Oversee all aspects of payroll processing and compliance for assigned populations, liaising across WPP Shared Services to drive operational excellence
Job Summary
Oversee all aspects of payroll processing and compliance for assigned populations, liaising across WPP Shared Services to drive operational excellence.
Manage relationships with external payroll vendors, ensure service level agreements are met, and act as an escalation point for leadership inquiries.
Lead and manage the finance payroll team, providing coaching and career development opportunities while coordinating with WPP Finance on budgeting and forecasting.
Matching Summary
Oversee all aspects of payroll processing and compliance for assigned populations, liaising across WPP Shared Services to drive operational excellence.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Payroll processing for UK & North America
Manage external payroll vendors
Ensure statutory compliance
Develop internal controls
Lead finance payroll team
ADP EV6 and WorkforceNow proficiency
Nice-to-have
Excellent communicator and stakeholder manager
Organized and detail-oriented
Exceptional problem-solving ability
Service request ticketing systems experience
Workday HCM experience
Key Requirements
15+ years USA, UK & Canadian payroll experience
Team leadership experience
Global payroll controls and compliance understanding
Shared services experience in Finance or HR
Multi-entity and multi-currency operations management