Payroll Director Cover Letter

I am excited to be applying for the position of payroll director. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for direction for mergers and divestures internally to Payroll team and vendors for coordination of payroll, taxes, and garnishments.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Team-based leadership skills
• Progressive thinker with a dynamic, outgoing and positive style
• Experienced with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point, and Outlook.)
• Experience with SuccessFactors platform
• Experience working in a payroll shared service environment
• In depth knowledge of tax implications on payroll garnishments, payroll rules and regulations and legal compliance practices
• Proficiency in other Microsoft office applications (Power Point, Word)
• Management experience – will be supervising 2 people (Will take strong senior who is the right cultural fit over management experience)

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the payroll director position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for timely payroll tax information to OSV to address all tax remittances, SUI rate changes, garnishments, etc.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Significant knowledge and keen understanding of payroll and benefit transactions and processes including how they are performed, upstream and downstream considerations, and leading practices in these areas to identify and drive process improvements
• Prior experience in managing, executing, and implementing payroll related projects
• Strong knowledge of ReconNet or similar reconciliation tool
• Very high attention to detail and strong organization skills, with a focus on accuracy and timeliness
• Strong problem solving and root cause analysis skills, analytical and reasoning skills
• Working knowledge of various LMS applications
• Experience with large-scale complex program and/or process management
• Adept at conducting research into best practices, models, and methodologies

I would like to submit my application for the payroll director opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

Previously, I was responsible for oversight for Payroll team members, including garnishments, tax and disbursements as well as application management for payroll, time, absence and financial related interfaces.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Knowledge of outsourced payroll providers (i.e., ADP) and payroll-related systems (i.e., Workday and Kronos)
• Experience with employee benefits, payroll accounting and reporting
• Implementation experience with payroll systems in large, multi-FEIN organizations
• Demonstrated project management experience and strategic planning skills
• Excellent oral communication, presentation, active listening and facilitation skills, Microsoft Office proficiency (Access, Word, PowerPoint, Project and Excel) and MS Visio
• Excellent leadership abilities, including strategy development, analytical thinking, negotiation and change management
• Accounting skills including knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
• Demonstrated experience in establishing a payroll process framework and an understanding of the technical, business and people-related dynamics that need to be considered in delivering payroll services

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the payroll director position.

Previously, I was responsible for support and backup Payroll Specialist team in weekly and bi weekly payroll processing as well as other tasks such as garnishments, tax filings, escheatment etc.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Proven NZ accounting and tax knowledge and experience
• Proven payroll knowledge
• Knowledge of NZ corporate reporting and Companies Office compliance requirements
• A comprehensive understanding of their subject area to explain both the concept and principles to clients and staff
• Concern for quality and standards through customer focus
• Experienced in developing new and existing clients and professional intermediary relationships
• NZ Chartered Accountant
• Strong collaboration skills and a can do attitude

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the payroll director position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for subject matter expertise regarding payroll, payroll tax and garnishments by answering questions and requests.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Strong negotiation, customer service and collaboration skills
• Strong background and demonstrated success in process improvement, system maximization, internal control, and customer service
• Experience with direct supervision of payroll staff
• Certification and experience with PeopleSoft Financial and Human Resource applications
• A hands-on resource on ADP Payforce or similar platforms
• Adept Excel skills, particularly with VLOOKUP and pivot tables
• Experience in managing Americas payroll for over 2,000 employees
• Experience with systems implementations in the areas of Payroll and Human Resources Management