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, International Payroll Compliance, Team Leadership, Process Improvement, Financial Reporting Support. 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”

What You'll Achieve.

overseeing accuracy and operations efficiency for the global payroll process; delivering excellent business results through the efforts of their teams; ensure compliance with federal, state, and local (including International) legal and tax requirements; ensure accurate and; continuous improvement in payroll operations; building scalable business processes for our payroll department; 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; Provide analysis of payroll and related costs to identify trends and to ensure accurate and

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.

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

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

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

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

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; Maintain a customer service approach (with an eye on email responsiveness); Communicate, interpret, and discuss with team the company policies and procedures; Communicate interpret and discuss with team the company policies and procedures

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

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