Director, Payroll

About the role

The Payroll Director is responsible for managing both the US Payroll Team and Global Stock Team. Key responsibilities include:

• Managing all aspects of payroll, ensuring timely and accurate processing of bi-weekly payroll and off-cycle stock payrolls.
• Leading and supporting the US Payroll Team in payroll processing timelines and internal payroll controls.
• Coordinating with the Benefit Team to support updates and year-end filings related to ACA requirements.
• Ensuring compliance with meal premium calculations and garnishment rules.
• Maintaining data security and record retention practices.
• Supporting year-end processes with the Payroll Team and other business partners.
• Managing quarterly and annual tax reconciliations, W-2 and W-2C issuance, and demonstrating knowledge of multi-jurisdictional employment tax rules and regulations.
• Leading special projects such as Workers Comp Audit, 401k Audit, and Internal/External Audit Requests.
• Collaborating with internal and external auditors for SOX inquiries, including system security, employee changes, and new hire onboarding.
• Maintaining data integration feeds for all vendors in coordination with the payroll service.
• Maintaining internal relationships with various business groups and supporting process dependencies, internal controls, and reporting requests.
• Managing quarterly and open enrollment Oracle Fusion Patch testing with the HR Technical group and IT.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Accounting, Finance, or a related field with Payroll work experience preferred.
• Current membership with the APA/Payroll Org and CPP required.
• 10+ years of payroll processing experience, preferably in manufacturing with experience in calculating the regular rate of pay.
• Excellent organization, follow-through, initiative, and payroll processing or analyst aptitude.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of ACA requirements and ability to coordinate with Benefit Team.
• Strong understanding of Regular Rate of Pay calculations and Meal Premiums.
• Strong understanding of Garnishment types and rules.
• Strong understanding of data security and record retention.
• Experience in project management, account analysis, employment tax and tax amendment experience, SOX analysis, audit management, payroll reconciliations, payroll and time & attendance reporting and analysis.
• Ability to produce SOPs and support cross training for both the payroll and stock teams.
• Ability to lead projects and speak to larger groups when participating in projects, initiatives, SOX walkthroughs, and group events.