Payroll Manager in Lake Mary, Florida at Command Investigations, LLC

Command Investigations, LLC is seeking a Payroll Manager to join a dynamic team. This is a great opportunity for individuals with prior payroll administration experience who demonstrate integrity, independence, and a drive to succeed in a fast-paced and growing environment.

Why You Will Love Working with Command Investigations, LLC?

At Command Investigations, we are invested in YOU! We know, together, we can Lead with Excellence to provide top-tier Service with Integrity that drives Results!

Our employees have opportunities to grow within a nationally recognized organization in an exciting and evolving industry.

How We Take Care of You:

• Accrued Paid Time Off
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• 401(k) Plan
• Employee Referral Program

At Command, we take care of our own. Our benefits plan helps keep you and your family healthy, happy, and secure.

What You will Do:

The Payroll Manager oversees all payroll operations to ensure accurate, timely processing of employee compensation in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. This position manages payroll administration, supervises payroll staff, maintains payroll systems, and serves as the subject matter expert for complex payroll calculations, including FLSA blended overtime rates. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, experience with minimum wage regulations, extensive payroll management experience, and hands-on expertise with the Paylocity payroll platform.

• Manage the end-to-end payroll process for hourly, salaried, exempt, and non-exempt employees.
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of regular payrolls, off-cycle payments, bonuses, commissions, and adjustments.
• Monitors the feeds between the Company’s operational systems to ensure accuracy with checks.
• Administer and validate payroll calculations, including:
• FLSA blended overtime rates
• Multiple pay rates
• Retroactive pay adjustments
• Bonus and supplemental wage calculations
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local wage and hour laws.
• Review payroll registers, audit reports, earnings, deductions, and tax filings for accuracy.
• Serve as the primary administrator for the Paylocity payroll system, including system configuration, maintenance, reporting, and troubleshooting.
• Partner with Human Resources, Finance, and operational leaders to ensure accurate employee data management.
• Manage payroll tax compliance, garnishments, benefit deductions, and year-end payroll activities, including W-2 processing.
• Develop and implement payroll procedures, internal controls, and process improvements.
• Research and resolve complex payroll issues and employee inquiries.
• Prepare payroll-related reports and analytics for management.
• Support audits and provide required payroll documentation.
• Stay current with changes in payroll regulations and industry best practices.

What We Are Looking For:

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification.
• Experience processing payroll for organizations with 1,000+ employees.
• Experience with payroll audits, compliance reviews, and system implementations.
• Familiarity with integrated HRIS and timekeeping systems.

What You Will Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive payroll experience, including payroll leadership responsibilities.
• Required experience calculating and auditing FLSA blended overtime rates.
• Required hands-on experience administering payroll through Paylocity.
• Strong knowledge of federal and state wage and hour laws, including FLSA regulations.
• Experience managing multi-state payroll operations.
• Knowledge of payroll taxes, garnishments, and benefit deductions.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and data analysis functions.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Proficient reading skills and ability to follow directions required
• Must be able to work independently, provide excellent customer service, and demonstrate strong interpersonal, organizational, and multitasking skills. Flexibility and effective time management are required
• Regular, predictable, and full attendance, as assigned, is an essential function of the job
• Willingness to travel and work the required schedule
• Complete a Command Investigations, LLC employment application and submit to other pre-employment tasks as required for employment

Physical Requirements:

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee will be required to remember and understand certain instructions, guidelines, or other information.
• The employee should have the ability to lift up 25lbs/11.34kg regularly and 100lbs/45.36kg on occasion.
• The employee will be required to sit, stand, and/or walk for long periods at a time.
• The employee will be required to enter text or data into a computer or other machine by means of a traditional keyboard. Traditional Keyboard refers to a panel of keys used as the primary input device on a computer, typographic machine, or 10-Key numeric keypad.
• Specific vision abilities required for this position include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The associate must be able to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and surrounding sounds, such as traffic, environmental noises, or standard office activity.

About Command Investigations

Command Investigations, founded in 2012, is a nationally recognized investigations firm offering surveillance, remote investigations, desktop intelligence, and specialty services to the insurance defense industry. Grounded in core values of integrity, service, and results, we deliver fast, reliable outcomes and treat every client like they are our only client. Our team leverages cutting-edge technology to stay at the forefront of the industry. With headquarters in Lake Mary, Florida, our experts provide services across the U.S. on a national scale.

Command Investigations, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.