Payroll Supervisor (with ADP Vantage Experience)

Payroll Supervisor (with ADP Vantage Experience)

Sumitomo Electric U.S.A. Holdings, Inc. (SEUHO), a Sumitomo Electric Group company, is looking for a full-time Payroll Supervisor with ADP Vantage Experience. This position reports to the AVP of Human Resources. 

The Payroll Supervisor is responsible for overseeing and actively participating in the end-to-end payroll operations within a Shared Services environment. This role ensures accurate and timely payroll processing, payroll tax compliance, and delivery of high-quality payroll services across multiple legal entities, states, provinces, and/or countries. The Payroll Supervisor leads a team of payroll professionals while serving as a subject matter expert in payroll taxation, wage and hour compliance, payroll systems, and process improvement.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical payroll and tax expertise with leadership skills and a hands-on approach to payroll processing.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll Operations

• Supervise and participate in the processing of weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payrolls.
• Review payroll calculations for earnings, deductions, taxes, bonus payments, commissions, garnishments, and benefit deductions.
• Ensure payrolls are processed accurately, timely, and in compliance with company policies and applicable regulations.
• Validate payroll data from HRIS, Time & Attendance, and other upstream systems.
• Manage payroll calendars and ensure adherence to critical deadlines.
• Perform payroll audits and reconciliations before and after payroll processing.
• Resolve complex payroll issues and escalations from employees, managers, HR, and Finance.
• Support year-end activities including W-2 and other statutory reporting.

Payroll Tax and Compliance

• Serve as the primary payroll tax subject matter expert.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and international payroll tax regulations, as applicable.
• Review and reconcile payroll tax filings and payments.
• Manage tax registrations, notices, audits, assessments, and agency correspondence.
• Partner with external tax vendors and payroll providers to ensure accurate tax withholding and reporting.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory changes impacting payroll processes.
• Ensure compliance with wage and hour laws, garnishments, levies, and other payroll-related regulations.

Payroll Team Leadership

• Supervise, coach, and develop payroll specialists and payroll analysts.
• Establish performance expectations and monitor service levels.
• Provide training on payroll procedures, tax regulations, and system enhancements.
• Assist in workload planning, staffing, and resource allocation.
• Foster a customer-focused culture within the Shared Services organization.

Process Improvement and Controls

• Identify and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and employee experience.
• Develop and maintain payroll standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Support payroll system implementations, upgrades, and integrations.
• Strengthen internal controls.
• Utilize payroll metrics and service-level reporting to drive continuous improvement.

Cross Functional Partnership

• Collaborate closely with HR, Benefits, Finance, Accounting, Tax, and IT teams.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Assist with mergers, acquisitions, and organizational changes impacting payroll operations.
• Partner with HR and Finance to ensure accurate employee and compensation data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 7+ years of progressive payroll experience, including multi-state payroll processing.
• 2+ years of supervisory or team leadership experience.
• Strong payroll tax experience, including multi-state tax compliance, withholding, filing, and reconciliations.
• Hands-on payroll processing experience in a high-volume environment.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations.
• Experience with payroll systems such as ADP Vantage.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation.  (Preferred)
• Experience within a Shared Services or Center of Excellence environment.
• Experience supporting payroll operations across multiple jurisdictions.
• Knowledge audit practices.

Key Competencies

• Payroll Processing Expertise
• Payroll Tax Compliance
• Shared Services Operations
• Team Leadership and Coaching
• Customer Service Orientation
• Continuous Improvement Mindset
• Attention to Detail
• Analytical Thinking
• Process and Control Management
• Communication and Stakeholder Management

Success Measures

• Payroll accuracy exceeding established service-level standards.
• On-time payroll processing and tax remittance performance.
• Reduction of payroll errors and employee escalations.
• Compliance with regulatory, audit, and internal control requirements.
• Achievement of Shared Services efficiency and customer satisfaction goals.
• Direct Reports: Payroll Specialists, Payroll Systems Analyst,

• The base salary range for this position is $100,000 to $125,000 annually. 

• Compensation may vary depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, competencies and location.  This role offers competitive base pay and a comprehensive benefits package. 

About Sumitomo Electric Group

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. is a recognized global technology leader with over 280,000 employees working at around 400 group companies in 40 countries.  Building on more than 120 years of innovation, today Sumitomo Electric is engaged in diversified business activities that support people’s daily lives and industries in five business segments: automotive, infocommunications, electronics, environment & energy, and industrial materials.  To learn more about Sumitomo Electric, please visit https://sumitomoelectric.com.  You can watch videos from our past interns and corporate profile from our YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/SumitomoElectric/).  Follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/sumitomo-electric). 

SEUHO is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.