Production Payroll Manager

This is a Full Time Job

Position Overview:
Under the direction of the Director of Payroll Operations, the Payroll Manager will perform management support activities for a designated Client Base.

Essential Functions:
-Responsible for maintaining and processing accurate payroll records and timely payment of hours in accordance with state, federal and contractual requirements for a multi-state payrolls.
-Responsible to understand and ensure the accuracy of earnings, taxes, deductions, and benefits payable.
-Ensures the understanding, interpretation and calculation of multiple union contracts. Manages timely and accurate remittances to unions.
-Responsible for maintaining integrity of all data within our payroll system and responsible for any data feeds needed to accurately process payrolls.
-Manages a team of Payroll Coordinators and Data Entry Clerks to ensure we provide the best possible service to our clients.
-Responsible for mentoring and supporting team in their understanding of our company and how to be effective within the operation.
-Prepare analysis and reconciliation of General Ledger accounts to ensure accurate accounting of all payrolls.
-Performs periodic tax reconciliation functions of monthly tax statements, quarterly wage and tax reports, year-end controls and W2s.
-Oversees and reconciles W-2's, performs research and issues corrections as required. Requests amended filings based upon corrections.
-Coordinates and oversees payroll tax audits conducted internally or by taxing authorities.
-Edits payroll database for tax encoding accuracy with the application of reciprocal agreements and domicile regulations.
-Completes mandatory multi-state reports.
-Handles any client requests for payroll data and analysis reporting.
-Responsible for meeting company standard pertaining to quantity and quality of work performed on an ongoing basis. Responsible for performing all work related tasks in a manner that is in compliance with all policies and procedures.
-Will oversee team to ensure that the department appropriately handles garnishments.
-Acts as advocate to any clients to respectfully handle any payroll issues and to ensure accurate and prompt resolution.
-Performs such duties as the position's supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.

Qualifications:
-College degree or equivalent work experience.
-5 - 7 years payroll experience and/or equivalent training in a multi-state environment, including experience in processing payroll taxes.
-Knowledge of how deductions are processed, including a good understanding of Entertainment Union contracts.
-Ability to provide outstanding customer service.
-Ability to maintain a very high level of confidentially
-Ability to work in a fast paced environment with short deadlines.
-Competence and expertise with computerized payroll systems, time & attendance systems.
-Expertise in use of computer systems, MS software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
-General knowledge of accounting.

Special Work Conditions:
-Schedule must be flexible in order to accommodate client and business needs.
-Sedentary - involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Some positions may occasionally require exerting up to 30 lbs. of force and/or a negligible amount of force to lift, carry, push, or pull.

Benefits:
-Cast & Crew provides a comprehensive package of employee benefits including: Medical, Dental, Life/AD&D; LTD, additional voluntary benefits such as STD, Vision, paid vacation, holidays, and sick pay; 401(k) and employer match, Additional Life Insurance, and other company perks and benefits!
Please note: Due to the high volume of applicants, it is likely that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

About Cast & Crew:
We enable great content. Films, television, streaming, live events. We make difficult tasks easier - think payroll, human resources, accounting, financial management and workflow. Great content is difficult enough, so we've built solutions and software and, most importantly, linked everything together through a central hub. In English, that means Cast & Crew solutions talk to each other, making those difficult tasks we listed above a whole lot easier and simpler. We do. So you can. Learn more at Cast & Crew's website.

CA residents: Your personal information may be collected in connection with certain services provided by Cast & Crew or its affiliated companies. A summary of your California privacy rights can be found at Cast & Crew's website/privacy-policy/

Cast & Crew is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals based on job-related qualifications and ability to perform a job, without regard to age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship or marital status, and to maintain a non-discriminatory environment free from intimidation, harassment or bias based upon these grounds.