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Headquartered in Baltimore, Mariner Finance operates coast-to-coast with physical locations in over half the states. With a growing number of employees, superior customer service remains the cornerstone of our business, and we pride ourselves in delivering a variety of loans with an enhanced focus on exceptional service. We work with customers to find options that are beneficial to their specific needs, which is why we are recognized by our customers as one of the community’s consumer finance companies of choice.\nBenefits:\nFor information regarding our benefits, please visit: https://www.marinerfinance.com/careers/benefits/\nAll full time employees are provided with a generous benefits package in addition to their monetary compensation. Learn more about it today.\nJob Details\nIn this role, you will...\nProvide operational leadership for Mariner's payroll function, ensuring payroll is processed accurately, timely, and in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Lead payroll operations, technology, compliance, reporting, audits, and process improvement initiatives while partnering with Human Resources, Finance, Accounting, and business leaders to deliver exceptional service, mitigate risk, and continuously enhance the employee payroll experience.\nResponsibilities and Duties:\nLead the end-to-end payroll function, executing the full-cycle, multi-state payroll processing, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant processing of biweekly payroll for all team members.\nOwn payroll operations, including calculating, validating, balancing, locking, approving, and confirming payroll each pay cycle.\nAdminister and maintain payroll systems, coordinating testing, upgrades, system enhancements, and issue resolution to support accurate and efficient payroll operations.\nDevelop, document, and continuously improve payroll processes and internal controls to increase efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.\nAudit payroll transactions including earnings, deductions, taxes, garnishments, bonuses, incentive payments, referrals, and off-cycle payments, resolving discrepancies promptly.\nEnsure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local payroll, wage and hour, tax, and reporting requirements.\nServe as the organization's subject matter expert on payroll laws, tax regulations, and payroll best practices, proactively communicating regulatory changes and business impacts.\nPartner closely with Human Resources, HRIS, Finance, Accounting, Benefits, Compensation, Legal, and external vendors to advance organizational initiatives and ensure payroll accuracy.\nLead payroll-related audits including external financial audits, Workers' Compensation audits, retirement plan audits, tax audits, and regulatory requests, ensuring ongoing audit readiness and timely response to requests.\nOwn and execute year-end payroll activities, including W-2 processing, ACA filings, reconciliations, and other required tax and regulatory reporting.\nResearch and resolve complex payroll issues, tax notices, garnishments, and employee inquiries while delivering exceptional customer service.\nAnalyze payroll metrics and trends, identifying opportunities to improve service levels, controls, efficiency, and compliance.\nEstablish and monitor payroll controls to safeguard confidential employee information and reduce organizational risk.\nDevelop business continuity and succession plans for payroll operations.\nManage relationships with payroll software providers and third-party vendors to maximize system capabilities and service quality.\nSupport mergers, acquisitions, organizational changes, and new business initiatives impacting payroll operations.\nResponsible for managing employee(s) and managerial matters such as performance appraisals and goal setting, promotions, salary recommendations, and terminations in accordance with the company hiring process, personnel policies, and budget requirements.\nFoster a collaborative and results-oriented work environment, promoting teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement.\nStay current on changes to payroll regulations, tax codes, and applicable laws, and ensure consistent team adherence to regulatory requirements, internal processes, and company policies.\nPerform additional duties as needed to support payroll operations and business needs.\nRequired Qualifications:\nBachelor's degree in Human Resources Management, Finance, Accounting, or a related field of study. 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