The Payroll Implementation Coordinator will lead a cluster of country projects to support the payroll program. The role will partner with relevant stakeholders to drive delivery and larger business value.
This is a fixed term contract and the role can be based in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Colombia or Ecuador.
Responsibilities
* Coordinate internal resources and third parties for end to end project delivery
* Ensure that all assigned projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
* Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation (including project plans, tools, risk management matrix) in line with FME standards to track progress and deliverables
* Develop timelines against project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders
* Ensure resource availability and allocation across all stakeholders
* Measure and report out project performance
* Report changes to scope, budget, timelines as well as risk and issues, escalating through following established governance
* Manage relationships with program stakeholders to ensure successful implementation and adoption
* Partner with Workstream Leads to ensure consistency in project delivery across multiple geographies
* Partner with local Finance to develop standardized workflows for banking, reporting and ensuring appropriate segregation of duties
* Implement global payroll procedures and segregation of duties matrixes in-country to ensure appropriate role mapping
* Partner with Internal Controls to apply global payroll controls into local processes
* Oversee and coordinate review of vendor risk management processes
* Prepare training plans for Payroll WFM system security role audits
* Coordinate gathering and review of local payroll and WFM requirements for system changes
* Oversee Payroll and HCM system reconciliation efforts as well as data uploads to bring systems in alignment
* Support Payroll Operations requirements review and validation against HCM system configuration. Define opportunities for enhancements
* Asssess and detail needs for HCM integrations and/ or standardized reporting
* Other tasks as assigned by the manager
Requirements
* Bachelor's degree or equivalent business experience preferred
* 6+ years' experience with payroll processes and/or transformation
* Experience in payroll project management across multiple geographies
* Experience in driving payroll process improvements
* Possesses strong analytical skills to critically evaluate information
* Must be a team player but also able to work independently.
* Ability to build and maintain strong relationships across functions to drive teams towards success-based results
* Must be focused, goal driven, accountable, and exhibit significant attention to detail
* Payroll knowledge in multiple countries
* Time and attendance knowledge
* Project management or transformation expertise
* Microsoft tools
* Multiple payroll vendor systems
* HCM systems, preferably Workday
* Nice to have: Preferably ticketing systems, such as ServiceNow
* Fluent English and Spanish
* Flexibility in working hours to cover global timezones