North America Payroll Director

Responsible for designing, implementing, and managing a best-in-class payroll team delivering superior services for HP across the Americas. This role’s key objectives include being an expert in the field of payroll (insourced and outsourced), specifically in the US. Responsible for leading the execution of payroll timelines and deliverables, addressing internal and external business changes, and regulator issues. The role will drive and lead payroll automation and digitization in processes including projects for efficiency and improved processing and net pay accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the timely and accurate execution of end-to-end payroll deliverables across the Americas (United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, and Peru)
• Develop, implement and maintain internal control policies, procedures, and compliance with respect to the payroll process, including, but not limited to pay policies, payroll calendars, payroll checklists, process maps and other procedural documentation.
• Ensure standard operating procedures are followed and maintained, and service level agreements are met by the team (e.g., response times and resolution of tickets).
• Manage a team of 30+ payroll specialists spread across the US, Mexico and Brazil.
• Timely offboarding and separations
• Seamless integration with time and attendance systems
• Meet/exceed success metrics and key process indicators
• Ensure Audit and SOX compliance
• Maintain a highly motivated and engaged team supporting unity across work locations
• Partnership and collaboration across HR and Finance
• Cross trained employees for backup/vacation coverage
• Employee development including skills growth and succession plans
• Maintain confidential information when required by legal or ethical standards and professionalism to ensure privacy of employee records.