Payroll Manager I

Job Purpose
Manages payroll processes and ensures proper management of all contractual, fiscal, insurance and social security formalities relating to personnel management (whether payroll or non-payroll) with the support of his/her own team and selected IT tools

Main accountabilities

• Manages the Administration of Payroll
• Takes part in industrial relations meetings for aspects relating to own scope of activities
• Partners to design and implements local/ regional policies in alignment with Company pay policies, both collective and individual
• Ensures prompt and proper payment of salaries or fees, contributions and taxes relating to personnel
• Responsible for relations with tax authorities related to federal, state, and local tax notices, audits, etc.
• Provides opinions on pay, contributions and fiscal aspects to the Company and personnel
• Critically review and analyze current payroll, benefits and tax procedures to recommend and help implement changes leading to best-practice operations (especially new countries absorbed into Shared Services model)
• Ensure the various systems are set-up and updated to reflect current employee base (wages, benefits, sick and vacation time) is in line with contracts (union and non-union) and in compliance with local and group standards
• Communicate actively with Business lines, HR C&B and Finance departments to review cross-departmental impacts and reconcile data sharing
• Responsible for the proper execution of all activities relating to the personnel administration section and Company and contractual pay policies and regulations
• Responsible for data integrity in Payroll systems
• Participate in payroll or time system implementation projects.
• Actual payroll processing responsibilities during team member vacations, balance workload during high activity periods.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• Special Skills Required: ADP (enterprise, payforce, vantage)
• Payroll system change management (special projects for enhancement), etc
• Workforce time system knowledge a plus.
• Must have lead/manager/team management experience - Leadership Experience - 5+ years
• Experience working in a shared services environment is a plus.
• Spanish speaking is a plus.
• SAP experience is a plus.

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.