Manager - Payroll chez Newrez

Exceed the expectations of our residential mortgage borrowers & business partners through superior service, simple processes, and effective communications.

We deliver on this mission by empowering our employees by encouraging and recognizing superior performance and innovative solutions, by promoting teamwork and divisional cooperation.
 

Responsible for successfully managing payroll processes and related activities. Manages staff to perform and monitor activities necessary to process 1 or more payrolls, including maintaining related records, filing tax reports and voluntary deduction reports, processing involuntary deductions such as levies and garnishments, preparing accounting transactions and documents, documenting, and updating procedures, and distribute reports for senior management.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and implement payroll operations and related policies, processes, and procedures.
• Document HR and Payroll processes, leveraging Standard Operating Procedures from payroll vendor.
• Manage key reporting requirements and interface requirements for Accounting, Finance, and IT (e.g., GL).
• Implement and manage process related to tax filing and garnishments.
• Manage payroll system configuration requirements and setup.
• Manage all testing requirements for implementation as well as ongoing system and tax update.
• Lead the payroll team to effectively complete payment calculations accurately and in an efficient manner according to payroll rules, exception policies and key deadlines.
• Implement and manage key controls for payroll processing and act as a coordinator with audit requirements.
• Seek to continuously improve end-to-end processing and establish best practices to meet complex, dynamic and changing business needs.
• Provide critical information and ad hoc analysis as requested by senior management.
• Ability to acquire information, develop and assist in the arrangement for the implementation of all system changes.
• Ability to develop, implement and communicate policies and procedures once strategic direction is established.
• Ability to lead small project teams for focused projects.
• Performs related duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business or finance, preferred.
• 6-8 years’ Payroll experience.
• 5+ years’ experience managing a multi-state payroll department, including staff.
• 5+ years’ experience with payroll systems and related software programs.
• Professional Human Resources training, preferred.

Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge

• Proficient in Workday Payroll and ADP Smart Compliance.
• Managing Processes, People Management, Data Entry Management.
• Reporting Skills.
• Compensation and Wage Structure, Benefits Administration, Worker Compensation, Employment Law, Developing Standards.
• Financial/Accounting skills.
• Communication Proficiency.
• Technical Capacity.
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility.
• Financial Management.
• Attention to Detail.
• Highly organized.

Additional Information:

While this description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position’s requirements, it in no way implies/states that these are the only job responsibilities. Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and request other duties, as necessary.

All employees are required to have smart phones that meet Company security standards with the ability to install apps such as Okta Verify and Microsoft Authenticator. Employment will be contingent on this requirement.

Company Benefits:

Newrez is a great place to work but we are only as strong as our greatest asset, our employees, so we believe in rewarding them!

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Health Savings Account with employer contribution

• 401(k) Retirement plan with employer match

• Paid Maternity Leave/Parental Bonding Leave

• Pet insurance

• Adoption Assistance

• Tuition reimbursement

• Employee Loan Program

• The Newrez Employee Emergency and Disaster Fund is a new program to support our team members

Newrez NOW:

• Our Corporate Social Responsibility program, Newrez NOW, empowers employees to become leaders in their communities through a robust program that includes volunteering, philanthropy, nonprofit grants, and more

• 1 Volunteer Time Off (VTO) day, company-paid volunteer day where all eligible employees may participate in a volunteer event with a nonprofit of their choice

• Employee Matching Gifts Program: We will match monetary employee donations to eligible non-profit organizations, dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,000 per employee

• Newrez Grants Program: Newrez hosts a giving portal where we provide employees an abundance of resources to search for an opportunity to donate their time or monetary contributions

Equal Employment Opportunity 
We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer- and celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. Different makes us better.

CA Privacy Policy

CA Notice at Collection