Head of Global Payroll Interim - Surrey, United Kingdom - Haleon

Description

By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands - including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum - through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science.

We have a temporary role for a Head of Global Payroll on a full-time fixed term contract until end 2025.

As part of Global Payroll Team, you will lead and manage all aspects of the payroll functional areas to drive accuracy, consistency, standardization, ensuring compliance with the latest relevant legislation, statutory filing deadlines, payments, SOX controls and ensure the global payroll team delivers against the required metrics and internal management reporting requirements, liaising with payroll vendors, Finance and HR functions as appropriate.

Coordinate with Payroll Transformation Team to embed process improvements across countries - including ensuring maintenance and quarterly testing of Haleon's Payroll procedural documentation.

• Accountable for the management monitoring to ensure that payroll is compliant with Haleon's payroll standards and legislation, statutory filing deadlines, payments, SOX controls.
• Accountable for all global countries' effective payroll risk management.
• Responsible to manage Payroll vendors, including cost, contract and performance management to required SLA's/KPI's.
• Accountable for effective monitoring of global payroll function actuals vs budget.
• Accountable for the accuracy and consistency in the execution of the global payroll control tools; Responsible for global payroll performance dashboard accuracy.
• Ensures that payroll business continuity plan is tested.
• Partner with multiple cross functional key stakeholders as required to impact assess and implement any new pay impacting policy changes.
• Escalation point for payroll related challenges with a focus on resolving at root cause. A bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field (Business Administration)
• Proven experience in International Payroll is essential
• A consulting-type skillset / mindset - strong influencing, relationship-building, communication, collaboration at senior key stakeholder levels, presentation skills and problem-solving skills, supported by strong learning agility.
• Experience in Managing teams remotely.
• Proven experience and understanding of end-to-end payroll processing, documenting Standard Operating Procedures and Local Work Instructions.
• Ability to conduct root cause analysis & problem solve
• Proficient in MS Office suite such as PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, etc
• When applying for this role, please use the 'cover letter' of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. Diversity, Equity and InclusionAt Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.

We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives.

We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives.

We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.