Director, Global Payroll

The National Football League•New York, NY

7h•$140,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Global Payroll will be responsible for the successful processing and analysis of the NFL’s league level bi-weekly payroll, which includes approximately 5,000 employees at peak times during the season and is made up of full-time exempt, part-time and seasonal nonexempt and certain collectively bargained union employees. This also includes the oversight for all payroll relating to the NFL’s International Operations which currently includes locations in the UK, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Australia, Spain and Brazil. This position requires the Director, Global Payroll to have extensive experience managing all aspects of payroll and time reporting laws (domestically and internationally), and experience with related systems and processing activities. This position will lead the payroll team (inclusive of a third-party managed services provider, a time reporting team and currently various outsourced providers in our international locations) and will be expected to implement best in class processes. This position will be tasked with maintaining a team that successfully runs payroll but also proactively audits and analyzes the payroll and time data. The NFL is looking for a dynamic and compelling leader who will work collaboratively with the departments responsible for employing static and dynamic workforces (principally Human Resources, Football Operations, Global Events and Global Media teams). This person must be proactive, manage and prioritize complex and time sensitive activities to accomplish all key objectives and bring continual improvements to the department. The ability to lead, problem solve, set, and achieve stretch goals and work in team settings and independently are necessary skills. This position will be expected to deliver results-orientated leadership through best practices and processes that provide necessary strategic execution of Payroll plans across a variety of employee groups and locations.

Requirements

Minimum 10+ years of experience managing a large complex payroll processing environment for an organization with at least 2000 exempt and nonexempt employees in a multi-state, multi-country environment.
Minimum 5+ years of experience overseeing a third-party managed services model in cloud-based payroll, including payroll processing, tax processing and reporting expertise
Expert user knowledge in cloud-based payroll systems – UKG strongly preferred
Expert user knowledge of complex time reporting rules and systems; UKG strongly preferred
Strong knowledge of payroll costing process to the general ledger and balancing
Skilled in report writing and data analysis using advanced Excel
Expert knowledge of payroll tax laws and complex employee benefit programs impacting payroll
Expert knowledge of various pay and deduction codes
Expert knowledge of executive deferred compensation plans
Functional experience with systems implementation and integration a strong plus
Elevated level of leadership skills, staff motivator and strong organization and accuracy skills
Ability to work independently and extended hours to meet all critical deadlines

Nice To Haves

Strong managerial experience
Strong work ethic, and maintains highest levels of integrity and professionalism

Responsibilities

Manage all aspects of daily operations of the Global Payroll department including supervision of internal, third-party staff and current third-party processors in certain locations.
Responsible for overall corporate payroll strategy and execution of the payroll function and its related services across the NFL.
Experience with executive compensation and performance-based compensation arrangements.
Experience with time reporting systems, time tracking labor laws and integration of time systems into core payroll systems.
Ensure compliance with all federal, state, local and international laws regarding payroll administration, tax payments etc. Resolve all matters involving compliance therewith.