North America Payroll Lead

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🏈 North America – Remote

💵 $80k - $100k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧾 Payroll

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Cielo Talent

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

👥 HR Tech

Healthcare • Logistics • HR Tech

Cielo Talent is a global talent acquisition partner that offers a range of solutions in recruitment process outsourcing, contingent workforce management, and talent acquisition consulting. They leverage advanced technology, including AI, to provide tailored solutions for businesses seeking to fill specific talent needs. With a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, Cielo aims to partner with organizations worldwide to improve their talent acquisition strategies. They work across various industries, such as healthcare, life sciences, and technology, to deliver effective and efficient hiring solutions.

📋 Description

• Lead end-to-end payroll operations across North America, including the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and limited EOR-supported populations • Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing across 30+ U.S. states and multiple Canadian provinces • Serve as the primary payroll lead for Workday Payroll, supporting processing, configuration, testing, audits, reporting, integrations, releases, system changes, data validation, and process optimization • Manage internal payroll processes, third-party providers, and Workday implementation/support partners • Oversee vendor performance, SLA management, project deliverables, issue resolution, and continuous improvement • Partner with HR, Finance, Legal, Benefits, Compensation, and external vendors as the North America payroll subject matter expert • Support payroll inputs and employee lifecycle events, including hires, terminations, transfers, leaves, bonuses, equity-related payments, benefit deductions, and adjustments • Oversee payroll impacts of equity transactions, executive compensation, retention bonuses, relocation benefits, taxable fringe benefits, and complex compensation programs • Partner with Finance on payroll accounting, reconciliations, accruals, variance analysis, funding, reporting, controls, and financial close activities • Manage year-end payroll activities, tax statements, annual reporting, statutory obligations, audits, and employee inquiries • Develop and maintain payroll policies, SOPs, process documentation, governance frameworks, controls, and audit-ready processes • Support international expansion, including state/province registrations, entity setup, and EOR payroll arrangements • Establish and track payroll KPIs, service levels, audit findings, compliance metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive payroll experience, including independent ownership of multi-state, multi-jurisdiction payroll operations for geographically dispersed workforces, with exposure to Canada and/or Mexico payroll • Hands-on Workday Payroll experience required, including payroll processing, testing, reporting, production support, data validation, and issue resolution • Strong knowledge of U.S. federal, state, and local payroll requirements, including payroll tax, wage and hour considerations, garnishments, wage attachments, leaves of absence, benefit deductions, multi-state taxation, and year-end processes • Strong understanding of payroll accounting, payroll funding, general ledger interfaces, accruals, reconciliations, variance review, controls, and financial close processes • Experience supporting internal and external payroll audits, including SOX, statutory, tax, regulatory compliance, and control reviews • Experience managing payroll vendors and outsourced payroll providers, including SLA management, service reviews, issue escalation, and contract governance • Strong analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills • Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment with strong attention to accuracy, confidentiality, and operational follow-through • Workday Payroll certification or advanced Workday Payroll experience preferred • Experience working with OneSource Virtual managed payroll services preferred • Experience supporting payroll operations during M&A, carve-out, stand-up, or broader business transformation initiatives preferred • Exposure to global payroll governance, shared services, or payroll center-of-excellence models preferred • Certified Payroll Professional, PCP Canada, or equivalent payroll certification preferred • Experience supporting payroll operations in high-growth technology or SaaS environments preferred • Familiarity with EOR models and international workforce compliance preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive benefits, compensation and long-term impact • Flexible work arrangements • Discretionary Time Off (DTO) • Global paid parental leave • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)