Global Payroll Manager

The role

You will lead the evolution of a multi-country payroll function and manage a global team of payroll professionals. You will serve as a subject-matter expert for Workday Payroll to deliver accurate, compliant payroll across the U.S., UK, Canada, and additional jurisdictions.

What you will do

• Own the accurate, confidential, and timely delivery of payroll across multiple countries
• Manage multi-country payrolls delivered through a PEO partner
• Review and approve payroll inputs, reconciliations, variance analyses, and reports
• Liaise with the Finance department on reporting requirements
• Process all payroll data entries relevant to the employee lifecycle
• Calculate adjustments, special pays, retroactive payments, and overpayment of wages
• Calculate separation payments in compliance with Company policies and local laws
• Perform analysis and preparation of payroll related year end schedules
• Track time-entry compliance and oversee timesheet adjustments
• Lead, mentor, and scale a global team of payroll professionals

Required qualifications

• At least seven years of progressive payroll experience, including ownership of complex, multi-country or multi-jurisdictional payroll operations
• Strong knowledge of global and multi-jurisdictional employment, payroll, tax, and pay-practice requirements
• Advanced, hands-on Workday Payroll experience in Canada, U.S. and UK, including configuration, testing, integrations, reporting, troubleshooting, and process optimization
• Demonstrated experience managing, coaching, and developing a team of payroll professionals across countries or time zones
• Strict adherence to confidentiality, data privacy, and data protection
• Ability to understand benefit plans and application to payroll
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and highly organized
• Strong customer service, communication, and time management skills
• Strong mathematical skills, with the ability to perform accurate calculations
• Strong analytical skills and ability to determine root causes of issues and find solutions
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including strong use of Excel

Nice to have

• experience with ADP and OSV

About the company

Harbor is a rapidly growing, private equity-backed global professional services company. It provides expert services across strategy, legal technology, operations, and intelligence.