Payroll Manager

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (AWI) is a global producer of flooring products and ceiling systems for use in the construction and renovation of residential, commercial and institutional buildings. The Company designs, manufactures and sells flooring products (resilient and wood) and ceiling systems (mineral fiber, fiberglass and metal) globally. The Company segments includes: Building Products, Resilient Flooring and Wood Flooring.

Armstrong World Industries has a job opportunity for a Payroll Manager to be located at our Corporate Headquarters in Lancaster, PA. The Payroll Manager will lead and manage payroll services for Armstrong employees. While focusing on continuous process improvement and standardization while managing the daily priorities, workload, and transactions of the team, The Payroll Manager will primarily be responsible for ensuring that every Armstrong employee is accurately paid on-time, including 3rd party payments and taxes.

- Measuring and monitoring team performance for team members, making necessary adjustments to meet business needs and regulatory requirements - Ensuring new hire paperwork is processed, payroll data records are maintained, timekeeping and leave reporting is processed, disbursements are calculated and paid, and accounts receivables are tracked and payments recorded - Interpreting and ensuring compliance with payroll policies and procedures impacting payment of salary and pay practices - Assisting internal and external auditors - Identifying areas for improving daily operations within the Payroll team - Assuring appropriate staffing and processes to support all internal and external customers - Coordinating and implementing updates that result from payroll federal and state regulatory policy or program changes, contract changes, vendor changes, etc. - Planning and allocating workload, managing exceptions, and resolving escalations from the HR Employee services team

**Required Qualifications for the Payroll Manager:** - GED or High School diploma - 5+ years of payroll experience, including demonstrated knowledge and experience with payroll, time reporting, leave tracking, and related software including SAP, ADP, E-time/Kronos - 4+ years of experience in a similar position managing a payroll organization in a large corporate environment - Extensive knowledge of wage and hour regulations, union processing, garnishments, federal, state, and local payroll tax laws and filings, as well as the associated reporting and compliance requirements - The ability to manage a team of 4-5 payroll professionals - International Hourly and Salaried Payroll Experience **Desired Qualifications for the Payroll Manager:** - Bachelor's degree in a related field - SAP Payroll Experience - Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification - Understanding of payroll best practices, including payroll accounts receivable, levies, or earnings withholds orders and wage assignments