North America Payroll Lead

Skills
ADP PayrollCorporate AccountingHR PoliciesHuman Resources Information SystemsPayrollPayroll AdministrationPeoplesoft
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of progressive payroll experience with multi-state multi-jurisdiction ownership and exposure to Canada and or Mexico payroll
  • Hands-on Workday Payroll experience including processing testing reporting production support data validation and issue resolution
  • Strong knowledge of U.S. federal state and local payroll requirements including tax wage and hour garnishments wage attachments leaves benefit deductions multi-state taxation and year-end processes
  • Strong understanding of payroll accounting GL interfaces accruals reconciliations variance review controls and financial close processes
  • Experience supporting payroll audits including SOX statutory tax regulatory compliance and control reviews
  • Experience managing payroll vendors and outsourced payroll providers with SLA management service reviews issue escalation and contract governance
  • Strong analytical problem-solving stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced evolving environment with strong attention to accuracy confidentiality and operational follow-through

Nice to have

  • Workday Payroll certification
  • Advanced Workday experience
  • OneSource Virtual experience
  • M&A support experience
  • Global payroll governance exposure
  • Certified Payroll Professional
  • High-growth tech experience
  • EOR model familiarity

Day to day

  • Lead end-to-end payroll operations across the U.S. Canada Mexico and limited EOR-supported populations with strong accuracy and compliance.
  • Serve as the primary Workday Payroll lead handling processing configuration testing audits reporting integrations releases and data validation.
  • Partner closely with HR Finance Legal Benefits Compensation and vendors to manage payroll inputs accounting close activities year-end reporting and continuous improvement.