Overview
Under direction of the Director of Finance and Administration, the Payroll Manager monitors, controls, and audits all payroll transactions at McCormick Place/Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL. This role ensures the efficient and effective operations of the organization’s payroll function in a multi-location, multi-state environment and international location(s)which includes exempt, non-exempt, and union employees.
This role will pay a salary of $60,000 to $80,000.
For FT roles: Benefits: Health, Dental and Vision insurance, 401(k) savings plan, 401(k) matching, and paid time off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays).
Responsibilities
- Provide Customer service and Payrolls and Corporate Payrolls
- Act as a payroll liaison between Corporate Payroll and McCormick Place
- Resolves employee concerns in a timely manner by thoroughly researching and investigating the issue(s) and reporting back the findings to the employee or escalating to the Manager for resolution.
- Process multi-state bi-weekly payrolls for various entities and pay groups.
- Process employee timecard data using ABI and ADP
- Reviews payroll registers for assigned locations to ensure that all time entry data has been prepared for processing.
- Receives and enters adjustments to on-cycle payroll process for assigned locations.
- Validates and prepares off-cycle manual check requests to ensure that all employees receive any additional funds owed.
- Assist with uploading of files for new hires and employee changes using ADP and ABI Payroll Systems
- Process employee direct deposits and tax withholding changes.
- Process employee 401(k) changes
- Maintains the accuracy and integrity of the payroll system by carefully reviewing all entries made and remaining aware of their impact on the payroll process.
- Maintains confidentiality regarding associates’ personal information and payroll data at all times.
- Create and audit reports required by local Collective Bargaining Agreements.
- Assist in evaluation of ADP EV6 Payroll System to determine changes necessary for better process flow.
- Assist in developing audit tools to clean up data while protecting the data integrity of the ADP EV6 Payroll System
- Assist in documenting all payroll processes and procedures.
Qualifications
- 5 years minimum experience in a fast pasted payroll environment
- Experience with multiple payrolls schedules
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or other related field
- Ability to review and audit Collective Bargaining agreements.
- Must be detail-oriented & strong leadership skills.
- Thorough knowledge & understanding of ADP Enterprise Payroll, ABI, and ADP eTime/TimeSaver.
- Proficient in Windows environment with strong Excel skills
- Must be accurate and efficient with ability to meet deadlines.
- Detail oriented.
- Capable of working with all levels of management