Role: Global Payroll Director

Location: St. Louis, MO

Accountabilities

• Technical Knowledge - Global tax withholding and reporting regulations, payroll tax accounting
  
• Global mindset
  
• Influence
  
• Collaboration
  
• Result Driven
  
• Hands-on
  
• Project management; forming and execution
  
• Customer Focus
  
• Analytics and Problem solving; detail orientated
  
• Business Knowledge - Translate business strategy/needs to programs and processes
  
• Inquisitive - Finding new opportunities and executing them
  

Specific Accountabilities

• Ensure accurate and timely processing of the Company\'s payroll in all countries, and compliance with applicable regulations and laws (including tax and labor laws).
• This is achieved by developing, evaluating and maintaining appropriate policies, standard operating procedures, and applying international, federal, state and local payroll tax regulatory requirements,
• As well as keeping team informed of changes to payroll policies, regulations, and procedures, and their effect and implementation.
  
• Set up key performance standards for payroll processing and carry out effective management of operations to ensure those standards are met.
  
• Drive for continuous improvement of an integrated global set of HR systems, tools and associated processes by identifying and recommending solutions to address process improvement and automation opportunities to streamline and optimize operational effectiveness, and developing procedures for addressing, tracking and resolving issues.
  
• Develop global processes and governance procedures to supervise and direct selection of business projects and payroll vendors, as well as implementation of new payroll platforms.
  
• Define and deploy global payroll strategy and vision that aligns with the Company needs and stakeholder requirements; partner and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure strategy viability.
  
• Guide HR in organizing local payroll functions for the locations which are not included in the global solution.
  
• Manage partnership with HR system vendors and service providers to ensure processes are leveled up and deliverables achieved.
  
• Working knowledge of the development and monitoring of internal controls related to payroll. Manage the diverse audits such as internal, employment tax and labor audits, and ensure compliance with organizational procedures.
  
• Collaborate with Tax and Accounting on tax and accounting reconciliation processes.
  
• Ability to handle confidential information with the utmost discretion.
  
• Partner and collaborate with Human Resources, Finance, Controllership and IT to evaluate reporting, communicate updates and prioritize improvement opportunities and to ensure seamless systems integration, process efficiency, and standardization.
  
• Manage the performance, goals and development of team including formal supervision of 12 team members.
  
• Support HRIS optimization and other initiatives by recommending process improvements and creating opportunities for automation and reduction of manual processes.
• Act as a key stakeholder in implementation of new modules.
  
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge of current legal regulations and reporting requirements by attending educational workshops and reviewing professional publications.
  

Other duties as required and assigned.

• A minimum of 10 years of outstanding experience in the payroll profession in an international payroll environment setting: HRIS/payroll system implementation, strategy and governance.
  
• Experience with the management of outsourced payroll vendors, managing vendor performance.
  
• Business process analysis and redesign experience: strong business analysis skills; process mapping; business process redesign and implementation.
  
• Proven ability to use quantitative and qualitative metrics to design and gauge effectiveness of the organization's processes and translating data into solutions to continually improve processes and practices.
  
• Superior organization and project management skills as demonstrated by the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and drive towards deadlines and results. Independent follow through on all commitments with minimum oversight.
  
• Willing to take responsibility and accept accountability for action with a high degree of initiative and sense of urgency.
  
• Ability to think globally, strategically, and objectively. Effectively translates data into actionable insights, strategies and financial plans.
  
• Recognize critical elements of problems, develop and evaluate data, determine solutions, and make logical recommendations.
  
• Ability to compile payroll, budget, audit and accounting information and evaluate results for reasonableness; a good understanding of how payroll entries post into the general ledger.
  
• A creative approach to problem solving, with a humble, team oriented and optimistic attitude.
  
• Leadership skills balanced with a willingness to play a \\\'hands-on\\\' role with key projects.
  
• Strong verbal, written and presentation skills including the ability to communicate complex ideas in a simple way and to tailor key messages and presentation style to multiple audiences.
  
• Leading, coaching, developing and inspiring a global team - setting team goals, measuring success and communicating achievements.
  
• Highly competent with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Bachelor\'s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
  
• CPP or other recognized payroll certification
  
• Knowledge of SuccessFactors