Overview
The organization is seeking a Senior Manager, Payroll & Expenses to oversee payroll, corporate credit card, and cash operations functions. This role ensures payroll and expense-related activity is accurately recorded in the financial statements and supervises accounting staff. Reporting directly to the Assistant Controller, the Senior Manager will be a key leader within the operational accounting team.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the payroll accounting team to ensure timely payroll processing, payroll accrual calculations, and compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, wage, and hour laws and industry best practices.
- Serve as primary payroll accounting lead for new-country and regional expansions, partnering cross-functionally to establish compliant payroll processes, controls, and accounting practices in support of international growth initiatives.
- Oversee the administration of the Corporate Travel & Expense (T&E) and Purchasing Card (P-Card) programs, including employee card issuance, account maintenance, policy enforcement, and vendor relationship management.
- Develop, implement, and maintain corporate T&E policies, procedures, and internal controls; conduct periodic audits and monitoring activities to ensure policy compliance and identify opportunities for process improvement.
- Partner with Finance Systems, Treasury, and Information Technology teams to enhance, optimize, and maintain financial systems supporting payroll, cash management, travel and expense, and corporate card transactions.
- Oversee the cash accountant to ensure accrual and payment of corporate card expenses; facilitate ad hoc payment requests; and provide house bank funding transactions through wire, check, and ACH transactions.
- Lead strategic Payroll and Corporate Expense initiatives, including system implementations, process automation projects, operational scalability efforts, and month-end close optimization initiatives to improve efficiency and accuracy.
- Prepare and review SOX control activities and documentation.
- Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing team by providing coaching, training, performance feedback, career development opportunities, and performance management; establish clear objectives and accountability measures.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant payroll and accounting experience.
- Prior direct or functional management experience required.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks with changing priorities.
- Effective leader with excellent oral and written communication skills.
- High attention to detail for analytical tasks.
- Ability to analyze, solve problems, and adapt to changing organizational and operational needs.
Preferred Qualifications
- SAP experience preferred.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base pay range (posted location): $150,000.00 - $206,800.00
- Base pay offered may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
- Compensation package includes medical, dental, vision, disability, 401K, PTO and/or other benefits.
Location
- Remote opportunity.
- Up to 10% travel may be required.
- Employees must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to drive and/or fly to client and other customer locations.
- The employee is responsible for owning a credit card and managing expenses personally to be reimbursed bi-weekly.