed - Excellent customer service/communication skills.• Ability to work in a fast-paced, time sensitive environment without loss of accuracy of work product and output.PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:Most work tasks are performed indoors. Must be able to sit at a desk for up to 5 hours per day. Walking and standing are required the rest of the working day. Must be able to lift up to 15 lbs. occasionally. Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity.In the United States we are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.