Ways You Can Contribute:

• Coordinate and complete multi-country payroll processing, practices, and programs.
• Liaise with 8 payroll service providers (one for each country in which employees work) for the processing of monthly payroll for employees including shadow payroll for US and African employees.
• Manage and prepare the calculation of wages and deductions to ensure compliance with all applicable tax laws and legislations.
• Ensure systems and processes function correctly, develop and update payroll policy and procedures, contingency plans and recommend process improvements where needed.
• Perform other general payroll activities including audits, reviewing, and reconciling payroll registers and benefit statements, preparing journal entries, etc.
• Ensure any changes in compensation, title, special payments, etc. are accurate and processed promptly.
• Work closely with People & Culture (P&C) to ensure any payroll changes are captured to be processed.
• Ensure payroll service providers are delivering as per contract.
• Ensure all payments, tax filings and government reports are completed accurately and on time.
• Ensure all staff receive their year-end tax statements by the government deadline.
• Develop and/or maintain documentation of all payroll controls and procedures; coordinate and manage the production of all audit deliverables relating to payroll and related systems.
• Liaise with accounting to ensure timely financial reporting and accruals.
• Review and reconcile payroll registers and benefits, including pension statements and prepare journal entries as required; identify risk areas and act to mitigate risk.
• Perform various payroll-related activities to support the business such as audits, review of calculations and processing payments, as well as any additional tasks relating to payroll processing and reporting requirements.
• Ensure all payroll-related accounts are timely and accurately reviewed and reconciled to ensure the integrity of the corporate financial records, including payroll pre-funding accounts.
• Build cross-functional relationships with Accounting, P&C, and other departments within the organization.
• Partner with P&C in aligning and implementing changes and controls leading to best practice operations.
• Partner with P&C to maintain up to date headcount.
• Manage external relationships with payroll service providers.
• Meet each new employee to welcome and confirm bank account, confirm bank account changes via Microsoft Teams.
• Minimum Requirement:

  Education:

  • Certified Payroll Professional certification is strongly preferred (CPP), Global Payroll Management Certificate preferred (GPMI) or experience equivalent.

  Experience:

  • A minimum of five (5) years of progressive payroll experience for a global organization, handling multi-country payrolls.