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The role partners with the Payroll Operations Manager and Payroll Tax Manager to resolve complex issues, support critical deadlines, strengthen controls, improve processes, and provide coverage across the payroll function.\nThe role works across payroll operations and payroll tax. Initially, the position will have no direct reports but will provide day-to-day leadership and may assume formal people-leadership responsibilities as organizational needs evolve.\nA DAY IN THE LIFE\nPayroll Operations\nPartner closely with the Payroll Operations Manager to support payroll processing, balancing, approvals, critical deadlines, workload, and business continuity needs.\nReview and validate payroll results and assist with resolving complex payroll discrepancies and associate pay concerns.\nSupport complex payroll matters including union payroll, prevailing wage requirements, labor allocations, deductions, retroactive adjustments, and other payroll scenarios.\nServe as an escalation resource for payroll processing, compliance, and operational issues.\nProvide hands-on and backup payroll processing support during absences, peak periods, year-end, or other business needs.\nPayroll Tax and Compliance\nThe Payroll Lead will develop working knowledge across all areas of payroll tax and provide assistance and backup support as needed.\nAssist with federal, state, and local payroll tax activities, including withholding, tax setup, liabilities, payments, filings, amendments, notices, and reporting.\nAssist in reviewing associate tax setup and resolving complex tax jurisdiction and withholding discrepancies.\nAssist with quarterly and year-end payroll tax reconciliations and wage reporting, including W-2 and other required reporting.\nAssist with researching payroll tax requirements and regulatory changes and implementing necessary process or procedural updates.\nProvide backup support for payroll tax accounts, registrations, agency notices, audits, and related compliance documentation, as directed by the Payroll Tax Manager.\nProcess Improvement and Controls\nLead and support continuous improvement efforts across both payroll operations and payroll tax.\nIdentify opportunities to improve accuracy, efficiency, controls, consistency, compliance, and service delivery by evaluating recurring issues, control gaps, manual work, and opportunities for standardization.\nPartner with the Payroll Operations Manager and Payroll Tax Manager to prioritize and implement process improvements.\nLead assigned improvement initiatives through implementation, documentation, training, and follow-up.\nDevelop and maintain payroll procedures, controls, checklists, job aids, and training materials.\nAnalyze payroll trends and operational data to identify issues and improvement opportunities.\nProjects and Business Support\nRepresent payroll operations and payroll tax needs on cross-functional projects and organizational initiatives.\nParticipate in payroll testing and validation when process or system changes impact payroll calculations, tax results, reporting, or other payroll activities.\nPartner with the Payroll Business Analyst as needed on payroll-related reporting, testing, process changes, and recurring payroll deliverables; develop working knowledge of selected Payroll Business Analyst responsibilities to provide backup support as needed.\nSupport internal and external audits through documentation, reconciliations, reports, and analysis.\nTeam Leadership and Development\nProvide day-to-day leadership, guidance, mentoring, and support to payroll team members.\nServe as a resource for complex payroll processing and assist with payroll tax and compliance matters as needed.\nSupport cross-training and knowledge transfer across payroll operations and payroll tax to strengthen team coverage.\nHelp identify critical processes requiring additional backup coverage and support cross-training plans.\nLead assigned payroll projects, initiatives, and process improvements on behalf of the Payroll Operations Manager, Payroll Tax Manager, or Director of Payroll and Employment Taxes.\nPromote collaboration, accountability, strong controls, and consistent practices across the payroll function.\nNECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS\nProgressive payroll experience in a high-volume, multi-state payroll environment.\nSignificant hands-on experience with both payroll processing and payroll taxation.\nStrong payroll operations experience, including payroll processing, balancing, reconciliations, validations, controls, approvals, and complex issue resolution.\nStrong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax requirements, including withholding, filings, payments, notices, reconciliations, amendments, and year-end reporting.\nExperience supporting multiple legal entities, FEINs, tax jurisdictions, payroll groups, or other complex payroll populations.\nDemonstrated ability to research, analyze, and resolve complex payroll processing, tax, and compliance issues.\nExperience supporting quarterly and year-end payroll activities, W-2 reporting, payroll tax reconciliations, agency notices, audits, registrations, and other compliance requirements.\nExperience leading payroll processes, projects, and process-improvement initiatives, including identifying operational risks, implementing sustainable improvements, and developing procedures, controls, documentation, and cross-training materials.\nAdvanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including data analysis, reconciliations, reporting, and audit support.\nStrong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, decision-making, and prioritization skills.\nExcellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with associates, managers, and business partners.\nDemonstrated ability to provide guidance, mentoring, and support to payroll professionals.\nAbility to maintain strict confidentiality and exercise sound judgment when handling sensitive payroll, tax, and associate information.\nBachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, preferred.\nFamiliarity with Viewpoint Vista and prior construction industry payroll experience preferred.\nCanadian payroll and payroll tax experience preferred.\nWHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU\nWe are dedicated to the well-being of our associates and are proud to be consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work. Our compensation and benefits package not only supports our associates and their families but benefits local communities and communities around the world.\nIndustry-leading performance-based bonus program\nEmployee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)\nTraditional and Roth 401k\nTuition reimbursement for associates\nScholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child\n1-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel\n1-week paid volunteer leave each year\n100% charitable match\nMedical, dental, and vision insurance coverage\n100% paid 12-week maternity leave\nAt ARCO, our first core value is to treat people fairly and do the right thing. We are proud to be a drug-free workplace and an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.\nFrom recruiting, training, and hiring practices to selecting our subcontractors, we understand that the diversity of all those involved in the construction process enhances our ability to deliver the best solutions to our customers. We hire the best and the brightest from across the country - constructing a team of experts in architecture, design, engineering, project management, and business services.\nMAKE YOUR MOVE\nWe are proud to be one of the fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in America, celebrating over 30 years of experience as design-build experts. We have completed over 7,500 design-build projects nationwide. We ranked #9 on ENR’s Design-Build Firms list and #34 on ENR's Top 400 Contractors list of 2026. Most importantly, our clients like us, trust us, and want to do business with us. We are looking for people with the same enthusiasm, passion, and respect for the hard work that brought us to where we are today. Are you a person who can make a difference at ARCO? If the answer is “Yes!” we look forward to meeting you.\nARCO does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from ARCO’s Human Resources team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. ARCO will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers. 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