We are looking for a Payroll Manager to oversee accurate, timely payroll operations for a large employee population in Louisiana. This role is ideal for a thorough leader who can manage complex payroll activities, collaborate across departments, and ensure compliance with company policies and applicable regulations. The successful candidate will bring strong experience in full-cycle payroll administration, employee issue resolution, and payroll reporting in a multi-entity or multi-state environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead complete payroll administration for assigned employee groups and entities, ensuring each cycle is completed on schedule and with a high level of accuracy.<br>• Examine timekeeping records, leave entries, earnings components, and payroll adjustments to confirm all approved pay elements are correctly reflected before processing is finalized.<br>• Partner with supervisors, operations teams, Human Resources, and Finance to address missing approvals, time entry discrepancies, and other issues that could affect payroll deadlines.<br>• Apply authorized employee changes such as hires, separations, compensation updates, incentive payments, reimbursements, and deduction changes within the payroll system.<br>• Perform payroll balancing and reconciliation activities to validate hours worked, earnings, taxes, deductions, and net pay prior to submission.<br>• Produce and maintain payroll registers, audit support files, deduction reports, termination payment records, and other documentation required for compliance and internal review.<br>• Manage payroll deductions and withholdings, including benefits, retirement contributions and loan repayments, garnishments, taxes, and other approved employee elections.<br>• Investigate and resolve payroll concerns such as incorrect pay, missed payments, deduction questions, and tax-related issues while maintaining a thorough and service-oriented approach.<br>• Support year-end and periodic payroll activities, including tax reporting, W-2 preparation, responses to payroll notices, certified payroll needs, and coordination with external providers when needed.<br>• Assist with payroll accounting and reporting needs by coordinating payroll funding, labor distribution, accruals, general ledger entries, reconciliations, and project-specific payroll requirements.
<p>Robert Half is seeking a hands-on CFO to lead financial strategy, infrastructure, and daily finance operations for a fast-growing, multi-entity lumber company in the Opelousas, Louisiana area company. This role will partner closely with the CEO and ownership team while remaining actively involved in accounting, cash flow, inventory, margin analysis, banking, and operational performance. This is a direct hire, permanent position offering a competitive compensation, bonus potential, full benefits package, and hybrid/flexible scheduling. </p><p><br></p><p>The ideal candidate will have experience in manufacturing, distribution, building materials, forestry products, or other inventory-intensive, multi-location businesses. This person must be able to operate strategically and tactically, helping scale the business through strong financial leadership, process improvement, and operational insight.</p><p><br></p><p>Key Responsibilities:</p><ul><li>Advise leadership on financial strategy, growth planning, capital structure, and performance.</li><li>Lead budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and KPI reporting across multiple entities and locations.</li><li>Oversee accounting operations, including close, reconciliations, AP/AR, payroll, fixed assets, consolidations, and financial reporting.</li><li>Manage cash flow, liquidity forecasting, banking relationships, lender compliance, debt, and working capital.</li><li>Provide oversight of inventory valuation, costing, margin analysis, and operational finance.</li><li>Standardize controls, reporting, and accounting policies across business units.</li><li>Support acquisitions, integrations, systems improvement, and scalable financial infrastructure.</li><li>Ensure compliance with GAAP, audit readiness, tax requirements, and risk management.</li><li>Lead and develop the finance and accounting team.</li></ul>