Payroll Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Minnesota.

📋 Description

• Oversee precise, timely, and compliant payroll operations for over 1,000 employees in the U.S., Canada, Costa Rica, and Brazil.

• Lead and nurture a payroll team of two, setting priorities, reviewing tasks, ensuring adequate coverage, and promoting employee growth.

• Supervise global payroll delivery across the U.S., Canada, Brazil, and Costa Rica.

• Maintain payroll controls, evaluate procedures, approvals, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.

• Ensure compliance with payroll tax regulations, including quarterly and annual filings, year-end reporting, reconciliations, and coordination with external payroll and tax agencies.

• Collaborate with Accounting on payroll-related general ledger reconciliations, month-end closing activities, accruals, and necessary documentation.

• Coordinate payroll funding with Treasury, encompassing wages, taxes, garnishments, retirement contributions, and other payments.

• Manage payroll vendors and escalations, addressing service delivery, issue resolution, compliance issues, and operational performance.

• Work alongside HR, Legal, and stakeholders to evaluate payroll implications of regulatory and business changes.

• Spearhead payroll process improvements and implement scalable solutions.

• Assess, test, and implement payroll-related system upgrades, configurations, and business-process enhancements with HCM business analysts.

• Establish and communicate payroll calendars, policies, procedures, and deadlines.

• Assist with payroll-related audits, including the annual 401(k) audit, and provide payroll reporting and analysis.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible payroll experience, including multi-state U.S. payroll and international payroll operations.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, human resources, or a related field.

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification is mandatory.

• Proven experience in leading payroll professionals, including managing global and/or remote team members.

• Strong understanding of payroll accounting, payroll taxation, reconciliations, controls, and compliance requirements.

• Experience supporting international payroll operations and collaborating across borders and time zones.

• Proficient in troubleshooting payroll processing issues and analyzing payroll reports and data.

• Familiarity with Workday and CloudPay, or similar HCM and global payroll platforms.

• Preferred knowledge of payroll processing and accounting for expatriate employees.

• Intermediate or higher proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

• Strong computer, organizational, analytical, research, and problem-solving abilities.

• Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.

• Capability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, particularly during times of ambiguity and change.

• Strong time-management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks in a dynamic work atmosphere.

• A desire to explore underlying issues, identify root causes, and drive resolutions.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• Ability to lead effectively in a team setting and collaborate across functions, borders, and time zones.

• High regard for confidentiality and exemplary professional judgment.

• A continuous-improvement mindset, adaptability, and eagerness to learn.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance (medical, dental, vision).

• Retirement savings plan.

• Paid time off.

• Potential eligibility for bonuses, commissions, or overtime where applicable.