Payroll Manager
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Job Location:
Princeton, NJ - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 100000 - 125000
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description:
About the Team:
Act as the primary liaison and subject matter expert for the dedicated offshore payroll team.
About the Role
The US/CAN Payroll Manager Offshore Support & Operations is responsible for overseeing the collaboration compliance and strategic management of payroll functions executed by an offshore payroll team. This role ensures accurate timely and compliant payment of domestic employees by guiding and monitoring the offshore teams execution of payroll systems and procedures while handling critical local compliance escalations and system governance. This manager acts as the primary onshore point of contact ensuring the seamless integration of offshore services with HR and Finance strategies. You will be based in our New Jersey office reporting to the Senior Manager International Payroll.
You Will:
- Offshore Team Oversight & Guidance: Act as the primary liaison and subject matter expert for the dedicated offshore payroll team. Provide day-to-day guidance clarity on US-specific payroll laws (FLSA IRS) and procedural oversight to ensure the accurate and timely processing of US payroll (salaries hourly bonuses deductions garnishments) by the offshore team.
- Compliance & Escalation Management (Onshore Focus): Retain responsibility for high-level US compliance and internal control adherence. Manage complex and escalated payroll issues that cannot be resolved by the offshore team. Oversee and validate US tax filings (941s W-2s) prepared with support from the offshore team.
- Process Standardization & Governance: Implement and govern the policies procedures and internal controls utilized by the offshore team ensuring consistency and efficiency. Continuously review and improve the offshore teams operational processes and payroll software utilization.
- Performance Monitoring & Development: Monitor the offshore teams performance accuracy metrics and adherence to service level agreements (SLAs). Collaborate with the offshore teams leadership on training knowledge transfer and professional development focused on US payroll regulations.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Onshore HR and Finance to ensure accurate data flow financial reporting and budget support acting as the key interface translating onshore requirements to the offshore execution team.
- System Management & Data Integrity: Manage the maintenance and configuration of core payroll/HRIS systems ensuring data integrity and security particularly as it relates to the offshore teams access and processing capabilities.
- Employee Support Interface: Manage the final resolution of complex escalated employee payroll inquiries and provide guidance on compensation and benefits often routing initial inquiries and basic processing questions to the offshore team. Employee support extends to not only Dow Jones but our shared services clients as well (e.g. NewsCorp HQ New York Post Storyful).
You Have:
- Bachelors degree in a business-related field preferred or equivalent experience.
- 7 years of progressive payroll experience including experience managing or collaborating extensively with remote or offshore teams.
- Strong current understanding of US federal state and local payroll laws tax regulations and internal controls (IRS FLSA).
Core Competencies:
- Experience with payroll software (UKG/UltiPro preferred) HRIS (Workday) and reporting tools particularly in a globally supported environment
- Offshore Team Coordination & Leadership
- Process Governance & Standardization
- Advanced US Payroll Compliance
- Communication & Cross-Cultural Collaboration (written/verbal)
- Problem-Solving & Escalation Management
Our Benefits
- Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
- Paid Time Off
- Retirement Plans
- Comprehensive Medical Dental and Vision Insurance Plans
- Education Benefits
- Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
- Family Care Benefits
- Commuter Transit Program
- Subscription Discounts
- Employee Referral Program
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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy age national origin disability status genetic information protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application due to a disability email us at Please put Reasonable Accommodation in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.Business Area:
Dow Jones - FinanceJob Category:
FinanceUnion Status:
Non-Union rolePay Range: $100000 - $125000We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidates experience industry knowledge location technical and communication skills and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract engage and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary for bonus eligible roles targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.For benefits eligible roles in addition to cash compensation the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package with a variety of physical health retirement and savings caregiving emotional wellbeing transportation and other benefits including elective benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..Required Experience:
Manager
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