Finance Operation Manager - Global Payroll

QUALIFICATIONS

• 12+ years of experience in Global Payroll (End-to-end)
• Exposure to large US & Canada based payroll system implementation will be preferred
• Proficient with payroll software - SAP (must have) experience; added advantage if having Lawson experience as well
• Payroll transformation experience required – including new system testing experience, pay comparison, parallel runs, ensuring data accuracy and archival and integrity
• Master’s degree in finance, business management, accounting, or a related field
• Strong project management experience and qualification will be added advantage
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent leadership skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH

You will be based in our Gurugram/Chennai office as part of McKinsey’s Finance Global Operation Service Center, a part of our Global Payroll Operations Team.
You will work closely with the existing Global Payroll Operations Team, and other cross-functional stakeholders to drive standardization and optimization of the global payroll operations. You will have full accountability for the quality of Payroll processing globally. You will also interact with senior stakeholders globally. 

WHAT YOU'LL DO

You will own all aspects of payroll operations and contribute to the function's strategic direction based on internal and industry. You will own all aspects of payroll operations and contribute to the function's strategic direction based on internal and industry knowledge.  
In this role, you will be largely involved in payroll transformation - SAP payroll platform implementation for an in-house payroll for US and Canada including working & guiding through configuration, testing, and roll-out. The other part of the role will be to manage and improve the payroll operations (performance metrics, internal controls, compliance, automation, etc.), perform payroll-related duties, including ad hoc projects, system upgrades, and testing and assist with data requests as needed.
You will be responsible for developing and communicating team vision and goals, and you will build scalable processes to recruit, train and develop business professionals to support expansion. You will also act as an escalation point in resolving complex, outstanding issues with internal and external stakeholders. You will also be responsible for audit compliance and business controls, responsible for accurate recording of income for global taxpayers. You will provide high customer service when responding to payroll inquiries from members, management, and internal business partners with a high degree of integrity and confidentiality. You will need to resolve account balances and conduct audits and research.
You will be trained, and you will also be responsible for your team member's professional development. You will manage the group workload and establish priorities. You will ensure existing policies and procedures are followed. You will manage the annual performance targets and create and monitor appropriate performance metrics. You will also lead performance review processes with senior leaders across functions.