Payroll Manager

The Levy Group of Companies is seeking a Payroll Manager to work at our Corporate Headquarters in Dearborn, MI .

The Payroll Manager manages the payroll team to process timely and accurate completion of payroll. Acts as a system application lead to ensure changes and upgrades are configured and implemented.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Prescription, 401(K) with 3% Employer Contribution, Long- and Short-term Disability
• Year round, non-weather dependent employment
• Tuition Reimbursement for qualified skilled trade programs
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Employee Referral Program

Responsibilities

The Payroll Manager will :

• Ensure that the in-house payroll system is working as expected and in compliance with federal and state laws, rules, and regulations by establishing controls, monitoring results, and collaborating with Human Resources.
• Work with IT to modify and adapt programming, processing methods, and reporting in response to changes in regulations, withholding rates, reporting needs, and changes within the company.
• Provide recommendations and alternatives to business issues by assisting in defining, analyzing, configuring, and testing different processes and application solutions.
• Collaborate with business resources to identify and develop process improvement initiatives
• Work with system consultants to resolve issues
• Respond to questions and proactively maintain regular communication with internal customers.
• Direct, establish goals for and monitor the performance of payroll team
• Maintain payroll information directing the collection, calculation, and entering of data
• Prepare various reports for management on a periodic and ad hoc basis
• Perform various journal entries, account reconciliations, and provides general ledger support
• Determine payroll liabilities by approving the calculation of employee federal and state income and social security taxes, and employer's social security, unemployment, and payroll taxes
• Set up new employee information accounts and enters appropriate payroll elements
• Act as a backup to pay employees by directing the production and issuance of paychecks or electronic transfers to bank accounts
• Act as a backup for updating payroll records by reviewing and approving changes in exemptions, benefit coverage, union dues, other deductions, and taxes
• Balance the payroll accounts by resolving payroll discrepancies
• Adhere to and supports internal company policies
• Maintain payroll guidelines by writing and updating procedures and job aids
• Maintain employee privacy and protects payroll operations by keeping information confidential
• Contribute to team efforts by providing expertise and accomplishing related results
• Calculate and facilitates payments of workers compensation premiums to select state programs
• Manage third party sick pay to employees' records and enters other balance adjustments to reconcile employee's payroll for W-2 purposes
• Manage year-end, quarterly, and monthly payroll processes
• Ensure the timely completion of all payroll tax reporting requirements and the issuance of W-2s
• Respond to all payroll audit requests
• Utilize timekeeping report system to check accuracy of Mexico payroll processing.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; participating in professional societies
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned by manager

Skills

The ideal candidate will have :

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, IT, business, or related field
• Minimum of seven years of advanced payroll processing experience in a comprehensive ERP system
• Minimum of three years supervisory experience
• Strong computer skills (Excel, Word, Microsoft Outlook)
• Experience in utilizing Oracle or PeopleSoft payroll
• Strong analytical and problem resolution skills, critical thinking, and root-cause analysis
• Technical knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures in IT field
• Knowledge of Kronos or other timekeeping software
• Ability to lead cross functional teams to ensure communication and cooperation of team members and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, payroll taxes, and payroll regulations, employer liability accounts, union contract administration, benefit, and other deductions
• Advanced knowledge of payroll, payroll law, FLSA and multi-state payroll processing
• Ability to write SQL statements
• Basic knowledge of Business Intelligence concepts and tools
• Ability to explain simple and complex procedures or topics (verbally or in writing) to non-technical personnel
• Strong math skills
• Ability to work under pressure and within tight deadlines
• Ability to work occasionally beyond typical business hours
• Ability to sit, stand, walk for an extended period of time and lift up to 20 pounds

To Apply

Please submit your resume. Military Members are welcome and Veterans are encouraged to apply!

Who Is Edw. C. Levy Group of Companies?

We are a unique, 100-year-old family-owned company that transforms our recycled products into construction materials, lightweight aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete, agricultural products, and more.

We provide steel mill services, flame cutting and treatment, road building, logistics, laboratory testing, and a variety of other solutions for our customers.

The Levy Group of Companies is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship.

The Levy Group of Companies makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.