Director, Payroll Job Description
Director, payroll
provides mentoring to the Payroll Coordinator and Payroll Specialist positions through knowledge of firm guidelines and best practices in payroll and tax compliance.
Director, Payroll Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective director, payroll job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included director, payroll job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Ensure all payroll reports are prepared after each payroll and maintained according to Federal and State law, and internal SOX process
Oversees the activities of the payroll team including the Corporate office and multi-state facilities associated with U.S. Payroll using an integrated payroll and HRIS system
Continuously implementing process improvements and optimizing payroll process, including enhancements of existing payroll systems
Working with tax agencies (Federal, State and Local) and ADP to resolve tax issues
Develops, maintains and assesses internal controls for payroll processes and related payroll software systems
Builds and manages efficient Commercial Sector (CS) Payroll Service & Compliance function to include payroll, benefits, banking, timekeeping, audit, and compensation transactions
Ensures and oversees the development and publishing of payroll policies and end user documentation and provides internal communications, training, and guidance to field payroll systems end users
Identifies and coordinates changes in policy and procedures governed by federal, state, and local laws that affect the payroll and benefits
Payroll project management and execution / implementation
Timely and accurate payroll service delivery
Director, Payroll Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Director, Payroll
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPP, FEMA, CPA, PMP, FPC, SHRM, APA, FPX, CSPO, E2E
Education for Director, Payroll
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the director, payroll job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Education, Human Resources, Management, Business/Administration, MBA, Leadership, Communication
Skills for Director, Payroll
Desired skills for director, payroll include:
Federal
Demonstrated experience developing and implementing payroll processes in compliance with payroll standards
International
Legal compliance and best practices
State and local tax regulations
Accounting
Payroll
Excel
ADP
Compliances
Desired experience for director, payroll includes:
Minimum of 5 years prior supervisory experience in general ledger area
General HR knowledge preferred
Tier 1 and 2 customer service
Payslip production and distribution
SLA interpretation, enforcement and achievement
Calculation of gross to net pay for company employees
Director, Payroll Examples
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Director, Payroll Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a director, payroll. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for director, payroll
- Ensure the payment of all payroll liabilities are processed within established timeframes
- Lead all aspects of the payroll function
- Enhance Business Partnership – ensuring end to end integration and representing payroll function on all existing/new initiatives
- External Vendor management for key partners (ADP, Ulti)
- 15+ years of Retail payroll experience with 10,000+ employees
- Respond to payroll queries from employees
- Partner with corporate leadership, executive field leadership, district managers, and stores to develop strategies, coach performance, improve results and enhance effective scheduling execution and management of payroll
- Prepare and consolidate annual budget and monthly/quarterly forecasts, which includes expense, capital, payroll, and store line headcount
- Develop training materials to develop store line and home office team on store scheduling, payroll management skills, key concepts and additional operational and divisional initiatives
- Oversee tax and regulatory reporting, quarter end and year end payroll activities, including wage and hour laws, unemployment, and all other required submissions
Qualifications for director, payroll
- Understands and applies financial reporting concepts, US GAAP and local statutory requirements to ensure financial reporting is accurate
- Identifies and balances risks and opportunities and makes recommendations on potential financial outcomes
- Maintain duly authorized employee records
- Ensure timely filing of all government, welfare and insurance reports
- Perform other tasks as well
- Plan, prioritize and manage the implementation of various systems enhancements supporting business partner requirements
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Director, Payroll Job Description
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Our growing company is hiring for a director, payroll. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for director, payroll
- Responsible for compliance of payroll system, segregation of duties
- Managing, coaching and developing payroll staff
- Leading the geographic expansion of payroll processing into new countries as the company rapidly expands its global footprint
- Leading the payroll due diligence and integration for potential large and small acquisitions
- Semi-monthly expense processing for International employees
- Creating and running various reports using ADP Reporting as needed
- Ensure payroll is processed accurately for salaried and hourly employees, high volume
- Provide leadership and direction in managing the daily operations of various International and regional payrolls
- Assist with the development of a strategy for a global payroll service delivery model
- Supporting and advising on Equity and Mobility requirements and the successful delivery in to Payroll & Finance
Qualifications for director, payroll
- Collaborate with all levels of the management team to articulate budgets, forecasts, projects and performance against plans and define labor impact of new or special projects and initiatives
- Assemble and analyze complex data to drive operational excellence and consistency by store type
- Drive continuous improvement and standardization for all operational procedures
- Support management decision-making through the development of long range planning/business modeling
- Analyze exceptions and inefficiencies in the expense model in order to suggest improvements and implement necessary changes
- Review key initiatives and assess risk to concept expectations
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Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a director, payroll. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for director, payroll
- Maintain effective internal controls for the payroll function, ensure compliance with GAAP regarding payroll related accounts, and proactively work with management to identify process improvements and gaps
- Continuously develop strategic process improvements to maintain the quality, efficiency and overall effectiveness of the payroll function to ensure compliance with federal, state and local taxing authority requirements
- Manage and ensure payroll compliance vendor management and relationships
- Responsible for leading US and Canadian payroll operations staff of 9-10
- Creating the long-term vision and delivering innovations for our Dayforce Payroll product to create happy customers
- Evangelist for Dayforce Payroll to demonstrate the value to our customers & market
- Acts as a project manager for the overall implementation and ongoing maintenance of complex payroll and time keeping systems for CS
- Reviews and analyzes current payroll, benefits, and tax procedures in order to proactively identify, recommend, and implement changes that lead to improvement opportunities and offer the most accurate and efficient processes
- Establishes internal controls structure to ensure the integrity of the data in the payroll and time keeping systems
- Responsible for continuous process improvement and skills and capabilities of the payroll team to ensure they deliver best customer service
Qualifications for director, payroll
- Knowledge of Payroll, Tax, and Benefit schemes in Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Chile
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ADP Payforce and E-Time
- Workday Payroll knowledge &/or experience preferred but not required
- Strong leadership, analytical, conceptual and technical skills
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant quantitative field (e.g., accounting, finance, math/engineering/science)
- Develop reports and supporting schedules
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Director, Payroll Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of director, payroll. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for director, payroll
- Work with corporate tax, finance, Human Resources, business leaders and Business Unit personnel to address matters related to Payroll, Payroll Tax, Garnishment, and business unit chargebacks
- Responsible for oversight and documentation and deadlines required for payroll reporting on International Assignees, Annual Report/Proxy data, Stock/RSU reporting, YE, Bonus, and other reporting and documentation
- Responsible for the timely payment and reporting of all federal and state payroll taxes, including unemployment
- Establishes a payroll strategy and vision that aligns with University needs, HR’s service delivery model and stakeholder requirements
- Establishes a payroll strategy and vision that aligns with delivery model and stakeholder requirements
- Lead, manage and collaborate with the global teams supporting Payroll and WFA ensuring service levels are met and goals are achieved
- Drive standardization of payroll processes & systems worldwide and implement metrics to both improve customer service, quality and efficiency
- Work effectively in a matrix organization and effectively manage a global payroll team across multiple geographies
- Drive cross-functional collaboration across departments (HR, Stock Admin, IT, Legal, Internal Audit, ) to identify and implement payroll process improvements and best practices to drive excellence and best in class metrics
- In coordination with the Senior Vice President, selects, trains, and directs the Health and Welfare Benefits staff and the Payroll/Benefits Information Center staff
Qualifications for director, payroll
- Demonstrated experience and functional expertise administering/managing large, complex, enterprise-wide Human Resources systems such as PeopleSoft, Oracle, SAP
- Certification (through APA, NBA )
- Strong leadership in managing vendors
- Must have the ability to adapt and be flexible working within a highly-customized payroll environment
- Prepare, review, and submit the monthly, quarterly, and year-end journals to Corporate Finance for posting to the general ledger
- Strong experience with Payroll, Time and Labor applications
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Director, Payroll Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of director, payroll. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for director, payroll
- Maintain knowledge of existing and new payroll related legislation
- Manage daily operations of the Payroll department with regards to accuracy, timeliness, excellent customer focus and compliance
- Develop, communicate and coordinate with Human Resources on company policy recommendations as it relates to payroll administration
- Oversee internal and external audits as it relates to payroll
- Ensure proper journal entries, analysis of payroll and related balance sheet accounts are completed timely
- Lead integration efforts relating to mergers and acquisition activity for payroll and work streams
- Keeps up-to-date and complies with federal, state and local legal and regulatory requirements and advises management when necessary
- Strategic Vision - Support and execute the strategic vision for Global payroll shared services and HRIS
- Develops and promotes a consistent approach to global payroll delivery and management
- Consultation and Facilitation - Provide expert consulting regarding payroll initiatives and tools to facilitate overall organization performance
Qualifications for director, payroll
- Strategic thinker with the ability to focus on continuous improvement and future needs of the organization
- APA or CPP certification
- Strong working knowledge of and experience with SAP HR and Payroll systems preferred
- Ability to lead complex projects that result in accomplishment of overall business objectives
- Demonstrated managerial and leadership expertise
- Ability to deliver strong messages and ensure compliance