Sunstate Equipment

Deliver high-quality safety training on trench compliance, develop and market training programs, prospect for new business opportunities, and support regional sales efforts while ensuring adherence to regulatory standards.

Title: Payroll Manager Location: Phoenix, Arizona, 85034, United States Department: Service Center Job Category: Service Center Requisition Number: PAYRO014216 Full-Time Hybrid Job Description: Sunstate Equipment Co.: Where Safety and People are Core Values We care about our People and it shows! Sunstate's Advantages - Strong health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision) - 401k with Company Match - Generous PTO with vacation, sick time, personal time, holidays, and a floating holiday - Wellness Program - Life and disability insurance - Employee Assistance Program - Free equipment rentals - Hybrid flexibility The Opportunity The Payroll Manager will lead a small team of three employees, ensuring accurate and compliant processing of multi-state weekly payroll, handling general ledger reconciliations, and managing tax and garnishment set-ups. The ideal candidate will have expertise and hands on payroll processing in Workday, along with strong knowledge of payroll regulations and reporting requirements. Key Responsibilities - Payroll Processing: Manage and oversee the accurate and timely processing of multi-state weekly payroll for all employees. Ability to run payroll (hands on) when needed. - Team Leadership: Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of 3 payroll professionals, ensuring high performance and a collaborative work environment. Partner regularly with benefits team/functions as related to system set up, feeds and benefit deductions. - Compliance: Ensure payroll processes comply with federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including wage and hour, tax filings and reporting. - System Management: Administer and optimize payroll systems (UKG and Workday), ensuring data integrity, system upgrades, and troubleshooting. Experience with implementation of new payroll systems highly desired. - General Ledger: Collaborate with the accounting team to ensure accurate payroll-related entries, reconciliations, and reporting. - Tax Set-Ups: Manage and maintain accurate employee tax setups, including multi-state requirements. - Process Improvement: Identify and implement improvements in payroll and time management processes, policies, and systems to enhance efficiency and accuracy. - Reporting: Prepare and review payroll reports for internal stakeholders and external audits. - Auditing: Conduct regular audits of payroll data to ensure compliance, accuracy, and integrity. - Training: Develop and provide training materials and lead time management training as scheduled and as needed to employees and managers. What You Will Bring - Minimum of 10 years of progressive payroll experience, with at least 3 years in a management role - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field preferred (and/or equivalent years of experience). CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) certification is a plus - Experience in process improvement initiatives related to payroll - Experience processing payroll in Workday strongly preferred - Experience with payroll system implementation & integration strongly preferred - Deep understanding of multi-state payroll regulations and tax compliance, including California (CA) law - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills - Attention to detail and ability to handle sensitive data with confidentiality - Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and general ledger systems - Familiarity with integrating payroll systems with accounting, benefits and HR systems Why Choose Us? At Sunstate, every employee is valued, respected, and fairly compensated. More importantly, every employee has a voice that deserves to be heard. We are working hard to challenge the typical ways of business and develop an environment where our employees feel safe, comfortable, and look forward to coming to work. No matter which location you visit, you can’t help but feel the close-knit work-family environment. We have strategically and organically grown our company from within, promoting from the ground up and providing employees with opportunities to explore their different passions within our own walls. This culture allows our people to develop valuable, marketable skills they can use throughout their career. Plus, with benefits like Baby Bonding, My Holiday vacation time, and discounts on everything from movie tickets to cell phone bills, we’re constantly evolving our resources to provide our people with tools to make their lives easier! Be YOU at Sunstate At Sunstate Equipment, we are actively fostering a workplace culture where individuals of all identities and life experiences feel genuinely valued, respected, and appreciated. As a proud equal-opportunity employer, we wholeheartedly welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds and cultures. We recognize and celebrate the unique perspectives they bring, with the understanding that they are the fuel for the innovative ideas that drive the evolution of our industry Sunstate Equipment Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer A Drug Free Workplace and Participates in E-Verify Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

• The Director of Mergers & Acquisitions will support Sunstate’s acquisition growth strategy by partnering closely with the VP of Business Development and executive leadership to evaluate, execute, and integrate acquisition opportunities. • This role is responsible for financial analysis, transaction execution, diligence management, and post-close integration coordination. • While strategic growth direction and market expansion priorities are led by the VP of Business Development, the Director of M&A ensures disciplined deal execution, high-quality decision support, and successful integration outcomes that protect value and minimize disruption to operations, employees, and customers. • This role serves as the operational backbone of Sunstate’s acquisition activity. • Partner with the VP of Business Development to support acquisition pipeline development aligned to Sunstate’s growth strategy. • Build and maintain acquisition opportunity tracking and deal flow management tools. • Conduct market research and competitive intelligence on potential targets and regional markets. • Support relationship development with sellers, brokers, and advisors alongside Business Development leadership. • Maintain structured intelligence on acquisition targets and opportunity status. • Perform financial modeling, valuation analysis, and ROI assessments for acquisition opportunities. • Support deal structuring analysis, pricing scenarios, and return threshold evaluation. • Assess operational and financial synergies in partnership with functional leaders. • Prepare executive summaries, investment memos, and board-ready materials to support approval decisions. • Manage the end-to-end transaction process once opportunities enter active pursuit. • Coordinate seller and advisor communications including Indications of Interest (IOIs), Letters of Intent (LOIs), and transaction documentation. • Lead due diligence workstreams across Finance, Legal, Operations, HR, IT, and Risk/Compliance. • Drive transaction timelines, deliverables, and cross-functional accountability. • Support purchase agreement negotiations in partnership with legal counsel and executive leadership. • Prepare internal teams for close readiness and Day 1 execution. • Lead integration planning and execution in collaboration with Operations, Field Leadership, HR, IT, Finance, and Safety teams. • Serve as liaison between service centers and corporate teams throughout the integration process. • Develop standardized integration playbooks, timelines, and communication plans. • Minimize business disruption, employee attrition, and customer turnover during integration. • Track synergy realization and post-close performance metrics. • Ensure smooth transition of acquired businesses into Sunstate systems, processes, and culture. • Build and continuously improve Sunstate’s M&A execution framework, templates, and best practices. • Maintain disciplined approval workflows and documentation standards. • Ensure confidentiality, compliance, and governance requirements are met throughout the transaction lifecycle. • Support continuous improvement of acquisition repeatability and execution speed.

• Support Sunstate’s acquisition growth strategy by partnering closely with the VP of Business Development and executive leadership to evaluate, execute, and integrate acquisition opportunities. • Responsible for financial analysis, transaction execution, diligence management, and post-close integration coordination. • Ensure disciplined deal execution, high-quality decision support, and successful integration outcomes that protect value and minimize disruption to operations, employees, and customers. • Partner with the VP of Business Development to support acquisition pipeline development aligned to Sunstate’s growth strategy. • Build and maintain acquisition opportunity tracking and deal flow management tools. • Conduct market research and competitive intelligence on potential targets and regional markets. • Perform financial modeling, valuation analysis, and ROI assessments for acquisition opportunities. • Manage the end-to-end transaction process once opportunities enter active pursuit. • Lead integration planning and execution in collaboration with Operations, Field Leadership, HR, IT, Finance, and Safety teams.