Payroll Team Lead

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Job Overview

• Be first point of escalation for all US Payroll related issues , HR and Finance team members, External Vendors
• Lead team with accountability of end to end Inhouse payroll processing and management support
• Focuses on Process Improvement opportunities
• Delivers service excellence to Employees, Managers and HR professionals
• Maintenance of high Employee Engagement Scores
• Should be expert of inhouse payroll processing in Workday for US and Canada Employees along with Tax knowledge and Garnishment process
• Transition of work as and when needed to Mumbai center and appropriate allocation and management
  

Payroll Processing

• Ensures team is performing the day to day payroll processing activities & Overall Accountability of US and Canada payroll processing
• Analyze and prioritizes incoming work amongst team to ensure data is processed by the cut-off date
• Accountable for the transactional process work and data entry, ongoing HR process harmonization/improvement, and processing within the region/market
• Play a critical role of acting as a “Liaison” between Payroll team and Tax Agencies, Vendors, HR, and Finance teams
• Leads Process Improvement, Standardization and Automation opportunities
• Be Payroll Checker for all supported payroll for different wage types EEs i.e. Wage, Salaried etc.
• Review Validation of gross to net process and approval bank files and necessary payroll routes
• Accountable for effective and efficient delivery of Payroll across network – deliver SLA’s (service level agreement’s), KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), metrics/measures
• Analyze work intake and provide team’s assistance to manage payroll queries over Service Now case management tool
• Mitigating risks related to: SOX audits, data privacy, security, visibility, other related regional concerns
• Provides level 3 inquiry payroll support to employees, managers and HR. Escalate issues to vendor as needed
• Effectively communicate with diverse Stakeholders
• Provide timely updates to Stakeholders and proactively resolve issues
• Demonstrate a high level of customer orientation towards stakeholders
• Build a trusting and effective relationship with payroll vendors / partners
• Ensure Garnishment orders are actioned on timely basis along with appropriate responses to agencies, authorities as applicable
• Work closely with US team members
  

Reporting & MIS

• Ownership of the end to end payroll processing of all employees of US and Canada region
• Update and Review of payroll service metrics at a set frequency
• Ensure all relevant tools are reviewed and updated on timely manner – SN case etc.
• Review and Dashboard management is completed with all team members updates
• Accountable for all reporting and reconciliations, Payroll tax updates, including the oversight of all year-end activities with vendor
• Ensuring team is updating Payroll KPI reports on time and correctly as soon as payroll is over
• Creation / Review of Eligible Earning reports
• Supporting Audit and other adhoc reporting requirements
• Testing – provide support for Testing (initial and any ongoing)
• Ensures project related trackers and worksheets and documentation process is reviewed on periodic basic
  

People Mgmt

• Coach and develop the Team
• Focus on Talent retention
• Set an inclusive culture
• Responsible for Team engagement interventions
• Ensure team BCP and rotation plans are managed appropriately considering Team members growth
  

Strategies

• Be the go-to person for information and guidance on end to end US and Canada payroll processes
• Ensure BCP / FMEA / Automation / uPerform and other process documentations /trackers are updated for training and business continuity.Drive process improvement through Continuous Improvement tools
• Identify & share best practices across other teams, internal and external stakeholders
• Identify and leverage HMM opportunities
• Support activities with metrics focus
• Automate processes and adopt technology where needed
• Responsible to actively partner in Service Excellence Framework execution
• Lead Inhouse Payroll processing team of US and Canada
• Lead Team Engagements w.r.t. Team meetings, update, etc.
• Drive changes within region for enhanced payroll scope, new capabilities etc.
  

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Preferred Years Of Related Experience

5-7 years of Team handling experience

Any Payroll Or Related Process Transition Experience

• Ability to partner with peers and project team members and demonstrate collaborative and effective teamwork
• Ability to work cross-functionally and learn quickly
• Ability to lead / handle a team
• Good problem-solving skills, bias for action, decisive, strong time management skills
• Ability and willingness to adapt to a dynamic set of standards and tools
• Ability to function as a creative self-starter and to work independently
• Knowledge of technical systems preferred (Workday, ADP SmartCompliance)
• Strong prioritization and work allocation skills
• Multitasking is must
• Change management skills and experience preferred
• Inhouse Payroll processing experience in WD and Tax calculation and disbursement along with Understanding of Garnishment
  

• Integrity and Candor
• Proven effectiveness at delivering outstanding results
• High level of collaboration
• Grow by Building and Applying Expertise
• Drives results by building high-trust relationships at all levels
• Navigates the organization and understands the complexity of a global services group
• Strong communication skills to both a technical and non-technical audience
• Ability to lead technological change and process improvements – Workday knowledge is must
• Flexibility to handle changing work demands
• Attentive listening skills and attention to detail are necessary
• Ability to coach and lead the team
• Demonstrate a passion for and understanding of process and technology