Payroll Supervisor US

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Payroll and benefits process: Manage US & Canada payroll processing and compliance, analysis of exempt and non - exempt payrolls.
• Work closely with the payroll vendors and accounting teams on various monthly/quarterly accounting close activities including account review, reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Assist with managing payroll team, including day - to - day payroll deliverables, integrity of payroll data and coordination with Workday HR team
• Manage all aspects of payroll reporting and accounting, including general ledger and accrued payroll and tax liabilities, and other ad hoc reports or projects as assigned
• Assist with compliance matters, such as timely regulatory filings related to wage laws, policies and procedures
• Must have experience in payrolls with stock elements: RSU, Stock Options, ESPP Purchase
• Responsible for continuous process improvement by identifying payroll vulnerabilities and opportunities for improvement and operating efficiencies.
• Employee coordination: Respond to employee inquiries and serve as liaison between employee and third - party providers.
• Cross functional partnerships: Drive meetings with cross - functional departments (HR, IT, Legal, Finance, etc.) to identify and implement payroll process improvements and best practices to drive excellence and eliminate errors.
• Payroll policies and procedures: Develop and implement payroll processes, policies and procedures to ensure proper internal controls, efficiency and a great employee experience.
• Third - parties: Manage third - party vendors and the preparation, analysis and maintenance of all payroll related reports, including governmental and regulatory filings.
• Partnerships: Work with internal partners in People Services / Recruiting / Finance / Legal to facilitate and improve the payroll processes, including benefits and withholdings (e.g. leave of absence, employee benefits, pension plans, etc.)
• Stakeholder management: Ability to build strong and effective relations with relevant internal and external stakeholders
• Strong Drive for Results - Responsiveness, Speed and ability to navigate a matrix organization. Ability to interpret data to understand workload capacity and trends in service
• Compliance: Review all payroll reporting and ensure accurate and timely filing with appropriate government authorities. Support external financial audit. Manage any payroll related audits, if any.
• Special Projects: Provide ad - hoc support and services as needed.
• Exercises limited management authority; sets employee performance objectives, conducts performance reviews and recommends pay actions;
• Defines team operating standards and ensures essential procedures are followed based on knowledge of own discipline.

Job Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 - 7 years of end - to - end payroll processing with at least 3+ years proven management/supervisory experience including companies with 500+ employees.
• Experience with US Canadian payroll is a must.
• Must have worked in a Global multinational and/or SSC environment
• Systems: Global Payroll Solutions and advanced Excel Skills (pivot tables and lookups) preferred.
• Process Oriented: Strong understanding of payroll processes and best practices
• Excellent management and organizational skills.
• Technical skills: Thorough knowledge of payroll - related compliance requirements.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills needed to interface and establish rapport with all levels of the organization including executive team members.
• A proactive, high energy attitude geared towards achieving continuous improvement
• Flexibility: Ability to operate in a fast paced, and rapidly growing organization.
• A self - starter and excellent people manger and team player
• Ability to take your work, but not yourself too seriously.
• Working during shifts is a must (5pm - 2am IST)

Keyskills :
employeebenefits accounting varianceanalysis accountreconciliation accountability equipmentsupply financialauditing accountancy generalledger regulatoryfilings internalcontrols machinelearning continuousprocessimprovement advancedexcel corpo