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Payroll Director
General Information
Position Title
Payroll Director
Date Published
04-20-2026
Area Of Interest
Human Resources
Working Time
Full-Time
Type Of Contract
Permanent
Work Type
Hybrid
Ref #
1662
Position Summary
WHO YOU ARE:
WHO YOU ARE:
Are you a seasoned payroll professional with a knack for strategic leadership? Join our team as Payroll Director, where you will spearhead the payroll function, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency while driving innovation in our processes. Take the next step in your career and apply now to advance our payroll operations to new heights!
WHO WE ARE:
- Leader in food safety solutions for both contract sanitation and chemistry in the food processing industry.
- Over 10,000 dedicated team members across North America.
- Corporate headquarters in Atlanta, GA with team members working in over 250 plants throughout North America.
- Over 50+ years of experience in creating long-lasting partnerships.
OUR MISSION:
We protect the food supply by eliminating risks so families everywhere can eat without fear.
Protect What Matters: We are in service of safety at every step, ensuring the health of everyone is central to all we do – from plant team members to consumers.
Deliver On Our Promises: We speak honestly and are dedicated to doing the right thing by upholding ethical standards and following through on our commitments to our teams, our customers, and our business.
Win as a Team: We believe in the power of collaboration, uniting our diverse strengths while working hand-in-hand with our team members and customers to unlock potential and achieve stronger results together.
Advance a Safer Future: We are committed to innovating more effective, sustainable, and cost-efficient food safety solutions to develop a safer world for all.
JOB DESCRIPTION
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
As the Payroll Director you will manage the payroll team and oversee payroll, payroll tax, wage attachments, payroll systems, payroll software and technologies, and the time management system. The position will ensure that payroll implements and sustains best practices in the execution of all facets of payroll responsibilities and that the payroll function operates with the highest level of integrity and adheres to all applicable company, legal, and regulatory standards. Job duties include but are not limited to:
- Coach, develop, and motivate payroll managers and supervisors to proactively ensure a talented, service-oriented, and resourceful Payroll team that sets the tone for organizational values and culture.
- Ensure payroll, through departmental structure, staffing, systems design, software deployment, workflows, automation, and system improvements functions at the highest level of efficiency and accuracy reviews recommendations for process enhancements and improvements.
- Develop a workforce plan 6-12 months out and ensure team manages the project accordingly.
- Knowledgeable in the interfaces of data from payroll software to adjacent software programs.
- Provide input into the design and development of company-wide Payroll initiatives and programs to ensure alignment with business needs.
- Oversee system compliance on federal, state, and local laws and apply them to the HR Information System (“HRIS”) while working closely with the human resources and compliance teams.
- Participates in developing strategic department goals, objectives, and systems, while identifying efforts with the greatest strategic impact.
- Oversee and ensure team provides root cause analysis and correct action for all non-routine situations according to the company’s policies and procedures. Oversee month-end, quarter-end, and year-end reconciliation procedures.
- Review and evaluate payroll systems and procedures; identify and recommend system and procedural changes to increase business efficiencies and reduce risk/loss.
- Primary focus on strategic planning and project management.
- Undertake project initiatives to help support the organization’s strategic Payroll goals.
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
- Track project performance, specifically to evaluate the successful completion of short and long-term project goals.
- Delegate project tasks based on payroll staff members’ strengths, skill sets and experience levels.
- Manage relationships with project stakeholders.
- Work with senior-level people to generate solutions and implement a course of action through all stages of project management.
- Work directly with internal clients to ensure deliverables fall within the applicable scope and budget.
- Perform risk management to minimize project risk.
- Prepare reports for upper management regarding the status of the project.
- Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors.
- Aid in vendor contract reviews and negotiations.
- Acts as administrator for core HCM software.
- Use and continually develop leadership skills.
- Performs other functions as needed.
YOUR MUST HAVES:
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration with an emphasis in accounting or related field.
- 5 years’ previous experience as a Payroll Manager, accountant, accounting supervisor, manager, or related position or equivalent experience.
- Communicates information clearly, concisely, and professionally, while tailoring communication style and content to the audience.
WHAT WE PREFER YOU HAVE:
- Engage, listen, reflect, and summarize others' comments to ensure understanding.
- Acknowledge own strengths and weaknesses and identifies areas for development. Seeks opportunities to acquire new knowledge and skills.
- Holds self and/or teams accountable for outcomes (e.g., achieving goals and complying with regulations, policies, and procedures).
- Microsoft Excel, Access, and Outlook. ADP Vantage preferred, but not required.
OUR ENVIRONMENT:
This position is a remoted position based out of your professional home office. This position may require occassional travel for in person meetings, conferences, or other buisness related events. This position requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time while working on a computer.
WHAT WE OFFER:
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
- Basic Life Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Company Paid Long-Term Disability
- 401k Retirement Plan
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Sick Time
- Employee Assistance Program (“EAP”)
- Training & Development Opportunities
Fortrex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, creed, sex, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, veteran status, age, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status, in accordance with all applicable federal state, and local laws. Fortrex is committed to complying with the laws protecting qualified individuals with disabilities. Fortrex will provide a reasonable accommodation for any known physical or mental disability of a qualified individual with a disability to the extent required by law, provided the requested accommodation does not create an undue hardship for the Company and/or does not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others in the workplace and/or to the individual. If a team member requires an accommodation, they must notify the site manager or the Corporate Human Resources Department. If an applicant requires an accommodation, they must notify the hiring manager and/or the Recruiter hiring for the position.
WHAT WE OFFER:
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
- Basic Life Insurance
- Short-term Disability
- Long-term Disability
- Retirement Plan
- Paid Holidays (Varies by Location)
- Paid Vacation
- Employee Assistance Program ("EAP")
- Training & Development Opportunities
EEO DISCLAIMER
Fortrex and Safe Foods, a division of Fortrex, are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, creed, sex, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, veteran status, age, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status, in accordance with all applicable federal state, and local laws. Fortrex and Safe Foods are committed to complying with the laws protecting qualified individuals with disabilities.
Fortrex and Safe Foods will provide a reasonable accommodation for any known physical or mental disability of a qualified individual with a disability to the extent required by law, provided the requested accommodation does not create an undue hardship for the Company and/or does not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others in the workplace and/or to the individual. If a team member requires an accommodation, they must notify the site manager or the Corporate Human Resources Department. If an applicant requires an accommodation, they must notify the hiring manager and/or the Recruiter hiring for the position.
YOUR NEXT STEPS:
APPLY! All applications will be reviewed, and qualified candidates will be contacted to continue into the interview process. If you feel like you are a good fit for this position, APPLY! If you want to be a part of a large organization that treats you like family, APPLY NOW!
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