Payroll Manager

Ensure compliance with country-specific payroll legislation, tax regulations, statutory reporting requirements, wage and hour laws, and applicable labor laws across supported jurisdictions.

Maintain compliance with federal, state, provincial, and local payroll regulations.

Ensure payroll controls meet internal control requirements and audit standards.

Support internal, external, SOX, and statutory payroll audits.

Prepare payroll documentation and supporting schedules for audit requests.

Review payroll exceptions and implement corrective actions.

Utilize Workday HCM and Workday Payroll to process payroll transactions, validations, audits, reporting, and payroll administration.

Configure and validate payroll inputs within Workday.

Review payroll integrations between Workday and downstream systems.

Support Workday payroll testing for releases, regulatory updates, and system enhancements.

Participate in Workday enhancement projects and continuous optimization initiatives.

Partner closely with HRIS teams to improve payroll system functionality and data integrity.

Develop and maintain Workday payroll reporting and dashboards.

Resolve complex payroll inquiries from employees, managers, and HR.

Partner with HR, Finance, Treasury, Accounting, Tax, and external payroll providers to resolve payroll issues.

Provide payroll guidance on policy interpretation and regulatory requirements.

Maintain confidentiality of employee payroll information.

7–10 years of progressive payroll experience.

Minimum 3 years of experience leading payroll teams.

Experience processing high-volume payroll.

Experience supporting multinational payroll operations.

Experience using Workday HCM and Workday Payroll, including payroll processing, audits, validations, payroll inputs, reporting, testing, and reconciliations.

Experience managing payroll operations for the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and/or Australia.

Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, tax regulations, statutory reporting, wage and hour requirements, and labor laws across supported jurisdictions.

Experience supporting payroll audits and compliance reviews.

Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.

Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills. Must be able to speak English.