Senior Manager, US Payroll Operations

Job Title

Senior Manager, US Payroll Operations

Job Description

Senior Manager, US Payroll Operations - Nashville, TN.

Our role will facilitate and lead the US Payroll Operations team in data, time & labor, and payroll functions for 17,000+ employees with a focus on continuous improvement and high-level of engagement. In the role, you will be a part of the Philips People Services (PPS) Organization, providing leadership, coaching, and mentoring to a team of professionals responsible for payroll related items. You will collaborate with PPS team members and key HR and COE stakeholders to implement and execute on Philips' HR operating model.

Your role:

• Payroll and Time & Labor Management
  • Ensure the proper design and execution of all assigned Philips data, payroll, tax, and time & labor management (TLM) processes. This includes but is not limited to people analytics, TLM, payroll input and validation, leave management, Workday processes, payroll processing calculation, post-payroll processing, payroll tax management, organizational and employee changes, and data integrity processes.
  • Ensure compliance with Company policies and procedures in addition to required federal and local regulations and ensure internal audits and check processes related to data, payroll and TLM processes meet all applicable internal controls standards.
  • Oversee to ensure policies and procedures are fully documented and kept current with current processes and business requirements.
  • Take lead local role during internal audits for process review, walk-throughs, samples, and all other audit requirements with direction and alignment from our Global center.
  • Lead merger, acquisition, and divesture activity for the North America region for payroll-related processes, with direction and alignment from our Global center.
  • Delivering on financial commitments by actively managing the cost factors under direct control - vendor cost and staffing.
• People Leadership
  • Manage 15+ employees and hold employees accountable for the what and the how in their roles, providing timely and regular feedback and development opportunity and discussion.
  • Accountable for monitoring team performance against defined Key Performance Indicators, driving process improvement and addressing gaps as required.
  • Manage employee survey results, addressing timely and driving positive employee experience and engagement.
• Vendor and Stakeholder Management
  • Managing vendor relationships, communication, business reviews, invoicing, and escalations in alignment with management as necessary.
  • Collaborate within PPS and adjacent departments/stakeholders, including but not limited to Human Resource Managers (HRMs) and COEs (Finance, Rewards, Legal, etc.). Participating in HR and PPS projects in North America.
  • Coordinate development of employee, manager and HRM training and communication materials as required to support the data, payroll, and TLM processes.
  • Ensure effective escalation management in alignment with management, peers, stakeholders, COE, and/or HRMs.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

You're the right fit if:

• 10+ years of relevant work experience in a large multi-state, matrix corporation; HR shared service model strongly preferred.
• BS in Business, Human Resources, Finance, Accounting, or related degree preferred.
• CPP certification/APA member preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership capability, including ability to influence, motivate others, transform, and manage through change.
• System/vendor knowledge required (ServiceNow, Workday, ADP, Kronos (UKG) preferred).
• Proven HR integration experience with Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures.
• Experience managing compliance, internal control standards and internal and external audits.
• Possesses strong strategic orientation, analytical skills, critical thinking ability, consultative skills, and ability to communicate effectively across varied stakeholder audiences, including senior organizational leaders.
• Comfortable working in a high volume, fast-paced, rapidly changing, results-oriented work environment.
• Anticipate travel up to 10%.
• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental. job requirements with or without accommodation for this Office/Remote position.

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.

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• Discover our rich and exciting history.
• Learn more about our purpose.
• Read more about our employee benefits.

If you're interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.

Additional Information

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Nashville, TN.

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Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veteran and maintains a drug-free workplace.