Payroll Team Lead

The role:

The is an exciting position to join our corporate HR team and lead all payroll activities for Kao Americas! 

We have Workday Payroll and would ideally want someone with this experience.

This will include the reconciliation and reporting of all payroll taxes, and ensuring employees are paid accurately and in compliance will applicable laws, in the most efficient and accurate manner possible. The position acts as subject matter expert, executing assigned deliverables for Payroll.  

The position requires the ability to research and analyze federal, state, and local tax regulations, to make recommendations to management, and ensure Company compliance with state and local payroll tax. The position leads and assists other payroll staff during payroll processing, setting up new tax locations, monitoring and updating tax rates, researching and analyzing state and local licensing laws and exemptions and applying for and maintaining all new licenses and renewals to ensure compliance.

The position is responsible for successful processing of W-2’s and ensuring accuracy for quarterly and year end activities which include balancing for W-2’s and reconciling tax adjustments as needed.

What you will do:

• Process all Kao U.S. employees' hourly and salary/exempt payrolls and compile payroll information by managing payroll preparation, completing reports and maintaining records
• Own day-to-day payroll escalations, communicate escalations for awareness and management of further escalation
• Calculate Hourly shift differentials, overtime, double time for each pay cycle
• Remains current on changes in payroll and tax law and makes recommendations for changes in procedures to Compensation and Benefits Managers
• Ensure accuracy for quarterly and yearend activities including balancing for W-2’s and reconciling tax adjustments as needed
• Processes Commissions, STI, Bonuses, one-time payments, etc.
• Processes and reconciles severance payments
• Processes Leave of Absence disability payments
• Performs routine payroll system maintenance and upgrades as needed
• Continually maintains internal payroll procedures documentation
• Performs regular internal audits of payroll data and reports (i.e., 401(k) match report)
• Lead in coordinating internal and external audit compliance

What you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree and/or a minimum of 5 years of professional work experience in payroll
• CPP preferred but not necessary
• 5 years of payroll administration experience with multiple payrolls and wage types
• Workday payroll or HCM experience of 2 years
• Understanding of regulatory and legislative guidelines
• In depth knowledge and understanding of HR, payroll, tax, accounting, and project management
• Strong computer and software skills (e.g., Microsoft Office products – Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
• Knowledge and understanding of best practices and service delivery models
• Knowledge of ADP GlobalView payroll database preferred

A reasonable salary range is:  $75,000 - $100,000.

How we work: Having been selected among the World´s Most Ethical Companies for 17 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.

What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with competitive salaries, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and innovation.

Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community. 

Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit our Americas website (https://www.kao.com/americas/en/).

EOE, including disability/vets

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