Payroll Manager

Dedicated Payroll Manager, located onsite in Southfield MI, with hands-on experience managing the full payroll cycle. Skilled in ensuring accurate, timely payroll processing while maintaining compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. Adept at balancing payroll duties with cross-functional HR and accounting responsibilities. 

Processed end-to-end payroll for approximately 350 US employees and 100 Canadian employees including hourly, salaried, and exempt staff. 

• Supervise, audit, and guarantee weekly payroll processing across multiple U.S. states and Canadian provinces, including earnings, deductions, garnishments and taxes to all employees consistent with federal, state and local wage and hour laws in the US and Canada. 

• Partner closely with HR to ensure accurate and timely processing of employee lifecycle changes—including hires, promotions, and terminations—to support payroll accuracy, compliance, and reporting deadlines. 

• Support Management and employees as customers, and act as a liaison with colleagues in HR, Accounting, etc. in a team environment 

• Critically review and analyze current payroll, benefits and tax procedures in order to recommend and implement changes leading to best-practice operations 

• Stay current on federal, state and local tax and other regulatory changes with impact on payroll operations 

• Audit W-4s, T-4s, payroll balance sheets, YTD earnings, etc. 

• Communicate actively with Operations, HR and Accounting to review cross-departmental impacts and reconcile data sharing 

• Ensure systems are set-up and updated to reflect our current employee base, including wages, benefits, and paid time off in line with company policy 

• Manage regular preparation of relevant management reports, including weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-end reports (gross payroll, hours worked, time off accrual, tax deductions, benefit deductions, etc.) 

• Act as liaison between company and ADP on all payroll products concerning issues, connectivity, validation table set up, accumulator calculations, data accuracy and system management; assist in set up and administration of all available ADP products 

• Facilitate management and employee training and understanding of payroll procedures 

• Assist with regulatory reporting requirements as needed.  

• Provide ad-hoc management reporting and data requests as appropriate 

• Responsible for creating continuity documentation on payroll processes and training 

• Learn relevant local and company requirements, rules and procedures; strictly follows rules and guidelines and always uses the right procedure for the job 

• Promptly reports issues, risks or insufficient processes 

• Other related duties as assigned 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field. 

• 5+ years’ of progressive experience managing multi-state and Canadian payroll operations 

• Deep understanding of payroll systems and legislation in both the U.S. and Canada. 

• Experience running payroll in Workday 

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and math skills essential. 

• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.  

Preferred Skills 

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation preferred. 

• Detail-oriented with a passion for process optimization. 

• Comfortable working across departments and time zones. 

• Able to handle sensitive information with discretion. 

• Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. 

The base pay hiring rate expected for this position is: $93,000-$112,000. 

This position is eligible to participate in an incentive plan. Metrics and level of participation are determined annually.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Frequent hand motion and repetitive tasks including using a computer for typing.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee will occasionally do immediate reaching and overhead reaching to perform various duties, frequent standing for varied amounts of time to perform various duties, frequent walking for varied amounts of time to perform various duties.  Squat or bend to perform various duties.  Occasionally climb stairs.

Benefits and Perks

Methode offers US employees Medical, Dental, Vision, Hearing, Life & Disability insurance, a wellness program, and time off benefits.

Voluntary benefit plans include Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance.  

Methode provides an Employee Assistance Program, and participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan which includes a company contribution.

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Hourly employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.

Methode Electronics is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics per the EEO Poster available here . If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call (708) 867-6777 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.