Director, Payroll

Primary Responsibility:

The Director of Payroll will provide strategic and operational leadership in all aspects of payroll, including administration, design and communication, to ensure accurate and timely payments to our associates.

The current payroll environment supports weekly and bi-weekly pay cycles and utilizes Oracle and various other third-party vendors.

This position will be responsible for successfully managing the payroll team, leading and driving the continuous improvement of all payroll services, ensuring tax and legal compliance, and governance of all payroll activities.

This role will build and maintain relationships across the U.S.

business and with our external partners.

Essential Functions:



* People Management: Lead all aspects of people management fostering a positive and collaborative team that encourages associate development, payroll process improvements and system efficiencies.


* System Management: Oversee and maintain payroll systems to ensure data integrity, accuracy and process improvements.


* Payroll Processing: Oversee the accurate and timely processing of payroll, including wages, benefits, deductions and tax withholdings.


* Compliance: Ensure all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations are maintained and implemented timely and accurately.


* Process and Policy Excellence: Implement and maintain standardized payroll processes and policy development to ensure consistency, accuracy and compliance across the US business.


* Continuous Improvement: Drive process excellence to enhance service delivery and the associate experience.


* Audit and Reconciliation: Manage overall audit and reconciliation of payroll transactions to ensure accuracy; ensure compliance with SOX controls and other control requirements.


* Collaboration with business partners: Collaborate with HR Business Partners and Operations, HRIS, Accounting/Finance, Audit and other department teams to ensure payroll processes are aligned and implemented.


* Communication: Effectively communicate with associates about payroll matters and updates to address questions and concerns.


* Relationship Building: Build and maintain strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders and partners.


* Reporting: Generate payroll related reports and dashboards that provide meaningful insights to help forecast and support decision-making.


* Other projects as assigned.

What Experience and Education You Need



* Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in Payroll.


* Proven track record of successfully leading teams and fostering training and development.


* Extensive experience with Kronos (UKG) for time and labor


* Critical thinker with ability to see long-term solutions, work through complex issues and recommend effective solutions for the best outcome.


* Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with high attention to detail ...