Bookkeeper

• Coach, mentor, and develop a high-performing, engaged, and results-oriented payroll team
• Oversee the North American Payroll function, including processing, compliance, procedures, and payroll tax for approximately 5,000 employees, ensuring accurate and timely payroll operations
• Work with third-party vendor to update configuration to the payroll system to meet business needs, including earnings codes, deduction codes, and benefit calculations, while ensuring compliance with U.S., Puerto Rico, and Canadian wage and hour laws.
• Provide oversight to the successful execution and development of the company’s payroll practices
• Develop training and coaching programs for employees, cultivate a culture of customer service and build relationships with key internal stakeholders
• Collaborate with third-party vendors to ensure the accurate and timely payment of the company’s tax liabilities to all tax agencies
• Maintain high standards of legal compliance and protection of sensitive employee and company information
• Serves as the payroll subject matter expert (SME) during Payroll, Timekeeping and HRIS upgrades and implementations
• Respond to employee inquiries, regulatory requests and special projects providing guidance on taxes, payroll withholding, projections and reporting for senior management
• Author and maintain documentation of payroll processes and procedures
• Ensures SOX and privacy compliance and monitor internal controls, including weekly audits, reconciliations and all quarterly and year-end payroll activities, resolving complex tax and compliance issues as needed
• Identify, research and resolve payroll issues in a timely and accurate manner
• Recommend and implement payroll technology and process improvements to drive efficiency and continuous improvement
• Provide proactive, high-quality customer service to internal stakeholders, communicating payroll updates and delivering required payroll data
• Work with third party vendors to complete post payroll tasks as required

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