Payroll Director

Description

Payroll Director

This position can be based in any of our regional offices located in St. Louis, MO, Clinton, MD, Minneapolis, MN or San Jose, CA

About the company

ArchKey is one of the nation’s largest privately held specialty trade installation and integrated facility service companies. We are a leader in designing, building, and maintaining electrical, technologies and specialty systems. We’re the POWER behind making the improbable possible. We’re electrifying the nation, energizing the future, and bringing communities to life like never before. Our work impacts lives long after the building is done. This means we are committed to building in ways that are not just technologically advanced, but sustainable, scalable and equitable by all.

About the position

Responsible for providing strategic leadership and overseeing enterprise-wide union and non-union payroll operations in multiple states, ensuring timely and accurate payroll processing and high-quality customer service. This position provides key leadership, organization and communication across all regions and oversees activities of payroll personnel and functions, in alignment with all Company values, policies, procedures, key objectives and regulations.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Demonstrate strong accounting skills
• Promotes the Company Mission, Vision and Values
• Exercise Ethical Business Practices

Day in the life

• Partners with key leadership across the Company to set appropriate goals and develop strategic approaches to providing excellent customer service and data integrity for the timely, accurate processing of payroll and related functions.
• Coordinates within the enterprise HR, Benefits, and Payroll teams to achieve the processing of payroll within all regulatory, labor and tax guidelines.
• Oversees and approves payrolls, ensuring all processes are followed with accuracy.
• Creates and reports KPI (key performance indicator) payroll metrics for the enterprise.
• Selects, supports, and provides direction on payroll process systems setup, maintenance, upgrades, and enhancements.
• Creates processes to support accurate and efficient payroll processing and comply with all government regulations affecting payroll procedures.
• Creates training materials and provides training, coaching and assistance on payroll processes with the payroll team.
• Provides high-quality hiring, mentoring, and training to staff and other co-workers as needed.
• Consistently makes decisions in an attentive and safe manner to ensure the safety and health of self and others.
• Utilizes LEAN concepts or other continuous improvement methodologies to ensure the most efficient operations, processes, and activities.
• Promotes and models the Company mission, vision and values through exercising sound and ethical business practices.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in business administration, finance, accounting, or a related field. Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification is preferred.
• Minimum 8-10 years of experience managing payroll for a medium to large-sized, multi-state (national) organization, with union, certified payroll reporting, and prevailing wage experience.
• Experience leading across multiple business units, working with confidential information, and maintaining security of information as required.
• Experience with multi-employer union payroll is highly preferred.
• Training, work experience, and skills with LEAN methodologies and/or similar process improvement.
• Possesses a strong systems mindset and has a thorough understanding of payroll functions and processing.
• Superior analytical and mathematical skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, listening, conflict management, and the ability to influence employees at all levels.
• Exceptional skills to hire, coach, mentor and develop employees.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.