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MCA, your trusted advisor for wireless communications, data, and security, is seeking an experienced **Payroll Manager** in **Spartanburg, SC (hybrid)** to support our growing **Central team.**

MCA seeks team members who share our values: service, growth, teamwork, and safety. As a Military Friendly Employer, we welcome veterans, with over 250 already on board. Join us and become part of the MCA family, where we prioritize both work and enjoyment.

POSITION SUMMARY:

This role oversees end-to-end payroll processing for a fast-growing, dynamic organization, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery. The Payroll Manager leads a team of three payroll professionals and partners closely with Finance and HR to maintain strong internal controls, accurate reporting, and audit readiness. The ideal candidate is hands-on, detail-oriented, experienced with multi-state payroll, and thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

Payroll Operations & Compliance

+ Manage all aspects of payroll processing to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll for all employees

+ Oversee the preparation and maintenance of payroll records, deductions, garnishments, and adjustments

+ Ensure accurate and compliant multi-state payroll processing in accordance with all federal, state, and local regulations

+ Conduct internal payroll audits and support external audits as needed

+ Support certified payroll reporting for prevailing wage projects (preferred not required)

+ Act as the escalation lead for complex payroll issues, inquiries, and audit questions

Finance, Reporting & Headcount Analytics

+ Partner with Finance on payroll-related reconciliations and reporting to support financial statements and leadership visibility

+ Prepare and deliver monthly headcount and payroll census reporting for FP&A and HR to support forecasting, planning, and review

+ Help implement and uphold controls, documentation, and audit readiness

Leadership & Process Improvement

+ Manage, develop, and coach a team of three payroll staff

+ Identify and drive process improvements and automation within payroll operations

+ Maintain payroll system settings, integrations, and data integrity in ADP Workforce Now

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE TEAM:

+ 5+ years of progressive payroll experience, including multi-state payroll processing for over 1,500 employees

+ Hands-on experience with ADP Workforce Now (required)

+ Some accounting or finance background preferred

+ Knowledge of Prevailing Wage / Certified Payroll a plus, not required

+ Strong Excel skills and analytical ability

+ Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

+ Demonstrated ability to lead a team and maintain confidentiality and accuracy

DIRECT REPORTS:

Yes

WHO WE ARE

Mobile Communications America, Inc. (MCA) provides wireless communication, data, and security solutions that enhance workplace safety, security, and efficiency nationwide. Customers trust us to provide a portfolio of turn-key systems, products, and services — including two-way radio communications, vehicle uplift, security video and access control systems, BDA/DAS, remote monitoring, GPS tracking, SCADA, dispatch, mass notification, and point-to-point wireless networks. Our more than 60,000 customers span industries such as public safety, commercial, manufacturing, education, healthcare, utilities, and government. In addition to being the largest Motorola partner in the U.S., MCA has strategic partnerships with over 1,000 major manufacturers military-friendly employees offers an extensive portfolio of products and technologies.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

We are better together through the MCA Way: living our core values of Service First, Growth, Teamwork, and Safety. We take our work and customers seriously and believe our best work can be fun. A component of our business that embodies the MCA advantage is our “Service First DNA” culture. Service isn’t just a motto for MCA, it’s an integral part of who we are and goes beyond our customers to our employees, partners, shareholders, and communities.

_NOTE: The above statements describe the general nature and level of work performed by the person assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, and physical demands required of personnel so classified. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions._

_Mobile Communications America, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity workplace and is an Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity. At MCA, we are “better together.”_