Payroll Manager

See What We’re All About

As the fastest growing distributor of foodservice equipment parts, we like to do things a little differently. We believe our team should be like family. Not like a second cousin, twice removed, but more like the family you choose to be with every day. First, you have to demonstrate our core values and keep safety as your #1 priority, that’s key. But we’re also looking for unique enthusiasm, high integrity, courage to embrace change…and if you know a few jokes, that puts you on the top of our list.

Do you have a genius-level knowledge of foodservice equipment parts? If not, no problem! We’re more interested in passionate people with fresh ideas from different backgrounds. That’s what keeps us at the top of our game. We’re proud that our workplace has been recognized for its growth and innovation on the Inc. 5000 list, fourteen years in a row and the Crain’s Fast 50 list nine times. We are honored to be voted by our Chicagoland team as a Chicago Tribune Top Workplace in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves, go above and beyond and put your ambition to work, all while having some fun, let’s chat – Apply Today!

Perks

• Parts Town Pride – check out our virtual tour and culture!
• Quarterly profit sharing bonus
• Team member appreciation events and recognition programs
• Volunteer opportunities
• Casual dress code
• On-demand pay options: Access your pay as you earn it, to cover unexpected or even everyday expenses
• All the traditional benefits like health insurance, 401k/401k match, employee assistance programs and time away – don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

The Job at a Glance

Our Payroll Manager (Internally known as Manager, Most Popular Person on pay day) will play a central role in the growth not only at Parts Town but our entire PT Holdings organization. We’re looking for a strategically driven team player who is excited to work across our business to align our payroll policy and procedure. The Payroll Manager will lead a team of payroll specialists and work on preparation of required payroll reports and filings, including oversight of tax filing and labor cost reporting. This fast-paced role will provide a challenging opportunity for the right person who strives in ambiguity while making process improvements to our current payroll process. Does Payday make you smile? Keep scrolling!

A Typical Day

• Work closely with cross-functional partners to design, develop, and implement new processes and enhancements to our HRIS (Dayforce Ceridian)
• Ensure our payroll carrier feeds are properly set up and troubleshoot any payroll errors
• Take a lead for internal and external payroll audits; inspect multiple payroll cycles
• Develop and implement continuous improvement recommendations to achieve processing efficiencies
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local payroll requirements and other FLSA mandates; stay current with changes in regulations and legislation
• Provide support for complex payroll issues and reconcile them when arise
• Ensure the correct processing of deductions, reimbursements, and garnishments
• Work closely with financial team to ensure proper posting for salary, and other payroll expenses
• Lead the payroll team through mergers and acquisitions to ensure newly onboarded team members have a seamless experience

To Land This Opportunity

• You are payroll certified or have 7+ years running complex payroll cycles
• You’re an Excel guru and love working within HRIS systems such as Dayforce Ceridian
• You love process improvements, researching new tools and enjoy implementing enhancements to the HRIS System or payroll process
• You thrive when given multiple projects and are a prioritizing expert
• You demonstrate the capacity to adapt to change in a fast-paced atmosphere and have managed multiple payroll processing schedules.
• You have experience with multiple state payroll laws and know when to check just to be sure

About Your Future Team

Our Talent team’s favorite pastimes include corny jokes, Disney themed puzzles and Harry Potter. We like dogs, and we like coffee…a lot (we’ll hear you out on whether Dunkin or Starbucks gets your vote).

We welcome diversity and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.