Senior Payroll Team Lead

Job Title

Senior Payroll Team Lead

Job Description Summary

Job Description Summary
The Senior Team Lead has a strong working knowledge of regulations governing payroll as defined by the Internal Revenue Service, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Social Security Administration, state and local taxing jurisdictions and any government body with authority governing payroll. The Position will report to the Payroll Manager and will align activities to the direct needs of the business.

Job Description

• Work closely with Payroll Manager to assist in sustaining growth and improve efficiencies within the department.

• Train, coach, and provide feedback to Sr. Payroll Admins

• Recommend new approaches on policies, and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency of services performed.

• Demonstrate critical thinking as well as expertise in payroll programs and processes. 

• Serve as payroll subject matter expert during new employee transitions and Merger & Acquisition activity.

• Resolve routine issues and questions within the scope of existing practices under the direction of Payroll Manager

• Perform weekly, monthly, quarter-end and year-end audits.

•  Maintain a wide variety of payroll information, files, and records in written and electronic formats for the purpose of providing an up-to-date reference and audit trail for compliance.

• Manage team SLA within case management system.  

• Maintain strong HR/Payroll policy knowledge.

• Provide assistance to both human resources and accounting when necessary.

• Provide customer service to employees and effectively communicate all payroll-related information.

• Maintain direct ownership of assigned tasks/projects.

• Additional projects as required.

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $ 72,165.00 - $84,900.00

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email Accommodations@cushwake.com. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

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