Payroll Manager (Hybrid)

Position Summary:

Are you obsessed with time? How about numbers? Do you have a clock collection that is only matched by your calculator collection? If this is you, you may wind up as our Payroll Manager (see what we did there?) You’ll manage the Payroll team in the processing of bi-weekly payroll for 700+ active and contracted employees.  Processing includes day-to-day operations, time off requests, CA Labor and Wage analysis, missed punches, various adjustments, change of schedules, and attestations.  As an added bonus, we've defined Hybrid to be 1 day working in the office and 4 days working from home.  An amazing opportunity looking to be matched with an amazing candidate.

Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• 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.
• Manage bi-weekly payroll processes for 700+ active and temporary employees in U.S. and Canada.
• Prepares and maintains accurate records and reports of payroll transactions.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, wage, and hour laws and best practices.
• Facilitates audits by providing records and documentation to auditors.
• Identifies and recommends updates to payroll processing software, systems, and procedures.
• Oversee payroll related processes between Payroll System, HR, Finance, Production and IT.
• Maintain policy and procedures in accordance to company rules and compliance.

Qualifications, Skills and Education

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in payroll administration
• 4+ years of supervisory or leadership experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with new payroll system implementation
• Extensive knowledge of the payroll function including preparation, balancing, internal control, and payroll taxes.
• Experience and fluency with multiple payroll systems. 
• Processed payroll in a manufacturing and retail environment
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Perks and Benefits

We hope that you’re excited by the possibilities that come along with working at Exemplis! With us, TEAM comes first.  We bring integrity, passion, and excellence to work each day.  Being part of our team means living our core values and thriving in an environment of constant innovation and positive change. 
In addition to our unique culture, we also offer these fun perks and benefits.

• Competitive Salary: Our salary formula is a national benchmark that adjusts to your cost of living, job duties, years of experience, skill set, and education. 
• Bonus: This position qualifies for a bonus.
• Hybrid Work Schedule: We support employee needs and their work/life balance so we offer the flexibility to work remotely while being onsite as needed for “collaboration days.” 
• Health Insurance: We offer a variety of health insurance options (medical, dental, vision, etc.) for all of our team members. Eligible the first month following your start date. 
• 401(k): We match 100% up to 3% and then 50% of the next 2% deferred. 
• Time Off: Taking time off to recharge is a must whether it is for your personal health or vacation; paid time off starts accruing day 1!
• Observed Holidays: 10 company observed holidays: New Years, Martin Luther King, President’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day.
• Employee Discounts across all of our product lines.
• Hit our Numbers Lunch: When we hit out monthly milestones, we all celebrate! 
• Tuition Scholarships: Partnership with UMASS Global for 10%-20% off tuition for you and/or your family. 

About Us:

It all started in a small warehouse in California with just three employees, a fax machine and a bell that rang out every time a chair came down the conveyor belt. Over 25 years later, we’re the #1 manufacturer of task chairs in the U.S. and continue to lead, innovate and disrupt across an array of industries.

We are proud to be a part of Exemplis and its growing family of brands, which includes Timbuk2, X-Chair, Mavix, HealthyBack, Edloe Finch, and Albany Park.

Exemplis has headquarters, offices and retail stores across the U.S. (plus a variety of remote work opportunities). Learn more and apply today.

Exemplis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and our company adheres to the equal employment opportunity guidelines set forth by federal, state, and local laws. Read our full statement on our careers page.