Americas Regional Payroll Manager

Intuit - Atlanta, GA

Full-time - Senior

Atlanta, GA

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About the position

The Americas Regional Payroll Manager is responsible for overseeing payroll operations across the Americas, ensuring compliance with payroll and employment tax regulations, and driving operational excellence within the Global PACE organization. This role involves collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, managing payroll processes, and leading a team to deliver high-quality payroll services. The manager must possess a strong understanding of payroll operations, regulations, and continuous improvement strategies to enhance service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Organize and lead staff ensuring a fully efficient payroll operation throughout the Americas
• Verify and maintain compliance with government payroll/tax requirements
• Keep abreast of current and changing payroll and employment tax laws
• Review and audit current processes to ensure compliance, while recommending and implementing changes where needed
• Lead the daily/monthly/quarterly wage reconciliations and tax filing requirements, including year-end reporting, W-2s, W-2Cs and amendments
• Research, determine root cause, and resolve incoming tax notices from various agencies
• Lead and perform audits of payroll and employment tax data prior to payroll completion while following all established controls
• Respond to complex payroll related inquiries from employees and/or key stakeholders
• Develop, maintain and improve payroll processes, employment tax processes, and internal controls to preserve the quality, efficiency and overall effectiveness of all payroll functions while ensuring regulatory compliance
• Manage vendors and system providers including compliance with service level agreements
• Support execution of SOX controls as well as internal, external audits
• Manage, coach and develop team members

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• CPP or other certification preferred
• 15+ years of experience in payroll related operations throughout the Americas
• Minimum of 10 years of payroll and employment tax experience in a large, complex organization
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment
• Exceptional organizational, analytical, research and problem-solving skills
• Intermediate to advanced analytical skillset, including the use of Excel, Alteryx and/or other tools
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated working knowledge of employer benefits and treatment in payroll
• Prior payroll implementation experience, including E2E integrations
• Experience with Workday HCM and ADP payroll systems highly preferred

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with payroll regulations in LATAM
• Strong understanding of Time & Labor laws and requirements

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401k plan
• Paid holidays
• Flexible scheduling
• Professional development opportunities