EVERSANA

life sciences

Sr.Director,GlobalPayroll

Chicago, Illinois, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Sr. Director, Global Payroll at EVERSANA. Skills: Global Payroll Management, Payroll Operations Efficiency, International Payroll Compliance, Team Leadership, Process Improvement. Overseeing accuracy and operations efficiency for the global payroll process. Manage the processing of bi-weekly payroll for exempt employees and bi-weekly payroll for non-exempt employees in multi-state and international environments”

What You'll Achieve.

Overseeing accuracy and operations efficiency for the global payroll process; Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local (including International) legal and tax requirements; Designs short-term and long-term strategies for continuous improvement in payroll operations including optimization of systems/processes; Responsible for building scalable business processes for our payroll department and ensuring our internal control environment is effective; Build and structure a high-performing international payroll team using metrics to determine appropriate team size/scale

Industry & Context.

life sciences
Problems you'll solve

Outstanding analytical and problem-solving abilities

Eligibility Requirements

Travel – <10% for appropriate HR/Finance conferences or meetings, Hours – 40+ Hours per week, 5 days of the week, Frequently required to reach, grasp, stand and/or sit for long periods of time (up to 90% of the shift), walk, talk and occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

12-15 years of multi-state and international payroll experience with a global, multi-national company required, High level of familiarity with international payroll and compliance requirements, Proven experience as Senior Manager or other managerial position with experience building a high performing team, understanding of human resources, corporate finance, and measures of performance, Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Management

Nice to Have

Certified Payroll Professional (CCP), Experience with Ultimate Software, advanced Excel skills

What You'll Do.

Overseeing accuracy and operations efficiency for the global payroll process

Manage the processing of bi-weekly payroll for exempt employees and bi-weekly payroll for non-exempt employees in multi-state and international environments

Manage global payroll service providers

communicate changes for international employees

Interface and partner with HR to support onboarding of new employees as well as separations in a timely and compliant manner

Work with payroll processors to ensure compliance with federal

and local (including International) legal and tax requirements

Maintain a customer service approach to company’s employees who have questions regarding their pay

Support preparation of all payroll and related journal entries with the accounting team in support of month

quarter and year-end close

Reconcile payroll account balances as part of month end

quarter end and year end close processes

Provide analysis of payroll and related costs to identify trends and to ensure accurate

Designs short-term and long-term strategies for continuous improvement in payroll operations including optimization of systems/processes

Stay current on state and federal laws that govern reporting of wages

taxation and reporting requirements

Responsible for building scalable business processes for our payroll department and ensuring our internal control environment is effective

Lead role in determining strategy and systems for international payroll

Lead global rollout of centralized payroll processes and systems

Build international payroll team in scale with growth in EVERSANA’s international operations

reporting and account reconciliations

and other assignments as needed to support finance and HR

Responsible for and oversee their respective staff and the accuracy of their work

and discuss with team the company policies and procedures

Drive for change where needed within their respective group and department

Mentor other staff in the group or department and lead by example

select and supervise the activities of the department

Build and structure a high-performing international payroll team using metrics to determine appropriate team size/scale

Determine job objectives

work methods and performance review performance relative to departmental objectives discussion appraisal with each employee and authorize and communicate salary changes

and discharge and administer all other personnel actions

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Interface and partner with HR; Support preparation of all payroll and related journal entries with the accounting team; Communicate, interpret, and discuss with team the company policies and procedures; Communicate interpret and discuss with team the company policies and procedures

Communication Scope

Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills; Communication Matters speak up to create transparent, thoughtful and timely dialogue

Process & Methodology

Designs short-term and long-term strategies for continuous improvement in payroll operations including optimization of systems/processes, Lead global rollout of centralized payroll processes and systems, Ad-hoc projects

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