Director - Payroll, Americas

Job Description

We are looking for a driven, enthusiastic Director - Payroll to lead our North American payroll team. This person will be responsible for enabling the team to improve business performance and operational effectiveness and efficiency.

The ideal candidate will have at least 15 years of combined experience in payroll and equity at a global organization listed in the US The position is based in our New York, NY offices.
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What You'll Do
• Inspire leadership in your immediate team that oversee Payroll, providing mentoring and coaching opportunities with a strong investment of development in their careers
• Partner with Compensation & Benefits, HRIS, Equity and Accounting teams to ensure the accuracy, timeliness and compliance of reporting, while maintaining documentation of the policies, processes and controls, and identify and implement improvements
• Set performance / productivity targets and execute against them with a thoughtful plan
• Work closely with Equity & tax teams to ensure tax calculations for equity based compensation awards are prepared, reviewed, and timely submitted to payroll for processing
• Be responsible for properly coding payroll, taxes and stocks to ensure expenses, cash, tax payments, stock reports, etc.. are reconciled to payroll sub ledger/system
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and controls, SOX as well as compliance with external laws and regulatory guidance
• Review and approve payroll process, wires, off-cycle checks
• Report on key metrics to monitor, manage and improve quality and efficiency
• Other responsibilities include but are not limited to participate in special projects or ad hoc analyses as assigned; in particular, experience of onboarding employees from acquired companies is a strong plus

Who You Are
• Bachelor's degree in business or accounting
• CPP required
• 15 years+ of related experience with global, public companies
• Experience with major Payroll and ERP systems required (e.g. ADP, Workday, NetSuite)
• Global stock plan administration/management experience a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including extensive experience meeting and presenting to senior executives
• Experience working in US listed public companies is a must

Where You'll Be
• Hybrid role based in our New York offices (2 to 3 days a week required)
• Working hours? We operate within the Eastern time zone for collaboration

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This role is not eligible for hire in Colorado, USA.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rjw7e2-18-189-2-122-42 in your application.