Manager, Payroll - Remote Office - California

Job Description

Manager, Payroll

Job role and Responsibilities

- Ownership and accountability for international payroll (EMEA/ LATAM/ APAC) end-to-end operations, including payroll processes and procedures, SOX controls, payroll accounting, audit support, delivering consistent and accurate payroll

- Partnering with stakeholder organizations (including HRIS, Benefits, and HR Services)

- Evaluating and reporting overall effectiveness of the team through performance metrics

- Proactively identifying and acting on improvement opportunities utilizing best practices, while implementing and leveraging technology to improve operations

- Establishing best-in-class, scalable process payroll operations, which meet jurisdictional compliance requirements, delivers outstanding employee support, and supports consistent & accurate execution in payroll  

- Actively managing our vendor relationships.

- Partner with leaders of international payroll to share thought leadership, best practices, and drive global consistency where practical Serving as a subject matter expert and point of contact for escalations and various ad hoc requests Improve overall employee user experience, ensuring timely completion of reports, and resolving customer service and technology issues, including closely working with the

- Payroll GPO for policy and process improvement recommendations Will have to demonstrate ability to aid and help to the senior management as an when the situation demands.

Required Skills and experience

- 10-12 years of experience in managing global payroll functions across EMEA, LATAM or Asia Pacific entities

- Minimum 5 years of people management skills.

- Bachelor’s degree in Commerce , Preferably with a degree of MBA/ CA/ CPA

- Knowledge of Global payroll compliance – Filings, Compliance deductions and payments.

- Knowledge of basic accounting – Payroll accruals, Payroll close processes and Payroll reconciliations.

- Excellent English communication skills

- Experience on systems and tools like workday, SAP and …