Senior Director Payroll

As the Senior Director of Payroll, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing a best-in-class payroll and time & attendance team dedicated to delivering superior services for Honeywell Aerospace. In this position, your key objectives will include becoming an expert in the fields of both insourced and outsourced payroll, time and attendance, vendor management, reporting, and digital automation. You will lead the strategic vision and execution of payroll timelines and deliverables, effectively addressing internal and external business changes, market challenges, and regulatory issues.

Your role will involve driving and leading payroll automation and digitization initiatives focused on efficiency, improved processing, and net pay accuracy. Additionally, you will be tasked with advanced reporting responsibilities that provide visibility into spending, risk areas, severance, and other payments.

The Senior Director of Payroll will also oversee the strategic design and successful implementation of time and attendance systems, alongside various Human Resource Services (HRS) initiatives to ensure a consistent delivery process. You will lead multifunctional teams to deliver comprehensive solutions for end users while defining and implementing service strategies aimed at optimizing the customer experience and enhancing operational efficiency.

This position necessitates a balance between strategic vision, payroll compliance, operational oversight, and effective project management and implementation. You will engage frequently with senior leaders, HR Business Partners, and members of the HR Service centers. In collaboration with regional teams, you will identify opportunities to leverage best practices that manage and facilitate the payroll delivery model to drive business results. Moreover, your role will require creativity and innovative problem-solving techniques in partnership with business and HR leaders to implement critical payroll strategies and processes that align with organizational goals.

You will report directly to our VP HR Services Operations – Global Payroll, and you will work out of our Phoenix, Arizona location on a hybrid work schedule.

 

YOU MUST HAVE

• 7+ year of experience working in a HR Services role with payroll experience
• Experience leading in a large organization
• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office and other HR systems or technologies 
• Bias towards process improvement and streamlining of data workflow with ability to develop and implement payroll strategies that drive operational excellence
• Knowledge of Information Protection and Data Privacy legislation for the region
• People management skills and leadership skills, including management of remote and virtual teams
• Excellent communication skills at all levels in organization
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

WE VALUE

• Bachelor's and advanced degrees in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Knowledge of Federal, State, and Local payroll policies and procedures, or similar relevant experience
• Certification such as Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
• SAP and Peoplesoft experience 
• Extensive human resources experience
• Personal ownership and accountability
• Motivational optimism
• Proactive problem solving
• Effective bi-directional communication flow
• Listening for need (people & business)
• Respect for the individual
• Personal growth and skills development
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Continuous improvement mindset and ability to drive process enhancements

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Technology

• Implement payroll and time processes for Honeywell Aerospace
• Assess the support model and development of strategy to ensure seamless support of Payroll and T&A solutions
• Mobilize technical resources to ensure a positive bottom-line impact
• Manage the overall coordination of the payroll platform migrations and implementations in the region ensuring quality and controls are in place
• Lead integration between different systems and the payroll application across business groups in the region
• Manage M&A activity and ensure that payroll applications are delivered and incorporated into local business processes
• Champion technical governance, management of payroll application project portfolio, resources, metrics, and reporting
• Identify, prioritize, and implement process improvements across the entities served (externally) and in metrics and controls procedures (internally)
• Provide functional expertise and lead transition projects during new acquisitions and activities related to increasing market share
• Lead process improvement projects to enable productivity and customer satisfaction gains
• Provide strategic guidance and recommendations to senior leadership to optimize the payroll function and contribute to overall financial goals
• Manage regional time, attendance, and payroll, including compliance to legal and regulatory requirements
• Ensure all payroll and legislative deadlines are met across the payroll portfolio managing exceptions as necessary
• Stay up to date with statutory, legislative, and revenue impacts on the payroll environment, and communicate to the team
• Maintain updated knowledge of changes in payroll regulations and industry best practices
• Escalate unresolved issues to Global Payroll Leader as appropriate

People Management 

• Manage and develop a high-performing team of payroll professionals, providing guidance, coaching, and support, creating a work environment for employee engagement   
• Effectively manage North American payroll teams within span and layer constraints
• Coordinate resources for providing functional and technical payroll expertise to the business at all levels, including production support, data analysis, customer issue resolution, and troubleshooting
• Prioritize workload and align resources

Process Optimization

• Optimize payroll processes to reduce cycle time and manual processes that impact payroll accuracy
• Adhere to business commitments for all projects 
• Interface with up/down stream systems and tools for efficient processes
• Drive permanent fixes to issues (lessons learned, no repetitive failures)
• Improve HR processes and support functional excellence for the global payroll team

Key Stakeholder Management

• Manage the interaction with other internal regional and global service delivery groups
• Act as point of escalation for the team and customers ensuring effective handling and resolution of issues
• Manage relationships with assigned key HR and Finance leaders, assuring transition plans are in line with business priorities
• Partner with Business Units to implement digital business solutions

Reporting & Maintenance of Service 

• Track performance and measure operations to ensure that payroll delivers on requirements
• Assess and provide feedback regarding HR field leadership satisfaction with service level
• Deliver monthly operations reports and report out to Human Resources leadership as requested

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL

In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays. For more information, visit benefits.honeywell.com.