Manager Payroll

JOB DESCRIPTION

GENERAL FUNCTION

As part of the EssilorLuxottica HR Operations Team, the Payroll Manager oversees the payroll processing activities for North America. The Payroll Manager manages the payroll processing team and performs a variety of duties to support the HR and Payroll functions for associates in North America with approximately 35,000 employees across The United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. The Payroll Manager provides exceptional customer service and problem resolution while maintaining strict confidentiality of information at all times.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads the execution and accuracy of US, Puerto Rico and Canada disbursements of multi-state payroll, including garnishments, benefits and taxes consistent with federal and state wage and hour laws
• Manage and develop payroll processing team
• Maintain and update payroll SOPs
• Ensure the processing of new hires, temporary workers, transfers, promotions and
  terminations is accurate and timely
• Collaborate continuously with leadership regarding team assignment delegation, team performance overview and ongoing payroll matters
• Collaborate on a frequent basis with various departments (Benefits, Compensation, HRBP, Legal, Compliance, Store Operations, Accounting and IT) and with external vendors.
• Appropriately maintains and secures confidential records and inquiries.
• Follows and maintains knowledge of all payroll and HR policies and procedures including a comprehensive understanding of various PTO, Sick, and Holiday plans to ensure accuracy of accruals and payments.
• Adheres to applicable state, local and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
• Supports Leadership with ongoing audits and adhoc requests from business
• Leads the continuous review of employee payroll data information.
• Oversee resolution of pay errors to ensure corrections are performed timely and accurately based on compliance with state regulations
• Oversee ticket resolution timeliness with the processing team to ensure ticket responsiveness and resolution is timely per SLAs
• Support the setup of standard reports to run automatically for distribution, and creates Ad hoc reports as needed for legal, compliance, tax and other business partners

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ year’s payroll experience, specifically with reporting, data analysis, payroll processing and auditing
• In-depth knowledge of payroll processes, workflow, and procedures in a fast paced shared services, multi-EIN, multi-state environment
• Advanced proficiency using Microsoft Excel and Word
• Leadership, initiative, analytic, investigative and attention to detail skills
• Trustworthiness with confidential information
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communications
• Must be comfortable with engaging in a variety of different communicative modes and being attuned to others through strong active listening skills.
• Excellent teamwork, verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• Ability to work effectively with all levels of management, staff, customers, and vendors
• Strong organization skills including the ability to delegate and prioritize

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with ADP Globalview, ADP Vantage, ADP DataBridge, SAP HCM, Workday, and Kronos Workforce a plus
• CPP certification
• Ability to interpret union contracts
• Business Objects reporting experience