Payroll Director
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Job Location:
Milwaukee, WI - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
11 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position Purpose:
The Payroll Director leads and manages the payroll function at Veolia North America by strategically planning directing and coordinating all departmental activities to provide exceptional service levels to employees and departments across the company. The Director will oversee the payroll operations for a workforce of approximately 10000 employees across multiple states in the United States and Caribbean within a highly unionized environment. This role will be responsible for ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing compliance with federal and state regulations and the effective use of the Workday payroll system.
Primary Duties/Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute a strategic roadmap for payroll operations that aligns with Veolia North Americas organizational goals while maintaining operational excellence.
- Oversee payroll operations in a multi-state environment for unionized and non-unionized workforce ensuring compliance with federal state and local regulations as well as collective bargaining agreements.
- Collaborate with HR Finance and other departments to ensure seamless integration of payroll processes with other business functions.
- Drive process improvements and automation initiatives within Workday to enhance efficiency and maximize value
- Proven ability to lead teams and collaborate with senior leadership.
- Lead and contribute to special projects including changes in corporate structure upgrades new acquisitions implementations standardizations of policies and procedures policy changes corporate wide programs etc.
- Lead develop and manage a team of payroll professionals including training mentoring reviewing and assigning workloads assuring quality control for processes conducting performance reviews for direct reports and resolving any issues that may arise.
- Prepare and analyze payroll reports metrics and trends to inform decision-making and strategic planning.
- Ensure timely resolution of payroll-related inquiries and issues from employees and management.
- Stay current on payroll legislation and industry trends to ensure compliance and best practices.
- Oversee and prepare year-end processes including W-2 preparation and distribution and all year-start processes and responsibilities.
- Ensure integrity of payroll data participate in audits and ensure all payroll records are maintained accurately and securely.
- Lead payroll tax strategy including planning filing reporting and reconciliation across multiple jurisdictions.
- Proven ability to lead teams and collaborate with senior leadership.
- Perform other duties assigned.
Work Environment:
- Hybrid office environment based on activities and company policies.
Qualifications :
Education/Experience/Background:
- Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Human Resources or related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of payroll management experience preferably in a large multi-state unionized environment.
- Strong experience in a unionized environment is mandatory in a large organization (min 5000 employees).
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Strong knowledge of payroll regulations tax laws and compliance requirements.
- Experience with Workday Payroll Time and Absence or similar payroll systems is highly preferred.
- Excellent leadership communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent knowledge of Google Sheets / Microsoft Office and other Google Suite tools.
Required Certification/Licenses/Training:
- Payroll (CPP) HRCI or related accreditation preferred.
Additional Information :
Benefits: Veolias comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies as well as health dental vision life insurance savings accounts tuition reimbursement paid volunteering and addition employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.
Disclaimer: The salary other compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time subject to applicable law.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Data Entry
- Paychex
- QuickBooks
- Accounting
- 10 Key Calculator
- Paylocity
- Microsoft Excel
- Payroll
- ADP
- Administrative Experience
- Human Resources
- Bookkeeping
About Company
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