Sr. Manager - Payroll

Description

• USA Payroll Leadership: Lead and oversee the end-to-end USA payroll process, ensuring timely and accurate payroll execution, including benefits, deductions, and taxes.
• International Payroll Management: Oversee payroll for multiple regions, ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations, and staying updated on international payroll practices.
• Statutory Compliance & Remittances: Ensure full compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations, as well as handling all statutory filings and tax remittances.
• Vendor Management: Manage relationships with third-party payroll vendors, ensuring they meet service level agreements (SLAs) and resolving any vendor-related issues.
• Employee Support: Provide guidance and resolve payroll-related inquiries from employees, offering timely clarification on payroll discrepancies or questions.
• Payroll Accounting: Oversee the accurate recording of payroll expenses, ensuring proper reconciliation with the general ledger and alignment with financial policies.
• Audit Preparation & Support: Lead payroll-related audit activities, ensuring the availability of accurate records and compliance with internal and external audit requirements.
• Stock Option Expertise: Accurately calculating and administering employee stock options, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and accounting standards.

• Process Optimization: Identify and implement improvements in payroll processing, system integration, and compliance, driving efficiency and ensuring best practices.
• Team Leadership: Manage and mentor a team responsible for commission processing, ensuring timely and accurate execution of tasks.
• Audit Support: Serve as the point of contact for internal and external audits related to commissions, providing necessary documentation and data as needed.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with the finance, HR, and sales teams to ensure the integrity of commission payments and reporting.
• Process Optimization: Continuously evaluate and enhance commission processes, identifying areas for improvement in calculation, reporting, and reconciliation.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum 15 years of payroll experience, with at least 5 years in a managerial capacity.
• Extensive experience with USA payroll, and knowledge of international payroll practices.
• Working experience with ADP and Shareworks (Solium) for Equity and PIUs, proficiency in payroll software and ERP systems.
• Advanced skills in Excel for payroll data analysis and reporting.
• Strong knowledge of statutory payroll regulations in the USA, including tax remittances and reporting requirements.  

• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and manage a payroll team.
• Experience collaborating with HR, finance, and third-party vendors to ensure smooth payroll operations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of working cross-functionally.
• Attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and compliance.
• Experience managing payroll in a multinational company.
• Experience managing audits related to payroll and compliance.
• Willingness and ability to pick up new stuff with good attitude

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