Payroll Supervisor in Bedford, New Hampshire at CS Contract Solutions

About Us

CS Contract Solutions, LLC. is a leading telecommunications vendor in the United States. One of our specialties is long-term, project-based staffing solutions.

Our network spans 24 states, employing over 350 technicians, engineers, and construction specialists for both outside and inside plant projects. Our team works diligently to uphold our standard of excellence.

Why Work for CS Contract Solutions?

At CS Contract Solutions, our mission is to empower our employees to deliver exceptional results through innovation, collaboration, and unwavering commitment to excellence as we work together to build out the nation's fiber optic networks of tomorrow. We strive to cultivate a culture that fosters creativity, integrity, and continuous learning.

What we offer

Our Core Values

At CS Contract Solutions, we operate under a defined set of core values. To work here, you'll need to align with them--these are more than words on a wall; they guide how we show up every day:

Position summary

The Payroll Supervisor owns the accurate, on-time processing of weekly payroll for approximately 1,000 employees across 36 states and supervises a team of payroll specialists.

This role reports to the Controller and works closely with Operations, HR, and Accounting. It is accountable for payroll accuracy, tax and wage-and-hour compliance, and the controls that keep payroll data clean and auditable.

Key responsibilities

Payroll processing

• Run the full weekly payroll cycle: timecard import, review, adjustments, approvals, funding, and distribution.
• Audit gross-to-net results, overtime, shift differentials, per diems, and retroactive pay before release.
• Process off-cycle checks, terminations, and final pay within state-required deadlines.
• Review new hires, rate changes, and terminations for correct set-up and effective dates.

Compliance and tax

• Ensure compliance with FLSA, state wage-and-hire rules, and local pay-frequency and pay-stub requirements.
• Oversee federal, state, and local payroll tax deposits, filings, and registrations in new jurisdictions.
• Administer garnishments, child support orders, and levies; respond to agency notices.
• Manage unemployment claims data, workers' compensation payroll reporting, and audit requests.

Team supervision

• Supervise, train, and schedule the payroll team; set coverage so no cycle depends on one person.
• Review specialists' work, set accuracy and turnaround standards, and handle performance reviews.
• Serve as the escalation point for pay disputes from employees and field managers.

Systems and reporting

• Maintain payroll and timekeeping system configuration, including pay codes, deductions, and earnings rules.
• Reconcile payroll to the general ledger, bank activity, and quarterly 941s; support month-end close.
• Document procedures and drive automation that reduces manual entry and rework.

Required qualifications

• Five or more years of full-cycle payroll experience, including at least two years leading or supervising others.
• Multi-state payroll experience, including state tax registration and reciprocity rules.
• Working knowledge of FLSA, overtime calculation, wage payment and final-pay rules.
• Hands-on experience with ADP Workforce Now and strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups).
• Demonstrated accuracy under deadline and sound judgment with confidential compensation data.

Competencies and work environment

The job rewards precision and steadiness. Payroll runs on a fixed calendar, and the supervisor is the person who makes the deadline hold.

• Detail orientation, with a habit of reconciling rather than assuming.
• Clear written and verbal communication with employees who are asking about their pay.
• Discretion with compensation, banking, and personal data.
• Comfort improving a process rather than repeating it manually.

Schedule and setting: On-site in Bedford, NH. Standard business hours, with extended hours around payroll deadlines, quarter-end, and year-end.