Global Payroll Manager

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and/or review payroll runs globally (Cloudpay and Trinet)
• Resolve payroll issues and errors by partnering with our business partners.
• Work with various stakeholders to improve the payroll process
• Work independently as well as be a strong contributor within our internal account teams (e.g. align with the regional HR sub-departments & other HR Teams)
• Stay up to date with local payroll regulations including international
• Act as a functional expert and main contact point regarding payroll-related escalations
• Act as the main point of contact on the country level for internal and external audits by coordinating payroll feedback and escalating to global leaders when necessary
• Oversee relationships with external payroll providers by tracking their performance and establishing KPIs for improvement when necessary
• Drive to prepare monthly payroll reconciliations, journal and accrual reports
• Take ownership and represent the payroll function during ongoing projects
• Review and suggest process optimizations to ensure alignment with local rules and global processes, and compliance
• Understand end-to-end payroll functions and is able to relate these to company objectives
• Ensure and oversee compliance with statutory and SOX reporting and filing requirements
• Challenging As-Is and fueling projects with the concept of new/better ways of working
• Deliver team targets
• Maintain, achieve and improve SLAs and create new plans if necessary
• Help achieve high team satisfaction, motivation, and great transparency within the team
• Ensure that stakeholders receive clear and timely communication

Requirements:

• Minimum 8+ years of experience working in a payroll/accounting environment
• Minimum of 3+ years of experience in team management and coaching
• Experience in payroll, payroll tax, and compliance for multi-state US and international (EMEA, APAC, Canada)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must
• Experience with start-up companies preferred
• Experience with payroll/accounting technology (ex: Workday, Netsuite, CloudPay, ADP)
• CPP or CPM is a plus
• Ability to work effectively as an individual and as a team member
• Ability to take ownership of payroll processes
• Problem-solving mindset & positive attitude
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to multitask
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Crypto experience is a plus
• Ability to work remote effectively