Western Digital-posted about 1 year ago
Full-time • Senior
San Jose, CA
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

The Sr. Global Payroll Manager at Western Digital is responsible for managing and supporting payroll operations across the Americas and EMEA regions. This leadership role involves ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing for over 10,000 employees, while also overseeing tax compliance, regulatory reporting, and the implementation of new payroll systems and processes. The position requires collaboration with various departments, including Human Resources and Internal Audit, to maintain high standards of payroll administration and customer service.

  • Owns the entire payroll and time and attendance process from start to finish, ensuring accurate, timely and compliant processing, delivery, and reconciliation of all payrolls for over 10,000 employees.
  • Leads Global Payroll team in processing multi-state global exempt and non-exempt payroll, including processing new hires, terminations, stock income, fringe benefits, bonuses, etc.
  • Oversees and ensures compliance in payroll tax and regulatory reporting, and year-end payroll tax reporting. Reviews and performs all necessary approvals and controls.
  • Partners with Internal Audit ensuring payroll meets all SOX and audit procedures are met.
  • Manages the development, implementation, and maintenance of all payroll policies, procedures, and regulations.
  • Responsible for enhancements to payroll systems and procedures due to changes in local tax laws, regulations, company programs, and policies.
  • Works with accounting firm to support employees on international assignments regarding taxes.
  • Ongoing identification of operational & regulatory risk, ensuring clear mitigation plans are identified, tracked, and implemented.
  • Ensures high value customer service to employees.
  • Consults and informs Global Payroll team for The Americas and EMEA region.
  • Bachelor's degree in management, Human resources or related field.
  • Minimum 12 years relevant payroll experience managing people, and overseeing large, multi-state/country payroll operation for a diverse population.
  • Excellent analytical, problem solving, process mapping, and project management skills.
  • Highly proficient communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Demonstrate leadership in building teams, develops strong partnerships, high collaboration with cross-functional departments.
  • Experience developing and leading a payroll function with a focus on process, controls and compliance.
  • Experience in developing and enhancing internal process and controls to ensure function operates effectively and efficiently.
  • Expert knowledge in US tax regulations and reporting.
  • Working knowledge of a variety of system applications such as Workday, ADP Celergo & Globalview, Ceridian Dayforce and/or various Time and Attendance platforms in a multi-country model.
  • Expert in Excel and experience with Microsoft office.
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