Payroll Team Lead

As a company driven by purpose and strong corporate values we pride ourselves to be listed among the World's Most Ethical Companies since 16 consecutive years. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do - acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation and treating each other with trust and respect. The role: The is an exciting position to join our corporate HR team and lead all payroll activities for Kao Americas! Reporting to our Sr. HRIS Manager, you will manage the reconciliation and reporting of all payroll taxes, and ensuring employees are paid and in compliance with applicable laws, in the most efficient and accurate manner possible. We ask that you can research federal, state, and local tax regulations, to make recommendations to management, and ensure Company compliance with state and local payroll tax. You should have leadership experience, leading 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. At Kao, we offer amazing benefits that are available to you on your first day of employment (healthcare, 401(k) plus company match), 36 total days off (vacation + holidays + sick) and a reasonable salary range of $75,000 - $106,000. We also offer a hybrid work environment. 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 Calculate Hourly shift differentials, overtime, double time for each pay cycle Lead a team, provide direction, and foster a positive work environment, including supervising the Payroll Specialist role, setting performance expectations, and offering support Collaborate with Workday HRIS and the Total Rewards team to articulate, and test changes to be approved for production system changes Maintain account posting rules for GL accounts and perform payroll and benefit accruals and month end reconciliation of payroll and benefit liability accounts Ensure accuracy for quarterly and year end activities including balancing for W-2's and reconciling tax adjustments Process Commissions, Bonuses, Leave of Absence disability payments Process and reconcile severance payments Maintain internal payroll procedures documentation Perform regular internal audits of payroll data and reports (i.e., 401(k) match report). Lead in coordinating internal and external audit compliance Provide oversight and back up to Payroll Specialist role, who performs an independent verification of bi-weekly Canada Payroll, thus ensuring all tasks are performed Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and/or 5+ years of professional work experience in payroll 5+ years of payroll administration experience with multiple payrolls and wage types, including ADP SmartCompliance Workday payroll or HCM experience of 2+ years Understanding of regulatory and legislative guidelines In-depth knowledge of HR, payroll, tax, benefits administration, accounting, and project management Experience with Canada/global payroll preferred but not required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Excellent communication skills: ability to explain complex technical concepts concisely and engage with different levels of audiences (cross-functional Total Rewards and HCD colleagues, employees, managers, senior leadership, external partners). Ability to prioritize workload and provide timely follow-up and resolution. Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple projects.

Salary : $75,000 - $106,000