Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or Operations, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in management consulting, or an operations-related function, or 2 years of experience with an advanced degree in business, accounting, or finance.

Preferred qualifications:

• Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Green Belt, Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certifications.
• Experience leading complex process improvement projects.
• Experience designing, implementing, and testing processes and controls for standard systems and custom applications.
• Data Analysis skills, experience applying statistical methods, SQL, dashboard design.
• Demonstrated Project Management skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.

About the job

Responsibilities

• Oversee outsourced payroll operations team to deliver accurate and timely payroll including monthly and annual cycle planning and operational execution.
• Enhance operational processes and oversight/ decision making/analysis on key aspects of the payroll cycle - including payroll metrics, vendor performance, compliance requirements, year end.
• Assess and promptly resolve operational escalations and longer term process gaps - investigate root causes and prevent recurrence. Partner with cross-functional teams including HR Operations, Corp Eng, Head of HR, Employment Tax, Legal, Controllership on day to day operations as well as to implement compliance, regulatory, tax and other changes.
• Ensure operational risks and issues are recorded, prioritized and managed.
• Proactively drive the continuous optimisation of your country by critically assessing payroll processes, identify gaps and partner with key stakeholders to resolve.