Tarkett

Director of Shared Services

Tarkett

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Calhoun • Oregon • United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

ERP

About the role

  • Build and lead a centralized Shared Services organization across multiple entities and jurisdictions, while managing resistance from legacy entity stakeholders, maintaining service continuity.
  • Develop and execute a phased centralization roadmap with minimal business disruption
  • Standardize processes, controls, and service delivery while accommodating local statutory requirements
  • Establish KPIs, SLAs, dashboards, and governance frameworks
  • Drive operational excellence, automation, and scalability to support growth and acquisitions
  • Oversee end-to-end U.S. and Canadian payroll operations (including union/certified payroll where applicable)
  • Govern commissions administration, payout accuracy, and workflow approvals
  • Lead operational execution of indirect tax processes, with emphasis on construction related sales & use tax
  • Partner with Corporate Tax, Legal, Finance, and project teams on tax implications, filings, audits, and compliance
  • Ensure strong internal controls, documentation, and audit readiness
  • Design and enforce segregation of duties across Payroll, Commissions, Tax, AP, and AR
  • Establish enterprise approval hierarchies and payment controls
  • Identify and mitigate operational and compliance risks
  • Strengthen internal control frameworks to be ERP ready and support future audit needs
  • Present operational insights and performance metrics to senior leadership
  • Develop the roadmap and process design for transitioning AP and AR into Shared Services
  • Partner with Finance leadership to onboard vendor management, payment processing, billing, and collections.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
  • 7+ years of progressive experience in shared services, payroll, accounting operations, or finance transformation
  • 5+ years leading multi‑functional teams
  • Proven experience centralizing processes across multi entity‑ environments
  • Strong knowledge of payroll, commissions, tax operations, and finance process management
  • Experience with ADP, Workday, Concur, ERP systems, and transformation initiatives
  • Demonstrated ability to manage operational risk, compliance, and audit ready‑ processes
  • Ability to travel to the United States and flexibility in work hours may be necessary to meet projected deadlines.
Benefits
  • Hybrid work option*
  • Benefits that go beyond the basics
  • Matching contribution retirement savings plan
  • Learning & development program
  • EAP program + family
  • Generous holiday schedule available
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingorganizational skillschange managementstrategic thinkingstakeholder managementpresentation skillsflexibility