Director, Global Payroll

The Director of Payroll leads payroll strategy, operations, compliance, accounting, technology, and service delivery across North America, while providing governance and oversight for payroll activities in other global locations.

What You Will Do

The Director is accountable for establishing a scalable payroll operating model that balances centralized governance with local legal, operational, and employee-service requirements. They oversee payroll operations and compliance, accounting, controls, and audit, as well as systems, transformation, and data.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have advanced knowledge of U.S. multi-state payroll operations, payroll accounting, internal controls, and federal, state, and local payroll tax requirements. They will have hands-on experience administering ADP payroll products and experience leading payroll in a complex, multi-entity environment.

Requirements

• Advanced knowledge of U.S. multi-state payroll operations, payroll accounting, internal controls, and federal, state, and local payroll tax requirements.
• Hands-on experience administering ADP payroll products, including payroll processing, reporting, configuration, integrations, data validation, and vendor issue resolution.
• Experience leading payroll in a complex, multi-entity environment.
• Public-company experience and familiarity with SOX controls.
• Strong people-leadership skills, with demonstrated success coaching payroll professionals, setting priorities, managing performance, and building collaborative teams.
• Demonstrated success building and scaling payroll organizations and operating models by simplifying and standardizing processes, leveraging automation, and reducing manual work where system or process changes are warranted.
• Ability to translate payroll requirements into clear processes, system specifications, test plans, controls, and stakeholder communications.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience using payroll reports, reconciliations, metrics, and data to drive decisions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships across Human Resources, Finance, Accounting, Tax, Legal, Audit, IT, business operations, and external partners.
• Proven ability to lead complex projects, manage organizational change, and deliver accurate results under firm deadlines.
• Ability to work additional or nonstandard hours during payroll deadlines, quarter-end, year-end, system implementations, audits, or other peak periods.
• Demonstrated ability to exhibit and model Alamo Group’s Core Leadership Competencies, including leading change, leading people, communication, business acumen, and results orientation.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package