Manager Payroll

EssilorLuxottica Group•Dallas, TX

17d•Onsite

About The Position

As part of the EssilorLuxottica HR Operations Team, the Payroll Manager oversees the payroll processing activities for North America. The Payroll Manager manages the payroll processing team and performs a variety of duties to support the HR and Payroll functions for associates in North America with approximately 35,000 employees across The United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. The Payroll Manager provides exceptional customer service and problem resolution while maintaining strict confidentiality of information at all times.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
5+ year’s payroll experience, specifically with reporting, data analysis, payroll processing and auditing
In-depth knowledge of payroll processes, workflow, and procedures in a fast paced shared services, multi-EIN, multi-state environment
Advanced proficiency using Microsoft Excel and Word
Leadership, initiative, analytic, investigative and attention to detail skills
Trustworthiness with confidential information
Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communications
Must be comfortable with engaging in a variety of different communicative modes and being attuned to others through strong active listening skills.
Excellent teamwork, verbal and written communication skills are essential.
Ability to work effectively with all levels of management, staff, customers, and vendors
Strong organization skills including the ability to delegate and prioritize

Nice To Haves

Experience with ADP Globalview, ADP Vantage, ADP DataBridge, SAP HCM, Workday, and Kronos Workforce a plus
CPP certification
Ability to interpret union contracts
Business Objects reporting experience

Responsibilities

Leads the execution and accuracy of US, Puerto Rico and Canada disbursements of multi-state payroll, including garnishments, benefits and taxes consistent with federal and state wage and hour laws
Manage and develop payroll processing team
Maintain and update payroll SOPs
Ensure the processing of new hires, temporary workers, transfers, promotions and terminations is accurate and timely
Collaborate continuously with leadership regarding team assignment delegation, team performance overview and ongoing payroll matters
Collaborate on a frequent basis with various departments (Benefits, Compensation, HRBP, Legal, Compliance, Store Operations, Accounting and IT) and with external vendors.
Appropriately maintains and secures confidential records and inquiries.
Follows and maintains knowledge of all payroll and HR policies and procedures including a comprehensive understanding of various PTO, Sick, and Holiday plans to ensure accuracy of accruals and payments.
Adheres to applicable state, local and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
Supports Leadership with ongoing audits and adhoc requests from business
Leads the continuous review of employee payroll data information.
Oversee resolution of pay errors to ensure corrections are performed timely and accurately based on compliance with state regulations
Oversee ticket resolution timeliness with the processing team to ensure ticket responsiveness and resolution is timely per SLAs
Support the setup of standard reports to run automatically for distribution, and creates Ad hoc reports as needed for legal, compliance, tax and other business partners