Payroll Manager

PMI Medical Institute is hiring a Payroll Manager to lead a dedicated payroll team! At PMI, our philosophy is that all employees matter!

The ideal candidate will have robust experience with:

• Payroll Systems
• Payroll Process and Reports
• Compliance Knowledge
• Accounting and Data Analysis
• Payroll Reports and Liabilities
Managing a payroll team

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provide leadership to the payroll team, ensuring they have the direction, tools, and training to perform their responsibilities effectively.
• Develop and foster a departmental ownership, collaboration, and service culture.
• Day-to-day supervision of the payroll team to ensure a high level of performance with a willingness to provide “hands-on” support as required.
• Implement, maintain, and review payroll processing systems to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions, including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions.
• Oversees and maintains optimal HRIS functions, including installation, customization, development, maintenance, and upgrade to applications, systems, and modules.
• Evaluate HRIS to identify improvement points and implement process improvements and policy changes designed to improve efficiency and the user experience with the system.
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of payroll updates, including new hires, terminations, and changes to pay rates.
• Prepare and maintain accurate records and reports of payroll transactions.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, wage, and hour laws and best practices.
• Perform audits of timecard and payroll transactions. Provide auditors with needed information during annual audits.
• Develop internal controls to ensure the quality and efficiency of all payroll functions and regulatory compliance. Communicate procedures with leadership and directors.
• Perform journal entries to enter all wage, tax, and deduction information into the general ledger for each payroll.
• Maintain payroll compliance by staying current and preparing for new federal, state, and local legislation, educating and training departments, and advising management of changes.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with HR for new hire processes, terminations, and leaves of absence.
• Respond to State Unemployment requests and wage garnishments promptly.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• At least five (5) years of experience in accounting and payroll.
• Minimum of 3 years of leading and managing payroll staff.
• Thorough understanding of all areas of information systems with highly technical knowledge of an HRIS product, preferably UKG.
• Understanding accounting fundamentals such as debits, credits, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and budgets.
• Knowledge and ability to apply multi-state wage laws.
• Experience with payroll state taxes (including setting up) in states outside of Arizona.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks/projects simultaneously.
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Any combination of academic education, professional training, or work experience demonstrating the ability to perform the position's duties.

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