Payroll & Human Resource Information System Manager

A growing organization in the Essex County, NJ area is seeking an experienced Payroll & HRIS Manager to lead payroll operations while serving as the primary expert for the organization’s UKG platform.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on professional with strong multi-state payroll experience who enjoys optimizing systems, solving complex issues, analyzing data, and partnering across departments to drive process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full payroll process from start to finish for a multi-state employee population.
• Ensure payroll compliance, tax reporting, audits, reconciliations, and year-end processing.
• Serve as the primary administrator and subject matter expert for UKG.
• Troubleshoot payroll and HRIS issues and identify opportunities for process enhancements.
• Maintain HRIS workflows, security permissions, automations, and data integrity.
• Support system upgrades, implementations, testing, integrations, and ongoing enhancements.
• Develop and maintain payroll and HR reporting and analytics.
• Collaborate closely with HR, Finance, IT, and business leadership.
• Provide end-user training and support for HR and payroll systems.
• Respond to employee inquiries related to payroll, deductions, taxes, and benefits.
• Assist with open enrollment and other HR initiatives as needed.

• 5+ years of payroll administration and payroll leadership experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with UKG and payroll processing.
• Proven experience managing multi-state payroll.
• Prior involvement in HRIS or payroll system implementations, upgrades, or enhancements.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and systems aptitude.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally across multiple levels of an organization.
• Experience handling confidential employee and payroll information.
• Ability to work onsite approximately one day per week in Essex County, NJ.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• High-impact role with ownership of payroll and HRIS functions.
• Opportunity to lead system improvements and influence operational efficiencies.
• Collaborative and supportive leadership team.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Hybrid work environment with flexibility., Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits,

EAP program, commuter benefits, and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type

of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by

law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.