Sr Payroll Manager - Americas - Bristol Myers Squibb

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The Sr Payroll Manger-Americas(US/PR/Canada/Brazil/LATAM)  is responsible for the overall direction, execution, control, and completion of all payroll frequencies and payrolls in the Americas region.  They will ensure the Payroll processing remains consistent with BMS core values, company strategy, commitments, and goals. This role will ensure the team is meeting all fo its SLA and meeting all SOX compliance requirements.  This role will be the lead on Payroll Projects and Time Projects for the Americas.

Direct Reports

• Manager Payroll  US/PR/CA

•  Sr Payroll Analayst  IE

• Payroll Time Tracking Analyst

Key Business Partners

• PS Functional Leads, HR Business Partners, Finance Leads, payroll vendors management

Detailed Position Responsibilities

• Build & maintain long-term relationships with customers & key stakeholders.

• Work together with vendors to be sure that SLA are being met

• Work together with  direct reports to develop tactics, strategies, procedures, and workflows for the department’s activities to achieve the established objectives and offer quality services to both internal and external customers

• Supporting the complex transforming business in a dynamic marketplace

• End to end processes and business understanding, including activities of other functions

• Manage and document all Local Work Instructions (LWI) and Knowledge Base (KB) information.

• Certify systems are established to optimize workflow, meet the needs of the payroll rules as dictated by internal policies and collective bargaining agreement, maximize technical efficiencies, and secure data

• Critically review and analyze current practices and identify process improvements leading to best-practice operations

• Enforce established payroll related policies and regulations

• Automate all aspects of payroll including timesheets, report generation, error and exception reports, payment remittances for various benefits, and general ledger integration

• Create and implement training for organization-wide staff on use of new system

• Communicate actively with department heads, HR and Finance to ensure proper compliance with internal and external policies and coding from a budgetary perspective

• Create project requirement docs and test scripts for payroll and time projects.

• Lead testing and implementation of projects.

• Lead and mentor the payroll staff

• Evaluate business processes on a regular basis

• Develop and lead a team that is customer service centric to our employees and business partners

• Demonstrate technical expertise on the automated systems and processes in designated areas of responsibility

• Prepare periodic metrics reports regarding issues such as department efficiency and volumes

• Train, supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned personnel

• Plan, organize, coordinate and oversee payroll processing

• Proactively develop and maintain technical knowledge in a specialized area(s); remain up-to-date on current trends and best practices

• HRA Training when needed

• Back up to Payroll Manager  Americas to approve  and fund Payroll

• Back up to Sr  Manager  Tax to approve off cycles and Sr Manager Projects and Integrations regarding integration issues

• Back up to Sr Manager LATAM for approving payroll

• Other projects as needed

Desired Experience and Qualifications

• Knowledge of various Americas countries Payroll administration processes.

• Five to seven years of experience in managerial roles.

• Minimum 5 years US payroll experience with preference for exposure to Canada and Latin America.

• Advanced MS Office including Excel skills to perform complex calculations, simulations, graphing, data visualization and automation (i.e. Power Query, Pivot Tables, Index, VLookup) and the ability to create dynamic Power Point presentations.

• Knowledge of Ireland Payroll a plus

• Ability to multi-task

• Experience of working in a shared services environment.

• Customer service experience

• Understanding of HR processes including payroll process, Payroll Interfaces, and Americas  payroll and fiscal laws

•   Strong Knowledge of HRIT and payroll systems like Workday and SAP, specifically ADP GlobalView

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.

• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Takes ownership of the areas of responsibility and delivers a high quality of work.

• Ability to assess and promptly resolve problems. 

• Can successfully manage client expectations and work/operate well with various personalities/capabilities in cross-functional teams, matrix environment.

• Clear and logical thinking.

• Good organizational skills and the ability to meet deadlines.

• Respect for confidentiality.

• College degree preferred

• CPP preferred

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