Lansing Building Products has supplied professional contractors with high-quality building products since its founding in 1955. Led by third generation President & CEO Hunter Lansing, we remain true to the family values and mission of Respect, Service and Excellence in everything we do. A certified Great Place To Work™, Lansing has nearly 2,000 associates in 112 branches serving customers in 35 states along with Home Office locations in Richmond, VA and Waltham, MA. We exist to make a positive impact in people’s lives and are focused on delivering a best-in-class experience to our associates and our customers.
The Payroll Manager will oversee and supervise the organization’s payroll functions, ensuring pay is processed on time, accurately, and in compliance with government regulations.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff in the department.
- Oversees the daily workflow of the department.
- Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Implements, maintains, and reviews payroll processing systems to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions.
- Ensures accurate and timely processing of payroll updates including new hires, terminations, and changes to pay rates.
- Process multi-state payroll(s), with a high degree of excellence.
- Prepares and maintains detailed, complete and accurate records and reports of payroll transactions.
- Manage garnishments
- Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, wage, and hour laws and best practices.
- Ensure that 401(k) deferrals and match are administered to minimize potential audit findings in accordance with the plan adoption agreement(s) and summary plan description(s).
- Facilitates audits by providing records and documentation to auditors.
- Identifies and recommends updates to payroll processing software, systems, and procedures.
- Provide project and administrative support as needed to Human Resources.
- Escalate employee relations and other issues as needed.
- Monitor the HR Support helpdesk, and dispatch tickets to the appropriate members of the HR team or HR POCs at the location level.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Extensive knowledge of the payroll function including preparation, balancing, internal control, and payroll taxes in multiple states.
- Demonstrated knowledge and compliant application of Fair Labor Standards Act and Department of Labor Wage and Hour laws required.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
- Proficient with payroll software; Dayforce preferred.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Human Resources, or related field preferred, significant years of related experience may serve an equivalent to meet the requirement for formal education.
- Five years of related experience required.
- PHR or SHRM-CP Certification a plus.
Key Attributes:
- Planning & Prioritization – Plans and organizes work activities, assessing importance of activities and adjusting priorities when appropriate, while taking advantage of available resources to complete work efficiently. Maintains high standards for quality work and responsiveness.
- Detail Oriented – Attention to detail, ability to focus on the project or task at hand, adherence to policies and requirements while consistently delivering error free results.
- Analytical Thinking – Ability to identify and define problems, extract key information from data and develop workable solutions for the problems identified in order to test and verify the cause of the problem and develop solutions to resolve the problems identified.
- Confidentiality – Uses extreme discretion in knowing when or where and to whom it is appropriate to provide privileged information, and judgement regarding how much it is appropriate to provide. Safeguards sensitive and confidential employee and company data.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Hours of Work:
- This full-time position operates in a professional, office environment. Days and hours of work are Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm, though as a salaried position overtime may occasionally be necessary.
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A Career with Lansing Building Products offers:
- Coverage to support your overall well-being: Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA with company contributions, Health Advocate and EAP
- Investment in your future: Competitive 401k, Employer Match of 50% up to 15% of salary
- Culture: Great Place to Work Certified every year since 2019
- Work/Life Balance: Paid Vacation & Sick Days
- Growth/Development: Tuition Reimbursement, CDL Reimbursement Program & Training Program
Other Added Benefits:
- Company Paid Parental Leave
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Short Term & Long-Term Disability
- Paid Holidays
- Health and Wellness program
- Volunteer Time
Lansing Building Products is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace committed to building a diverse team of qualified individuals.
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