What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Global Payroll position at Avetta?
Summary
The Manager, Global Payroll will oversee Avetta’s worldwide payroll cycle end to end including processing payroll and recording all expenses and accruals. This a key opportunity for a manager to scale with a growing employee basis. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with global payroll, deep understanding of payroll accounting, experience scaling payroll processes and building efficient processes.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
The Manager, Global Payroll will oversee Avetta’s worldwide payroll cycle end to end including processing payroll and recording all expenses and accruals. This a key opportunity for a manager to scale with a growing employee basis. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with global payroll, deep understanding of payroll accounting, experience scaling payroll processes and building efficient processes.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Oversee the worldwide payroll cycle – collect and validate supporting documentation, process and remit payroll and associated withholdings, prepare payroll journal entries in multiple currencies, including accruals for month-end, perform reconciliations for payroll G/L accounts for the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, and UK; record bank impact for all payroll accounts
- Manage global payroll vendors, in-country providers, and third-party providers including issue resolution and vendor performance
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and international payroll laws through partnership with Tax and Legal; ensure accurate withholding and reporting of non-cash compensation and payroll taxation of equity awards
- Lead, coach, and develop payroll team members
- Establish documentation of payroll processes and cross-training of team members
- Collaborate with the HR, FP&A, and other departments to simplify employee pay-related reporting and the pay modification process
- Partner with HR and Sales Ops to administer and calculate bonus and commission plans ensuring accurate and timely payment and recording capitalization as appropriate in the GL
- Own and review all payroll G/L accounts, assess variances, and report actual performance against budget and forecast
- Fund and manage 401(k) enrollments and contributions; support annual Form 5500 filings and 401(k) audit processes
- Ensure benefit bills have been reconciled and processed for payment through the AP department
- Lead payroll automation and process improvement initiatives including partnering the HR and IT for any HRIS or payroll system changes or integrations for best in class process and deliverables.
- Continuous assessment of payroll team work structure with roles, ownership, and deliverables and execute adjustments as needed.
- Design and operate internal controls, documentation, and preparation of payroll support for the consolidated financial statement audit under US GAAP
- Take on special projects as deemed necessary by the executive team
- ADP Workforce Now experience required
- NetSuite and Rippling experience, preferred
- CPP or equivalent payroll certification, preferred
- 7 years of payroll experience including multi-state US payroll and international payroll experience
- 5 years accounting experience required
- 3 years management experience in a high-growth, fast-paced environment
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or equivalent field required
- Advanced Excel skills (advanced filtering, xlookup, pivot tables)
- Proven experience working in a team under pressure to meet deadlines
- Trustworthiness and high level of confidentiality