Payroll Manager

Hybrid role

About the role

Primary responsibility for the oversight, governance, and execution of payroll operations across non-US jurisdictions. This role ensures compliant, accurate, and timely payroll processing while managing complex cross-border matters such as expatriate payrolls, tax protection, and multi-country reporting. Serves as the central point of coordination for internal stakeholders (HR, Finance, Tax, and Legal) and external payroll providers for all cross-border and non-US payroll-related matters, ensuring alignment with global payroll strategy, regulatory requirements, and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Ensure end-to-end payroll processing for Canada and APAC
• Coordinate with European colleagues to ensure consistency in all global payrolls
• Ensure timely and accurate payroll execution, including earnings, deductions, statutory filings, payments, and income allocations
• Monitor payroll calendars and coordinate multi-country payroll cycles
• Lead payroll support for internally mobile employees, including cross-border travel, expatriates, split payrolls, and tax gross-up calculations
• Partner with Global Mobility and Tax to ensure alignment on cross-border compliance and reporting
• Prepare IRS Forms 1042/1042-S, treaty-based return filings, and other similar tax forms
• Coordinate with Tax on ad-hoc cross-border matters, such as strategic opportunities, expansion and permanent establishment analyses
• Maintain strong internal controls and SOX compliance over payroll processes
• Establish and maintain standardized global payroll policies, procedures, and documentation
• Drive process improvements, automation, and harmonization across jurisdictions
• Assemble clear and concise workpapers
• Respond to inquiries from tax authorities
• Assist in various payroll-related tasks with a great attitude and willingness to contribute

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or related field
• At least 8 years of payroll or tax experience with significant exposure to multi-country tax and payroll operations
• Direct experience with cross-border payroll matters
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Excel
• Organized and able to successfully manage multiple tasks at a time
• High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• Ability to manage multiple jurisdictions and deadlines simultaneously
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in accounting and/or CPA and/or CPP
• Proficiency in Workday
• Experience in global mobility programs
• Exposure to equity compensation payroll reporting
• Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to work independently and as a member of a team and communicate with all levels throughout the organization
• Experience in a publicly traded or large multinational organization

Pay

$130,000 - $140,000 plus bonus

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance