Director, Global Payroll Services

Key Responsibilities

DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Define and lead the strategic direction for Global payroll processes and striving for operational excellence while meeting key controls and payroll compliance.
• Assist in the definition of processes and process steps that would meet a global standard, where applicable a regional and country standard under the direction of the Global Payroll Lead.
• Ensure compliance, regulatory reporting and remittance, requirements are appropriately addressed
• Develop internal and external, including necessary vendor relationships, partnerships that leverage resources and improve responsiveness
• Develop, recommend, and prioritize processes to improve the payroll experience for employees.
• Foster strategic partnerships across the Finance and HR teams, and internal counterparts in Accounting, Accounts Payable, Compensation and Benefits, HRIS, Legal, Tax, and Treasury to ensure first-class delivery of Global payroll services
• Create, lead, and grow a high performing team comfortable operating in a complex, dynamic, and frequently ambiguous environment; anticipate future knowledge, skills, and abilities and perform needs analysis to identify gaps in skills.
• Build a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration within the payroll team consistent with Herbalife’s mission, vision, and values as a whole

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage 2 direct reports (Sr. Manager level), and 16 indirect reports (Staff III and professional/supervisor level) Employees

Qualification & Requirements

Skills:

• Demonstrated track record of successfully driving change and managing service delivery for financial/payroll functions.
• Experience in presentations and communications with key stakeholder groups in a professional and accountable manner in the spirit of partnership.
• Must be able to work across departments in providing input into payroll process redesign.
• Regulatory knowledge and awareness to ensure functions are meeting reporting and remitting requirements
• Demonstrated awareness of policies, procedures and regulation responsibilities to ensure that financial controls are in place and properly functioning
• Outstanding work ethic with a high degree of confidentiality
• Spoken and written English
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, relationship and consensus building skills and effectively gains agreement and consensus for ideas within the department and other key stakeholders as needed.
• Able to effectively manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment
• “Hands on” management skills with a proven track record of working in cross-functional teams in multiple locations with demonstrated success initiating change.
• Knowledge of process management and operational excellence to redesign processes.
• Experienced in identifying and mitigating operational risk through effective controls

Languages:

• Advance in English

Experience:

• 5-10 years’ experience in a management role
• Demonstrated experience in processes design, metrics, project management and change management.
• Knowledge of current finance/payroll best practices, compliance, and legislation requirements.
• Managed project plans, transitions, performance metrics and process improvement
• Exposure to international markets in Shared Services / GBS Model environment.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related discipline
• Advance English 90%

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Ability to manage teams and ensure proper workload and labor environment
• Experience on Internal Controls, Process Improvement.
• Strong orientation to client Service and meeting deadlines and results.
• Ability to interact effectively at all levels.
• Experience working in an ERP environment (Oracle)

Benefits

• Insurance Benefits
• Retirement Benefits
• Vacation Policy
• Other Perks and Benefits…