North America Payroll Leader - MA work base

This small global company has continued to grow significantly as a result of new product development, opening of new markets, and acquisition. They’re well resourced, reputable, and have a track record of investing heavily into HR tools, systems, and people. It’s one of the many reasons we’ve continued to hire for them over many years - it’s a pleasure to work with a company that continues to operate with integrity and ethics as an employer of choice.

The company has now reached a critical point in workforce size where it needs to significantly overhaul and upgrade its payroll strategies, tools and frameworks - specifically to ensure consistency, economies of scale, fairness and ongoing transparency.

So we’re seeking a deep subject matter expert in this field - someone who thinks beyond just adherence to efficient process and policy.

This person will be leading a small team, supporting workforces scattered across the USA and Canada. The company payroll spans both hourly paid and salaried workers, and transfers of staff into North America as part of expatriate and global mobility career development programs.

All aspects of payroll have recently transitioned back ”in house” and plans are underway to transition from both the current payroll platform and manual entry sheets onto Workday, creating lots of opportunities for this payroll leader to have strategic input into digitalisation of payroll and improving process and audit efficiency.

Working closely with HR and business executive teams plus other corporate functions teams, this person will directly contribute to ensuring day to day payroll delivery and maintenance, in addition to upgrading the entire payroll service delivery model via improvements to:

• measures that ensure taxation compliance across multiple states

• tools to boost operational efficiencies, improved cost controls and transparent communications

• technologies to reduce administration, increase accuracy and improve compliance

• risk management advice on pending legislative change impacts, cost of entry into new markets, and remote work implications

Ideally, this person will need to have a natural curiosity for looking at every aspect of payroll management and administration, and questioning whether it is:

• fit for purpose for a multi generational workforce?

• driving desired behaviours and outcomes?

• reflecting the culture of employee care beyond just legislative requirements?

• enabling the attraction and engagement of new niche skilled talent?

• allowing for promotion based on merit?

• reinforcing DEI commitments?

• ensuring that payroll management is fair and equitable across all sites?

• scalable to flex to and facilitate ongoing expansion?

An ambitious professional will have opportunities to “bolt on” additional international project responsibilities as part of a career development plan and/or scope of role expansion into other geographies, and/or development into other HR and operational roles within this global company.

Package includes a base salary from USD 165,000 (with options to increase depending on experience level) plus an annual performance bonus and exceptional benefits. We have a very strong preference for someone who can meet with their team and key leaders in offices based in the Greater Boston (MA) area so if needed, relocation support is on offer. The company also offers a 3 day office / 2 day home flex work arrangement.

Advanced levels of verbal and written English communication skills will be essential; and this role is only available to current US citizens and/or persons with current eligibility for green card visa status. Apologies but we have no work visa sponsorship options available for this role.  

If this sounds like the challenge you've been seeking for your next career move, please do make contact directly and in confidence today - interviews are being scheduled currently, with a view to an employment offer being extended in the coming weeks.