Payroll Manager

Darigold is seeking a dynamic and experienced Payroll Manager to join our team at our headquarters in Seattle, WA. This role is responsible for leading the Payroll team in delivering accurate and timely timekeeping, payroll processing and reporting for both U.S.-based and international employees. The Payroll Manager will drive operational excellence by streamlining payroll functions, championing continuous improvement initiatives and ensuring cost-effective practices across all Payroll operations.

Darigold is the fifth largest dairy cooperative in the United States based on milk volume and one of the largest privately held organizations headquartered in the state of Washington. Since 1918, our producers have taken pride in producing dairy products with unsurpassed quality. Today, we are one of the nation's largest agricultural cooperatives, producing over 8.5 billion pounds of milk every year.

Through innovative technology and our efficient, flexible production capabilities, we deliver value-added products and customer-driven solutions. Darigold is now known throughout the world for bringing fresh, wholesome dairy products and ingredients from the Northwest to people all around the globe.

What You Will Do:

• Develops, implements and maintains payroll procedures and controls to ensure a high level of accuracy, efficiency and compliance.
• Backs up Payroll team to process payroll and international payroll processing.
• Leads continuous improvement efforts to increase the accuracy and efficiency of the payroll function and company as a whole.
• Partners with Finance and other HR teams to support corporate and field functions.
• Serves as the subject matter expert (SME) of the payroll & timekeeping systems.
• Responsible for payroll tax requirements, filings and IRS-related requirements.
• Stay current with relevant payroll-related laws such as FLSA, federal and state payroll taxes and other mandatory compliance and reporting requirements.
• Ability to research and complete new state setup requirements.
• Manage pre- and post-tax earnings and deductions.
• Ensures the identification and resolution of pay and benefit issues, such as wage & hour compliance, multi-employer pension plans, multi-employer Health & Welfare plans and deferred compensation plans.
• Partners with HR, Legal and relevant stakeholders to ensure adherence to union contracts.
• Partners with Finance to support payroll accounting practices, including journal entry process and general ledger account reconciliations, in accordance with GAAP.
• Sets goals and determines priorities for the Payroll team that support the business and aligns with enterprise and HR objectives.
• Leads special projects as assigned, including but not limited to mergers & acquisitions, system implementations, policy improvements and rollouts.

What You Bring:

• 6+ years of experience with increasing responsibility in Payroll.
• 2+ years of experience leading and supervising team members directly.
• Experience with UKG Pro and UKG Workforce Dimensions.
• Strong understanding of Excel and payroll systems reporting tools.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience leading Payroll improvement projects.
• CCP certification preferred.
• Experience in industry, or related field a plus.

Benefits of Working at Darigold:

We understand that as an employee, benefits that support you and your family in and out of work are important. We're proud to offer eligible positions a competitive total rewards package that includes:

• 401k competitive employer matching
• Comprehensive medical, dental & vision benefits
• Employer paid life & disability coverage
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• 8 weeks paid parental leave
• Education assistance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible hybrid working arrangement where it applies (up to 2 days/week after initial 90 days and approval by hiring manager and HR)
• Compensation range: $111,496 - $167,244 (individual wage based on previous experience, knowledge and skills)

Our Commitment to Diversity:

Achieving our vision to Lead Dairy Forward requires cultivating and supporting a team with varying backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We are committed to providing a workplace based on mutual respect where all employees feel included and can bring their best and authentic selves to work every day. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Affirmative Action Employer. We welcome all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, marital status, creed, religion, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. As a condition of employment applicants offered a role will be required to successfully pass our pre-employment background screen, receive a negative drug screen result & confirm eligibility to work in the U.S. We participate in E-Verify - please follow the links for details, English / Spanish & view our Right to Work Statement, English / Spanish.