Payroll Leader

Why Scott Safety

The Impact You Will Make

• Own the accurate, timely, and compliant execution of payroll operations across multiple employee populations, ensuring employees are paid correctly and on schedule.
• Serve as the organization's payroll subject matter expert, investigating complex issues, resolving discrepancies, and providing guidance to employees, leaders, and business partners.
• Partner closely with HR, Finance, Benefits, and business leaders to ensure employee data, compensation changes, deductions, and other payroll-related transactions are processed accurately.
• Maintain strong payroll controls, audit practices, and compliance standards to support regulatory requirements, data integrity, and operational excellence.
• Identify process improvement opportunities that enhance accuracy, efficiency, employee experience, and scalability as the business continues to evolve.
• Leverage payroll reporting and data insights to identify trends, proactively address issues, and support informed decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; equivalent combination of education and experience considered.
• 5+ years of progressive payroll experience with responsibility for end-to-end payroll processing.
• Experience supporting multi-state payroll operations and ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, and local payroll regulations.
• Experience processing payroll for organizations with a significant hourly workforce, including shift differentials, overtime, premiums, and variable compensation programs.
• Experience utilizing enterprise payroll and HRIS systems, specifically ADP Workforce Now.
• Strong knowledge of payroll taxation, wage and hour requirements, payroll controls, and payroll auditing practices.
• Experience researching, troubleshooting, and resolving payroll discrepancies while ensuring a high degree of accuracy and confidentiality.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and payroll data analysis.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with HR, Finance, managers, and employees to address payroll-related questions and issues.

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification.
• Experience supporting payroll within manufacturing, industrial, or highly regulated environments.
• Experience working through organizational transitions, business integrations, ERP/HRIS implementations, or payroll process transformations.
• Knowledge of benefits administration, payroll-related accounting processes, and HR data management.
• Experience identifying and implementing process improvements, automation opportunities, or system enhancements.
• Familiarity with payroll auditing, SOX controls, or other compliance-related requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to influence process improvements and create more efficient ways of working without direct authority.

Working Conditions & Essential Job Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Ability to work at a computer for extended periods, communicate effectively with cross-functional teams, and occasionally travel or move throughout office, engineering, manufacturing, or customer-site environments. Must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Work Environment: This role is required to work on-site at the Monroe, NC facility and is not a remote role.
• Travel: none expected
• Other: Must be authorized to work in the country of employment without current or future employer sponsorship.

Compensation & Benefits

• Medical & Dental Insurance
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Company Paid Holidays + Personal Holidays
• Vacation Days
• Bereavement & Caregiver Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Discount Program
• Tax Advantaged Account (HSA)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Company Paid Basic Life/AD&D Insurance
• And more!