Supervisor of Payroll

Supervisor Payroll

The Supervisor of Payroll is responsible for the leadership, governance, and operational execution of payroll functions to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing and payroll tax reporting across Noridian and affiliated entities. This role oversees payroll staff, establishes strong internal controls, and integrates payroll operations with financial accounting to support audit readiness, regulatory compliance and accurate financial reporting.

• Leads, coaches, and develops payroll staff while establishing performance expectations and accountability.
• Ensures effective workload distribution, cross-training, and business continuity coverage.
• Fosters a culture of accuracy, responsiveness, and continuous improvement.
• Oversees end-to-end payroll processing ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Reviews payroll calculations, adjustments, and reconciliations.
• Ensures accurate processing of employee lifecycle transactions.
• Oversees payroll tax filings and reporting across federal, state and local jurisdictions.
• Ensures compliance with IRS, DOL, and applicable regulations.
• Leads resolution of payroll tax issues and audits.
• Leads system testing, enhancements, and implementations, driving automation and efficiency improvements.
• Oversees payroll-related accounting activities, including review and approval of payroll journal entries, accruals, and general ledger postings to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Ensures timely completion of payroll account reconciliations, including wages payable, payroll tax liabilities, benefit accruals, and other payroll-related balances.
• Partners with General Ledger and Finance teams to support the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes.
• Reviews and analyzes payroll-related financial data to identify variances, trends, and discrepancies requiring investigation or correction.
• Ensures alignment between payroll systems, tax reporting, and the general ledger through reconciliation and validation processes.
• Supports accurate financial reporting by ensuring payroll transactions are recorded in accordance with accounting policies and reporting requirements.
• Leads resolution of payroll-to-financial discrepancies, including coordination with Accounting, HR, and external vendors.
• Supports internal and external financial audits by providing payroll-related accounting documentation, reconciliations, and explanations.

• Non-Essential Duties and Functions
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field
• Five (5) years of payroll experience
• Two (2) years leadership experience
• Knowledge of Payroll and Tax Regulations
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy with the ability to reconcile complex data sets
• Intermediate research, analytical, and problemsolving skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams and with external parties

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
• Experience with payroll and financial systems (e.g., ADP, Deltek Costpoint)
• Multi-State Payroll Experience

• Office environment
• Ability to read, hear, speak, keyboard, reason, communicate effectively and problem solve
• Requires prolonged sitting and telephone usage
• Requires the use of office equipment such as computer terminals, telephones, copiers,and printers
• Infrequent lifting to 15 pounds
• Infrequent stooping

Every employee is responsible to perform their duties and responsibilities in accordance with Noridian values, policies and procedures, including but not limited to, Segregation of Duties Principles, HIPAA, Security and Privacy, CMS requirements, the Noridian Compliance Program, and any other applicable laws, rules and regulations.

This document describes the essential functions, requirements, and responsibilities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. Employees may be requested to perform job related tasks other than those specifically listed in this description, and may be required to perform any task requested by the supervisor or management.

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, Voluntary Insurance Plans, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, 401k and Company Match, Company-paid Life Insurance, Education Assistance Program, Paid Sick Leave, Paid Holidays, Increasing PTO Accrual Plan, Medical/Parental/Disability Leave, Workers Compensation, Retiree Benefits, Employee Assistance Program, Financial and Health Wellness Benefits, Casual Dress, Open Office Setting, and Online Learning System.

Some positions require compliance with (i) federal and agency specific regulations and related clauses included in Noridian's prime contracts with the Government, (ii) background checks, and (iii) eligibility for a government-issued identification card.

An employee in this position may be required to possess a "Federal Identification Card" (Federal ID) as a condition of employment. Federal ID's may include one of the following: Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card, Personal Identity Verification-Interoperable (PIV-I) card, a Local-Based Physical Access Card issued by CMS, or a Local-Based Physical Access Card issued by another Federal agency and approved by CMS. Obtaining a Federal ID and continued eligibility for this position may require the successful completion of a Federal Background Investigation performed by the Federal Government and a residency requirement that you have lived in the United States at least three out of the last five years. Failure to obtain a Federal ID may result in the removal from the position or termination of employment.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

he contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Below is the salary range for potential new hires.

Salary Range: The pay range for this position is $68,928.86 - $113,369.53 per year, however, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.

Other Compensation: Incentive Plan & Lifestyle Benefit

This job will be closed 07/20/2026 at 8:00AM CST. No further applications will be considered.