Senior Payroll Manager Ireland / UK

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Senior Payroll Manager Ireland / UK

Permanent Contract

Location: Anngrove, Carrigtwohill, Cork

Hybrid Position

The Senior Manager Payroll & WFM is responsible for the Payroll & Workforce management administration for Ireland and UK. In this role, He/She is responsible to oversee the payroll and WFM processes, the preparation and submission of weekly / monthly payrolls in each location and ensure compliance with international rules, regulations and laws for multiple entities and pay cycles.With the support of his/her team, the Senior Manager is responsible to provide excellent customer service to our business. This role will work with Senior Payroll, HR, Finance, business leadership to drive performance optimization, scalability, and standardization of processes in HR.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

Manage the payroll and WFM team in alignment with Stryker leadership expectations.

• Provide coaching, development and mentoring to the Payroll and WFM team to help them achieve their goals and objectives.

• Oversee the training and development of staff and validate the acquisition of skills by the team

• Conducts managerial interviews and facilitates management processes within the team (talent reviews, engagement questionnaire, annual performance reviews and employee development plan)

Ensure High quality service of payroll and WFM process across sites in accordance with international rules, regulations and laws for multiple entities and pay cycles.

• Ensure accurate and timely processing of payroll for all employees by implementing procedural controls and cross-checks

• Approval of all payments related to payroll and outside of payroll related to pension, payroll taxes e.t.c

• Excellent customer service as part of the Tier 2 support.

• Oversee and/or directly support daily activities and escalate to appropriate area where relevant. Contact person for employees and management in case of problems

• Collaborates with the Finance Teams for the proper administration of payroll accounting and employee-related accruals

Ensures the proper implementation of SOX controls for payroll processes.

• Collaborates with the finance department for all internal and external audits of the company regarding payroll data (SOX control, tax, social insurance.)

• Ensures the smooth running of the audits and is the main contact for the auditors and internal departments in case of questions

• Prepares all the necessary documentation for the audit to run smoothly

Recommends and develops operating efficiency improvements. Partner and collaborate cross functionally with Finance, internal audit, IT and external vendors to drive continuous improvement and support of payroll and WFM systems, tools, and associated processes.

• Support and drive cross-functionally and cross-regionally projects and Balance the views of enterprise and local business needs to drive simple, harmonized processes across Stryker

• Manage relationship with third-party providers to ensure processes are compliant, streamlined, and deliverables achieved.

• Coordinate and communicate internally and externally with stakeholders on relevant payroll updates.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required 
• 10+ years of work experience required
• Previous HR or role-related experience required
• Fluent in English, an additional European language is an advantage
• 5+ years business-facing HR, HR COE, HR Operations, or role-related experience preferred
• 4+ years of people leadership experience preferred
• Experience in multiple HR disciplines or client groups preferred
• Experience of handling payroll across global geographies is an advantage 
• Excellent Knowledge of payroll, international rules and regulations and T&A  software
• Strong leadership skills, a confident and effective decision maker, with a proven leadership ability to negotiate and influence others.
• Excellent presentation and written / verbal communication skills
• Demonstrable excellent analytical & problem-solving skills, a process improvement orientation, and the ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment
• Capabilities: Adaptive Thinking, Collaboration, Communication, Creativity, Critical thinking, Empathy, Influence, Resilience, Social Intelligence

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