Director, Payroll

Job Description
Reporting to the VP, Total Rewards & HR Operations, the Director, Payroll is responsible for all functions and deliverables associated with processing payroll for over 20,000 employees across several North and Central American countries, ensuring compliance with applicable local, state and country legislation, organizational policies, and multiple collective agreements. This is a pivotal leadership position responsible for building and implementing consistent processes to support the growth of the organization.
The Director, Payroll will have prior success in developing and implementing efficient processes, controls and documentation for best practice, shared services teams. The successful incumbent will have proven ability to manage multiple projects, communicate across all levels of the organization.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Oversee the processing of bi-weekly, multi-state payroll for over 20,000 employees, across multiple legal entities and countries, and maintain payroll information as required
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws, as well as the Company's payroll, accounting and benefit program policies and procedures
Ensure internal and external audit compliance for payroll processes. Prioritize accuracy and reconciliation for each transaction
Partner with Human Resource and Finance departments to ensure positive collaboration efforts to provide efficient company-wide payroll operations
Develop a protocol of testing and controls to ensure that errors will not occur without the opportunity for detection as part of the regularly scheduled process
Drive consistency across payroll processes within all operating companies and support onboarding of payroll processes for new acquisitions
Provide insightful analysis and reports to leadership to support recommendations to optimize staffing and cost management
Collaborate with vendors and other payroll professionals in your network to adopt best practices and identify continuous improvement opportunities to streamline payroll practices
Serve as a key member on enterprise-wide projects and system implementation efforts
Leads efforts to integrate newly acquired companies into the Company’s payroll processes and systems
Develop and implement strategies focused on efficiency, continuous improvement, and compliance
Perform other duties as assigned
People & Culture Leadership:
Hire, develop, manage, evaluate and direct the entire payroll team. Manage activity of staff and assign workloads as required
Build a high performing team and foster a continuous improvement culture
Act as a catalyst for aligning teams around core strategies and priorities
Provide coaching, feedback, and performance management to direct and indirect reports to promote culture of high standards and performance
Foster a culture, including ways of working and behaviors, which is congruent with company values, and Behaviors & Mindsets
Serve as a role model and champion for employee engagement