Sr. Director, Global Payroll

EVERSANA•Chicago, IL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Director of Global Payroll is responsible for overseeing accuracy and operations efficiency for the global payroll process. This position is considered a leader to their external and internal partners. The Senior Director should also be seen as a leader to all levels of the finance department personnel and should lead by example.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Management
At least 12-15 years of multi-state and international payroll experience with a global, multi-national company required.
High level of familiarity with international payroll and compliance requirements.
Proven experience as Senior Manager or other managerial position with experience building a high performing team.
Strong understanding of human resources, corporate finance, and measures of performance.
Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
Outstanding analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Proficient in excel, word, outlook.
Hands-on knowledge of payroll/timekeeping systems

Nice To Haves

Certified Payroll Professional (CCP)
Experience with Ultimate Software
advanced Excel skills

Responsibilities

Manage the processing of bi-weekly payroll for exempt employees and bi-weekly payroll for non-exempt employees in multi-state and international environments.
Manage global payroll service providers, communicate changes for international employees and have a basic understanding of global privacy regulations (i.e. GDPR).
Interface and partner with HR to support onboarding of new employees as well as separations in a timely and compliant manner.
Work with payroll processors to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local (including International) legal and tax requirements.
Maintain a customer service approach (with an eye on email responsiveness) to company’s employees who have questions regarding their pay, deductions, or payroll process.
Support preparation of all payroll and related journal entries with the accounting team in support of month, quarter and year-end close.
Reconcile payroll account balances as part of month end, quarter end and year end close processes.
Provide analysis of payroll and related costs to identify trends and to ensure accurate reporting; and Designs short-term and long-term strategies for continuous improvement in payroll operations including optimization of systems/processes.
Stay current on state and federal laws that govern reporting of wages, taxation, garnishments, withholds from wages, taxation and reporting requirements, etc.
Responsible for building scalable business processes for our payroll department and ensuring our internal control environment is effective.
Lead role in determining strategy and systems for international payroll.
Lead global rollout of centralized payroll processes and systems.
Build international payroll team in scale with growth in EVERSANA’s international operations.
Ad-hoc projects, reporting and account reconciliations, and other assignments as needed to support finance and HR.
Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.
Responsible for and oversee their respective staff and the accuracy of their work.
Communicate, interpret, and discuss with team the company policies and procedures
Drive for change where needed within their respective group and department.
Mentor other staff in the group or department and lead by example.
Interview, select and supervise the activities of the department staff; communicate interpret and discuss with team the company policies and procedures.
Build and structure a high-performing international payroll team using metrics to determine appropriate team size/scale.
Determine job objectives, work methods and performance standards; review performance relative to departmental objectives discussion appraisal with each employee and performance; authorize and communicate salary changes, promotions, transfers, discipline, and discharge and administer all other personnel actions.