Contract Senior Operations Payroll (Regional)

Requirements

• Degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field with at least 8 years of regional payroll experience
• Experience in MNC payroll operations, preferably in multiple countries
• Understanding of payroll processes, compliance, and controls

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll operations which includes processing, checking, for a cluster of countries, ensuring payroll is delivered accurately, timely, and in compliance with statutory, regulatory, and company requirements
• Coach and provide day-to-day support to junior team members
• Act as a key point of contact for the HR community, Finance, vendors, and external agencies, driving service excellence and effective issue resolution
• Drive change management activities, including stakeholder engagement, communication planning, training, and adoption strategies to support business and payroll transformation
• Govern payroll controls, compliance requirements, audits, reconciliations, and risk management activities to ensure a strong and sustainable control environment
• Lead payroll transformation initiatives, process optimization, automation, and digitalization efforts to improve operational efficiency, scalability, and employee experience
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to support payroll system implementations, technology enhancements, integrations, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Develop, maintain, and continuously enhance payroll policies, standard operating procedures, process documentation and control checklists
• Identify opportunities to standardize processes, strengthen governance, improve service delivery and reduce operational risks
• Support regional and global payroll projects, organizational changes, acquisitions, transitions, and new country deployments impacting payroll delivery
• Collaborate with teammates across regions