Payroll Manager

Job Description Summary

This role will be responsible for owning and managing the planning and implementation of a large-scale transition effort for providing support and service delivery for regional payrolls and time & attendance programs. Viewed as a payroll specialist you will drive the planning for compliant and efficient payroll and time & attendance solutions in partnership with vendors and cross business teams across various countries in the region. You will be responsible for leading the approaches and best practices toward strategy of the

services. Key to success in the role will be to ensure delivery of quality processes and strategic priorities.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• Supports the RegionalPayroll Service transition planning and ensures quality delivery of multiple payroll processes, time & attendance, and related services for various countries in the region. 

• Manages the organizational effort for the Aerospace business during the transition, define immediate and future support needs and operational frameworks.  Supports the transitional team during interim transitional period. 

• Manages transitional payroll queries from vendor, transition team, employees, managers and HRM's in a timely, and professional manner.

• Correctly administers transitional payroll processes. Manages service delivery metrics in relation to outsourced payroll.

• Drives the management transition of documentation and communication of regional payroll programs, policies, and procedures.

• Supports the payroll transitional planning process in conjunction with third party providers including the calculation of wages, deductions, and payment of employees’ wages

• Ensures appropriate definition of payroll schedules, reconciliations, special processing planning and documentation of business and local requirements.

• Monitors regional markets for regulatory and local practice changes in labor law which may affect payroll processes.

• Manages transitional planning for regional market employee records such as tax documents and employee files for transitional purposes.Oversee and review preparation of reconciliation and reports for transitional purposes.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• This role requires advanced experience in the Human Resources & Payroll and Benefits Service Delivery. Knowledge level is comparable to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college ( or a high school diploma with relevant experience).

• Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise with payroll systems

• Workday payroll experience strongly preferred

• Experience with time and attendance systems ideally in manufacturing environments

• Skilled in project management

Desired Characteristics:

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Demonstrated skill in judgement to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems

• Ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders.

• Ability to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and is able to construct and provide recommendations.

• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs

• Established project management skills

• Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge and develop others through coaching and mentoring

• Detail and numerical orientated with good analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Articulate, adaptable, with excellent inter-personal and cross-cultural skills

• Eye for detail, confidence to challenge and ask questions

• Logical, structured and process-orientated thinking

• Good Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; quick adaptability to systems, tools, and processes

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes