Payroll and Accounts Payable Manager

How many people can answer the question, "What do you do for a living?" with the answer, "I help find cures for cancer." At Blood Cancer United, employees take our mission seriously. Whether you work in one of our regions, are an accountant at the national office or a specialist in our Information Resource Center, you work each day on making our bold goal a reality: to enable patients with blood cancer to gain more than one million years of life by 2040. Join us and give new meaning to the word, "job." Summary: Blood Cancer United is a mission centric, locally delivered, and nationally powered organization relentlessly pursuing cancer cures. In support of this mission, the Payroll and Accounts Payable Manager oversees payroll and accounts payable operations, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant employee compensation and vendor payments. This role maintains internal controls, supports audits and year-end activities, drives process improvements, and partners closely with Finance, Human Resources, and organizational leaders to support efficient and effective financial operations. Core Responsibilities/ Primary Duties: - Payroll Operations ◦ Manage end-to-end payroll processing, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, tax, wage, and hour regulations. ◦ Review and validate payroll transactions, including hires, terminations, compensation changes, deductions, and timekeeping data. ◦ Perform payroll reconciliations, reporting, post-payroll audits, and year-end activities, including W-2s, tax filings, and audit support. ◦ Investigate and resolve payroll issues, employee inquiries, discrepancies, and compliance-related matters. - Accounts Payable Operations ◦ Oversee accounts payable activities, including invoice processing, approvals, PO matching, vendor maintenance, payment runs, and issue resolution. ◦ Ensure payments are processed accurately, timely, and in accordance with company policies, internal controls, and approval requirements. ◦ Support 1099 reporting, Sales & Use Tax reporting, escheatment activities, and audit requirements. - Systems, Compliance and Controls ◦ Maintain payroll and AP systems and partner with HR, Finance, and IT on enhancements, integrations, testing, and process improvements. ◦ Ensure compliance with payroll, tax, accounting, and regulatory requirements, while supporting internal and external audits. ◦ Strengthen internal controls and identify opportunities to improve accuracy, efficiency, and service delivery. - Vendor & Employee Support ◦ Manage vendor and employee inquiries, resolve discrepancies, and maintain high service standards. ◦ Maintain vendor records and payroll data integrity while supporting effective stakeholder relationships. - Team Leadership and Operational Oversight ◦ Supervise and develop staff, assign workloads, monitor performance, and support training and compliance with established procedures. ◦ Provide day-to-day operational oversight, ensure adherence to controls and deadlines, and escalate complex or high-risk issues as appropriate. ◦ Track operational performance and support continuous improvement initiatives across payroll and accounts payable functions. Education and Experience Requirements: - 10+ years of progressive payroll experience, including responsibility for payroll processing, compliance, and issue resolution. - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience. - Prior experience supervising staff or overseeing day-to-day workflow preferred. - Proficiency with Microsoft Excel-VLOOKUP's, pivot tables and other reporting requirements. - Experience with Dayforce required. - Experience supporting accounts payable activities and related payment processes preferred. - Problem-solving, time management skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: - Strong knowledge of payr