**PURPOSE AND SCOPE:**

This position directs the activities of multiple tightly integrated teams within the U.S. Payroll department responsible for paying over 60,000 employees. The position is responsible for directing the following teams and activities: (1) processing team which provides daily support to all our employees in preparation for each payroll cycle; (2) systems operations team which is responsible for all payroll job scheduling and execution, table maintenance, system testing, and systems development, process improvement and system optimization; and (3) tax team which takes ownership for all payroll tax related matters including filings, payments and audits.

+ Direct a staff responsible for the core processing activities required to prepare for each payroll cycle. This includes employee file maintenance, reviewing audit reports, providing daily support to the field for both PeopleSoft and Kronos, processing special payment requests, and handling daily off...