About the Company

At Current, everything starts with people. We partner with leading accounting firms across the United States, bringing them together through a shared platform that supports their growth while preserving the local identities and client relationships that make each firm unique. Our partner firms combine the close connections of a local team with the resources of a national community, giving professionals access to broader career opportunities, learning, collaboration, and innovative technology. Whether you join Current or one of our partner firms, you’ll be part of a connected team investing in your development and shaping the future of accounting.

Cutler Advisors is a boutique accounting and advisory practice serving high-net-worth clients with personalized tax planning and financial structuring. The team focuses on helping clients address complex financial challenges, reduce tax exposure, and build and preserve long-term wealth. As a Current member firm, Cutler Advisors pairs close client relationships with broader platform resources.

About the role

The Payroll Manager leads payroll and retirement-plan execution for a portfolio of client businesses within Client Accounting Services (CAS). This hands-on supervisory role manages delivery, develops assigned staff, coordinates external providers, and processes payroll when needed. The Tax team determines tax positions, wage instructions, plan design, and contribution strategy; this role implements those decisions, verifies completion, and escalates changes rather than independently redesigning the plan or tax approach.

Key responsibilities

Lead portfolio planning and delivery against payroll calendars, quality standards, and client service expectations; allocate work and personally process payroll when needed.

Verify that payroll setup, changes, reports, and client cash requests match Tax-team instructions, with payroll taxes and retirement-plan funding clearly distinguished.

Oversee federal and multi-state payroll filings, registrations, notices, and reconciliations; coordinate technical issues with Tax and ensure required follow-through.

Capture taxable benefits and other W-2 items before the final year-end payroll; monitor inactive accounts and resolve processing gaps before service is interrupted.

Verify deferrals, matching, and employer contributions for 401(k), profit-sharing, SEP, and SIMPLE arrangements against approved instructions; raise limit or funding discrepancies promptly.

Confirm plan contributions arrive, track payroll-to-deposit timing, and escalate late or missing funding; follow corrections through to documented completion.

Coordinate census, testing, Form 5500 filings or extensions, and corrections with third-party administrators and recordkeepers. Coordinate actuarial valuations and approved funding for defined benefit and cash balance plans.

Serve as the day-to-day client contact, explain payroll and plan matters accurately, and conduct quarterly reviews. Document changes and escalate decisions affecting tax positions or plan suitability.

Review payroll workpapers and supporting records; coach assigned staff, provide performance feedback, and manage delegation, capacity, and competing deadlines.

Monitor engagement effort, scope, and delivery risks; resolve operational issues, escalate exceptions, and improve repeatable workflows through standards and appropriate automation.

Required qualifications

4–6+ years in US tax or tax-side payroll, serving closely held businesses and their owners.

Hands-on qualified retirement-plan experience covering contributions, funding, testing, and filings.

End-to-end payroll platform proficiency and knowledge of federal and state filings, multi-state withholding, and unemployment.

Working fluency in S corporations and partnerships, with the ability to explain payroll and plan implications to clients.

Supervisory experience, including review of complex workpapers, coaching, performance conversations, and hands-on payroll processing.