Senior Manager-Payroll

Description

• Manage payroll tax filings, reconciliations, and audits.
• Lead payroll system optimizations and standardization.
• Foster a culture of accountability, precision, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee end-to-end payroll processing for U.S.
• Conduct performance evaluations, provide feedback, and facilitate professional development opportunities.
• Partner with HRIS and IT teams to optimize payroll workflows and data accuracy.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for payroll-related audits and inquiries.
• Review and approve payroll transmissions and ensure payroll tax accounts are reconciled.
• Communicate complex subjects, written and oral, to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Automate payroll processes including but not limited to timesheets, reporting, and general ledger integration.
• Manage the ADP relationship and performance of key KPI's.
• Foster a positive and productive work environment.
• Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing team of payroll professionals.
• Provide training and development opportunities for payroll team members.
• Prepare and review payroll reports (weekly, monthly, quarterly, year-end).
• Proactively establish, monitor, and hold team members and outside resources accountable to clear responsibilities and expectations, provide ongoing performance feedback, both positive and developmental, address performance gaps in a timely manner, recognize and reward achievements, and initiate decisions for corrective actions and terminations where required.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, provincial, and local payroll laws and regulations.
• Ensure controls compliance and internal control effectiveness.
• Support system integration efforts and global payroll harmonization.
• Role model appropriate and professional workplace behaviors, address/mediate conflicts to restore harmony, and support a positive, healthy and inclusive workplace culture in accordance with S&C's mission, vision, values and guiding principles.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, IT and Legal on cross-functional projects.
• Drive process improvements and best practices in payroll operations.
• Provide corporate support to payroll related decision making at other S&C legal entities.
• Manage and mentor payroll team members.

Requirements

• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to use and analyze complex financial and statistical data to drive informed decisions, problem-solve difficult issues but also see the "big picture", and leverage data and learnings to drive continuous improvement.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of payroll systems (e.g., ADP, Workday, Ceridian).
• Travel - Occasionally required to travel (up to 15%) and work extended hours when necessary. Required to travel overnight. Required to travel internationally, Physical demands are those typically associated with an office environment, but may also include laboratory environments, factory environments, and customer/field environments.
• Great communication skills, (written, verbal, listening and presentation) able to liaise with internal and external stakeholders at all levels from leadership to support staff, managers, and team members.
• Ability to travel periodically (0-15% annually), including internationally.
• Knowledge of Lean or Six Sigma methodologies for process improvement.
• Sound organizational and time management skills with the ability to complete detail-oriented work efficiently and meet timelines.
• Continuously working indoors in an air-conditioned or home setting.
• 5-7 years of experience in accounts payable, with a least 3 years in a supervisory or managerial role.
• Good leadership skills, with the ability to lead, guide, motivate, and delegate to deliver results.
• Manual Dexterity - Infrequently required to use hand-eye coordination to control both hands and arms for a full range of motion to operate productivity equipment.
• Ascending / Descending - Infrequently ascending or descending stairs.
• 10+ years of payroll experience, including 5+ years in a leadership role.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Excellent sense of financial ethics and commitment towards compliance with financial legislation.
• Good change management skills with the ability to lead positive change throughout the organization.
• Walking - Occasionally required to walk moderate distances up to 1 mile as part of performance audit procedures (frequency - e.g. "multiple times each week/day/hour").
• Communication - Frequently required to talk and hear, in person and by phone/conference calls.
• Sitting - Frequently required to remain in a stationary position and perform desk-based work for approximately 5 days per work week.
• Observation / Eyesight - Infrequently required to observe details at close range including depth perception, peripheral vision, and the ability to differentiate between colors.
• Experience with ERP and T&E management software (Oracle, Concur).
• Excellent understanding of accounting principles, financial regulations, and AP processes.
• Proficiency in accounting software and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Concur or similar).
• CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) preferred.
• Great project management skills with a willingness to take ownership of projects, work independently, and lead project teams in a collaborative environment.
• Experience of multi-country payroll operations.
• Fluency in Spanish is a plus.
• Proficient in MS applications, including excellent Excel skills.
• Rounded interpersonal skills to establish meaningful relationships built on mutual trust and respect, navigate and resolve conflict, moderate behaviors and foster collaborative working relationships amongst a diverse audience.

Benefits

• Leave Benefits: Vacation Time, Sick Time, Paid Holidays and Company Shutdown days, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves, Paid Parental Time and Military Leave
• Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical & Prescription, Dental, Vision, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, , Health Savings Account (HSA), Group Life Insurance, optional Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance, Wellbeing Resources including Employee Assistance Program and Family Forming Benefits (i.e., Adoption and Fertility support)
• 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri) Hybrid

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance