Payroll Team Leader

Overview

Old National Bank has been serving clients and communities since 1834. With over $70 billion in total assets, we are a regional powerhouse deeply rooted in the communities we serve. As a trusted partner, we thrive on helping our clients achieve their goals and dreams, and we are committed to social responsibility and investing in our communities through volunteering and charitable giving. 

We continually seek highly motivated and talented individuals as our people are critical to our success. In return, we offer competitive compensation with our salary and incentive program, in addition to medical, dental, and vision insurance.  401K, continuing education opportunities and an employee assistance program are also included in our benefit suite. Old National also offers a variety of Impact Network Groups led by team members who are passionate about driving engagement, creating awareness of diverse backgrounds and experiences, and building inclusion across the organization.  We offer a unique opportunity to join a growing, community and client-focused company that is firmly rooted in its core values.

Responsibilities

The Payroll Team Leader acts as the senior member of our Payroll team and provides direction and leadership to the payroll administration group. This role takes ownership for administration and oversight of all key payroll processes, policies, controls, audit requests and compliance matters. Additionally, this role provides support to the compensation team on reporting and other compensation administration matters.

Salary Range

The annual salary range for this position is $60,000 - $121,300. The base salary indicated for this position reflects the compensation range applicable to all levels of the role across the United States. Actual salary offers within this range may vary based on a number of factors, including the specific responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s relevant skills and professional experience, educational qualifications, and geographic location.

Key Accountabilities

Key Accountability 1: Oversee and successfully administer all aspects of payroll

• Act as senior member of the payroll team serving as a subject matter expert
• Provide direction, leadership and guidance to the payroll team on payroll matters
• Ensure successful completion of regular payroll process for the team
• Provide service to internal/external customer related to payroll matters and process

Key Accountability 2: Ensure effective compliance, controls and standards are in place for the payroll function

• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations including researching and staying on top of compliance matter.
• Work with appropriate parties to register for withholding and unemployment accounts as necessary
• Work with appropriate parties to ensure all required tax filings are completed
• Administer key payroll processes, policies, controls, and audit requests

Key Accountability 3: Support compensation and other special projects and initiatives

• Completes key compensation reporting
• Assists with administration of compensation programs including the company’s product referral program
• Assists with completion and calculations of tax withholding on stock vestings
• Other compensation duties as assigned
• Provide support for M&A activities in the payroll and compensation areas

Key Competencies for Position

• Promotes Change - Actively seeks information to understand the rationale, implications, and impact for changes. Remains agile by quickly modifying daily behavior, leveraging resources, and trying new approaches to effectively embrace change. Willing to act quickly, learn and adjust as needed. Identifies and recommends changes to leadership to improve performance. Aligns activities to meet individual, team and organizational goals
• Strategy in Action - Breaks down larger goals into smaller achievable goals and communicates how they are contributing to the broader goal. Actively seeks to understand factors and trends that may influence role. Anticipates risks and develops contingency plans to manage risks. Identifies opportunities for improvement and seeks insights from other sources to generate potential solutions. Aligns activities to meet individual, team and organizational goals.
• Makes Decisions & Solves Problems - Takes ownership of the problem while collaborating with others on a resolution with an appropriate level of urgency. Collaborates and seeks to understand the root causes of problems. Evaluates the implications of new information or events and recommends solutions using decisions that are sound based on what is known at the time. Takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints and probable consequences.
• Delights Clients -.  Passionately serves internal/external clients with excellence. Maintains a growth mindset staying current with developments and trends in areas of expertise influencing client satisfaction both internally and externally. Understands data, metrics and/or financial information, and how they tie to client satisfaction and business outcomes related to position, client and/or team. Nurtures client relationships by listening, prioritizing, and acting responsibly to meet client needs, mitigate risk and add shareholder value.
• Personifies ONB Culture - Consistently demonstrates Old National's culture and values in daily interactions. Models our values -how we show up in the workplace. Places the organization's goals before individual or team goals. Demonstrates the desire to be part of something beyond themselves by investing time, heart, and expertise to help clients and communities thrive.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• 5 + years of experience overseeing/leading payroll administration
• Professional payroll certification preferred
• Strong understanding of payroll processes, tax laws, and compliance
• Ability to work effectively with employees at all levels
• Strong communication and customer service skills
• Strong sense of urgency and detail oriented
• Ability to identify issues and problem-solve
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines

Key Measures of Success/Key Deliverables:

• Identifying and implementing efficiencies/process improvements
• Staying updated with changes in federal, state, and local tax regulations to maintain compliance
• Maintaining compliance with internal and external auditors

Old National is proud to be an equal opportunity employer focused on fostering an inclusive workplace and committed to hiring a workforce comprised of diverse backgrounds, cultures and thinking styles. 

As such, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. 

We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have an agreement signed by the Director of Talent Acquisition, SVP, to fill a specific position.

Our culture is firmly rooted in our core values.

We are optimistic. We are collaborative. We are inclusive. We are agile. We are ethical.

We are Old National Bank.  Join our team!