Global Payroll Manager

Ashland

Global Payroll Manager at Ashland overseeing end-to-end payroll operations across multiple countries. Ensuring accuracy and compliance in payroll processing with a dynamic HR team.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead end-to-end global payroll operations across multiple countries, locations and pay groups (union and non-union), ensuring on-time, accurate, and compliant payroll processing.
Implement, document, maintain, and continuously improve standard operating procedures and controls
Perform and/or oversee payroll reconciliations (gross-to-net, funding, tax, general ledger interfaces) while investigating and resolving variances.
Ensure compliance with applicable payroll, tax, wage and hour, and data privacy requirements; coordinate statutory filings and year-end activities.
Serve as primary point of contact for payroll audits and controls testing (including SOX); provide documentation and evidence and drive remediation.
Manage relationships with third-party providers; ensure service levels, issue resolution, and contract/SLA adherence.
Partner cross-functionally with HR, Finance, Tax, Legal, and IT to resolve escalations, support business initiatives to deliver a positive employee experience.
Payroll process owner (e.g., Workday/Paycom and SAP as applicable) responsible for oversight of testing, upgrades, process changes and integrations.
Develop and report key performance metrics and analytics; present insights and process improvement recommendations to leadership.
Lead, coach, and develop payroll team members and/or regional partners; set priorities, provide training to ensure consistent execution of global standards.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Human Resources, or related experience required;
OR you have 10+ years of direct Global Payroll, multi country experience then a degree is not required
8-10 years managing a multi-country payroll function with full-scope responsibility for reconciliations, internal controls, payroll taxes and general ledger integration
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Strong leadership, organizational, analytical and problem-solving ability
Outstanding communication skills (written and oral) and comfortable interacting with members of executive team on related tax matters
3-5 years’ experience working with and processing stock awards, defined contribution plans and other bonus schemes.
Proven development and application of key performance metrics and analytics
Confidentiality and discretion in handling sensitive company information

Benefits

Comp & perks

industry competitive salary and benefits
pay-for-performance incentive plans
dynamic and challenging environment

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Hard Skills & Tools

global payroll operationspayroll reconciliationsgross-to-net calculationstax compliancedata privacy requirementsSOX controls testingkey performance metricsanalyticsprocess improvementpayroll processing

Soft Skills

organizational skillsattention to detailleadershipanalytical abilityproblem-solvingcommunication skillsinterpersonal skillstrainingcoachingrelationship management