Payroll & Timekeeping Senior Manager

As a GDIT Payroll and Timekeeping Senior Manager, you’ll enable the success of the most critical government missions and the growth of a meaningful career in Finance. This is a hybrid role.

The Payroll and Timekeeping Senior Manager will oversee the accurate, compliant, and efficient management of employee compensation and labor tracking —especially under strict regulatory frameworks tied to government contracts.

Lead payroll and timekeeping operations to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time, while maintaining full compliance with government contracting requirements (e.g., labor laws, audit standards, and contract-specific rules).

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

• Oversee end-to-end payroll processing across multiple projects, contracts, or entities

• Ensure timekeeping systems accurately capture labor hours aligned with contract billing requirements

• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and contract-specific regulations (e.g., DCAA, FAR)

• Lead audits and support government reviews of labor charging and payroll practices

• Implement and improve payroll/timekeeping systems, controls, and processes

• Manage and mentor payroll and timekeeping staff

• Partner with finance, HR, and contracts teams to ensure proper labor cost allocation and reporting

• Drive innovation, automation, AI, process improvements, and compliance

• Manage payroll/timekeeping general ledger reconcilations

• Experience in Workday, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Teams

Leadership Focus

• Establish strong internal controls to prevent errors or fraud

• Drive process efficiency, automation, and system integration

• Act as the subject matter expert on payroll compliance in a government contracting context

• Leadership/supervisory experience
• US Persons
• Role requirements: Competency in multi-state payroll processes, tax compliance, audit compliance, policy enforcement, and motivational management techniques.
• Desired: APA certification
• This is a hybrid role with 3 days a week on site required

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace