Payroll Manager

Summary

CHS Inc has an exciting opportunity within our Finance group. We seek an experienced, detail-oriented Payroll Manager to join our team.  In addition, this position will lead the expense reimbursement process for CHS.

As a payroll manager, you will oversee the expense reimbursement process and all aspects of payroll processing, ensuring accuracy, compliance and timely payments of employees at our organization. You will also collaborate with various internal departments, and our external payroll administration partner to gather and validate payroll information, resolve payroll discrepancies and provide exceptional service to our employees.  In addition, you will maintain a strong relationship with our expense reimbursement SAAS partner, to ensure accurate and timely payments as well as full optimization of system offerings.

The ideal candidate is a curious, forward-thinking and transformational leader with deep expertise in large multi-state payroll operations, payroll compliance, and internal controls.  They bring natural curiosity, a continuous improvement mindset, and a passion for identifying opportunities to optimize processes, enhance controls, and drive operational excellence.  This individual can effectively translate strategy into execution, leading teams through change while developing and engaging employees to deliver outstanding results.  They are skilled at building partnerships, leveraging technology and data-driven insights and creating value through process improvement and innovation.  Exceptional organizational skills, strong leadership capabilities and a commitment to confidentiality are essential.If you are passionate about developing talent, transforming operations, and delivering meaningful business impact, we encourage you to apply.  We value our employees and offer competitive benefits, attractive pay packages, a positive work environment and opportunities for professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Payroll and Expense Reimbursement team, ensuring timely and accurate, and compliant execution of payroll and expense reimbursement.
• Provide coaching, development, and performance leadership to team members, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and career growth.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders and internal stakeholders on payroll and expense reimbursement matters, including issue resolution, policy interpretation, and process changes.  
• Use data, analytics and reporting to identify opportunities for process optimization, operational excellence, and enhanced service delivery.
• Partner with HR, IT, Finance and other cross-functional teams to support strategic initiatives, system enhancements, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Oversee payroll operations to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, as well as company policies and internal controls.
• Manage payroll and expense reimbursement systems, including updates, enhancements, process improvements, and vendor relationships.
• Ensure confidentiality, accuracy and integrity of payroll and employee data.
• Develop, implement, and maintain payroll processes to ensure accurate and timely processing of salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other payroll-related transactions.
• Lead payroll-related communications, training, and customer service initiatives to support employees, managers, and payroll coordinators across the organization. 
• Advise senior Finance leadership on payroll operations, compliance risks, process improvements, and strategic opportunities.  
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications (required)

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Statistics, Economics, Business or equivalent degree
• 4+ years of payroll operations experience, with demonstrated knowledge of payroll processes, compliance requirements, and employee pay administration.
• Experienced people leader with a track record of building and sustaining highly engaged, high-performing teams that promotes employee development, innovation, collaboration and strong business results. 

Additional Qualifications

• Experience leading payroll operations in a large, complex, multi-state organization
• Experience partnering with third-party payroll providers (Dayforce preferred)
• Experience managing and optimizing expense reimbursement operations through SAP Concur, with a focus on compliance, internal controls, process improvement, and exceptional customer service
• Experience driving process transformation, standardization, and operational excellence initiatives
• Strong understanding of payroll compliance, internal controls, and risk management
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects and influence stakeholders across Finance, HR, IT, and Operations
• International Payroll Professional (preferred)

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