Payroll Manager

This is a Full Time Job

Penske Media Corporation is continuing to expand its Payroll team with the addition of a Payroll Manager position based in Los Angeles. Reporting to the Senior Director, Payroll, this is an exciting leadership role as part of a well-established payroll team. The Payroll Manager will be a strategic partner to the organization focused on streamlining the current processes and supporting our fast-growing business. This role will oversee the payroll department and implement effective and efficient payroll processes to support high-volume payroll processing. PMC is committed to the health and wellness of our employees. As part of our company-wide rollout of PMC’s paid healthcare plan, for this role the company pays 100% of the monthly health, dental and vision plan premiums for the employee and their family.

Key areas of responsibility include but are not limited to:
• Lead the payroll functions with a team of 4 payroll professionals located in Los Angeles.
• Evaluate and recommend continuous improvement initiatives to the payroll and billing processes by analyzing payroll and shared service trends.
• Responsible for monitoring compliance issues that impact payroll; recommend and implement changes ensuring pay practices comply with state and federal wage and hour laws.
• Ensure timely and accurate communication of changes to payroll policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Mentor, develop, hire and train staff.
• Manage internal/external payroll audits.
• Drive, review and audit work performed by our function, including auditing payroll data, ensuring accurate wages, tax withholdings, deductions, and garnishments and process quarterly tax adjustments, end-of-year payroll tax and reporting compliance.
• Drive special projects, including process documentation and improvements, system updates, integrations, upgrades or implementations, including reimplementing US payroll.
• Develop, drive and report on key metrics for the function.
• Support management on ad hoc and growth-oriented projects such as scalability initiatives and acquisitions.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years of payroll experience including at least 4 years managing the process and department for a multi-state organization.
• Experience with UltiPro preferred.
• Ability to understand the business operations from a strategic and tactical perspective.
• Proven knowledge of payroll procedures, federal and state laws.
• Able to effectively communicate with all levels in the organization.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to excel in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
• Resourceful, innovative, with a can-do attitude and attention to detail

Typical wage range: $90k - $110k. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range. The total compensation package for this position will also include other elements, a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits including 401(k) eligibility and paid time off benefits.

PMC is committed to the health and wellness of our employees. As part of our company-wide rollout of PMC’s paid healthcare plan, for this role the company pays 100% of the monthly health, dental and vision plan premiums for the employee and their family. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If you have more or less experience than specified on this job posting, please apply and list your salary expectations.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors).

It’s all About You…

At PMC, your wellness is top of mind. We offer a comprehensive benefits package to nurture you and your loved ones, including pets! Our package includes Healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) HSA with an employer contribution, FSA (Healthcare, Dependent Care & Commuter), EAP, Life Insurance, 401K with an employer match, Paid Parental Leave, Long-term Disability, generous Paid Time off (PTO), Pet Insurance, and Home & Auto insurance. Our Wellness initiatives rotate yoga, meditation, wellness weeks on a variety of topics, and financial wellness. We continuously elevate our offerings with more, for you.

About PMC:

Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is a leading global media and information services company whose award-winning content attracts a passionate monthly audience of over 300 million globally. Since 2004, PMC has been a pioneer in digital media, reaching viewers on all screens across its ever-growing constellation of iconic brands. PMC is committed to fostering a working environment that is inclusive, diverse, and responsible. We value a work culture built on all backgrounds, voices, and experiences. Our greatest wins have stemmed from collaboration, teamwork, and information sharing across our company and brands. PMC’s journalists and content creators deliver daily the most comprehensive news and information, unequaled in ambition, depth, and courage. In addition, PMC owns several vital cultural events such as SXSW, LA3C, Life is Beautiful, Latin Music Week and ATX Television Festival. Headquartered in New York and Los Angeles with additional offices in 14 countries worldwide, PMC believes companies should not only be profitable but also forces for good. For more information on the company, please visit www.PMC.com