Senior Manager, Payroll - Hybrid

Adtalem

At Adtalem Global Education, we seek to empower students and members to achieve their goals, find success and make inspiring contributions to our global community. Adtalem is a leading healthcare educator that partners with organizations to proactively address future workforce needs and empowers career development with access to world-class academic curriculums, certifications and training programs across the medical and healthcare industries.

Adtalem institutions and companies include: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, and Walden University. (NYSE: ATGE; member S&P MidCap 400 Index) For more information, please visit adtalem.com.

Opportunity at a Glance

The Senior Manager, Payroll will oversee the global processing of accurate and timely payments of wages to employees for all payrolls. The senior manager will be a subject matter expert in the area of payroll taxes.  This position will set goals and responsibilities of the payroll team to provide excellent customer service throughout the organization and will liaison with Human Resources to ensure benefits and compensation initiatives and processes are aligned with the payroll function.

We are a high-performing team that meets in person to learn and collaborate as needed. This role is considered hybrid, which means you will be assigned to our Chicago office and given the flexibility to work remotely. We are looking for someone to be on-site three days a week.

Responsibilities

• Manages and oversees the accurate and timely payment of wages to all employees and independent contractors (adjunct faculty) including developing and maintaining documentation and controls for payroll related activities.
• Provides subject matter expertise in the area of payroll taxes, including the proper withholding and remittance of federal, state and local taxes and the timely production and distribution of W-2s and 1099s.
• Establishes and evaluates performance metrics and SLAs to drive a customer service focused culture.
• Completes analysis of various payroll controls to ensure data integrity.
• Develops and maintains a relationship with all global  payroll service providers to resolve issues and create system enhancements to produce accurate payrolls.
• Ensures the processing of new hires, temporary workers, transfers, promotions and terminations is accurate and timely.
• Reviews and analyzes current payroll, benefits and tax procedures in order to recommend and implement changes leading to best-practice operations.
• Manages regular preparation of relevant management reports, including weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-end reports (gross payroll, hours worked, vacation accrual, tax deductions, benefit deductions, etc.).  Manages preparation of ad-hoc reports (special projects, data requests, etc.).
• Develops and communicates organization-wide Payroll policies and procedures. Partners with Human Resources in developing and communicating policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

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• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/ Finance required or other related discipline. 
• At least 8+ years of progressive payroll experience within a corporate payroll department with at least 7 years in a supervisory position. 
• At least 5+ years of experience using a payroll service provider, UltiPro preferred.
• At least 1+ years of Caribbean payroll experience. 
• Expertise in federal, state and local taxation to include multi-state tax experience, preferably with a large volume of states.
• Has in depth knowledge of wage and hour regulations. Understands intricate processing of garnishments and other involuntary deductions.
• Interacts professionally with all levels of employees.
• Computer skills in Microsoft Office and Internet applications.
• Must be able to multi-task and work under strict, often conflicting, deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) Preferred

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $77996.84 and $140851.54. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Adtalem offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays
  
  For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.adtalem.com/benefits.
  
  You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. At Adtalem, we welcome everyone and have a strong commitment towards diversity and inclusion. We encourage our Colleagues to be their true authentic selves and support laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business. We also maintain a drug-free workplace.