• Oversee the complete payroll and timekeeping lifecycle with support from multiple payroll team members. • Manage payroll preparation, processing, validation, reconciliation, approval, distribution, reporting, and recordkeeping. • Establish and maintain annual payroll calendars, processing schedules, deadlines, and year-end timelines. • Review payroll data, employee changes, deductions, benefits, taxes, earnings, bonuses, commissions, retroactive payments, and other compensation-related transactions for accuracy. • Ensure overtime, paid time, and other wage-related payments are recorded and processed correctly in accordance with federal, state, provincial, and local requirements. • Analyze, audit, reconcile, and resolve payroll and timekeeping discrepancies, including missed payments, incorrect payments, retroactive adjustments, tax issues, and employee data errors. • Establish, document, and maintain payroll policies, procedures, internal controls, approval processes, and audit requirements. • Ensure compliance with all applicable wage and hour, payroll tax, reporting, record-retention, and employment regulations. • Research and remain current on changes to U.S., U.K., and Canadian payroll regulations, tax requirements, and employment legislation. • Manage payroll tax activities, including tax registrations, filings, agency notices, reconciliations, and the resolution of payroll tax discrepancies. • Oversee garnishments, levies, child-support orders, and other court-ordered or agency-required deductions. • Audit payroll reports and complete monthly, quarterly, and year-end payroll reconciliations. • Coordinate the preparation, review, distribution, and correction of annual payroll tax forms, including W-2s and T4s. Review quarterly tax filing package from UKG for accuracy. • Partner with Accounting to support payroll-related general ledger entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and reporting. • Coordinate with international payroll vendors and internal stakeholders regarding global payroll activities, vendor procurement, payroll processing, and compliance requirements. • Serve as the primary escalation point for complex payroll and timekeeping questions from employees, managers, Human Resources, and Finance. • Respond to employee inquiries in a timely and professional manner, providing detailed explanations and interpretations of payroll policies, procedures, and applicable regulations. • Identify and resolve payroll system issues, processing errors, workflow gaps, and opportunities for process improvement. • Partner closely with Human Resources and the broader Finance team on employee changes, compensation updates, benefits deductions, terminations, leave matters, and other payroll-related activities. • Maintain the highest level of confidentiality when handling employee compensation, salary, tax, banking, and personally identifiable information. • Support compensation-related processes while maintaining appropriate controls and professional discretion regarding market, promotion, and salary adjustments. • Supervise, train, mentor, and support approximately one to two payroll team members. • Assist with payroll system implementations, upgrades, integrations, testing, and process-improvement initiatives. • Perform additional assignments, audits, reporting requests, and special projects as needed. • Remain flexible and responsive to payroll deadlines and business requirements, which may occasionally require evening, weekend or holiday work.

• Own and execute full-cycle payroll processing for all employee types (salaried, hourly, contractors) using the company’s payroll module, ensuring on-time and accurate disbursements, reviewing and reconciling pre-payroll reports before each run, and investigating/resolving discrepancies prior to submission • Process off-cycle payrolls, manual checks, and retroactive adjustments as needed • Manage final pay calculations for terminated employees in compliance with applicable state law timelines • Serve as the first point of contact for employee payroll inquiries — resolving issues related to pay stubs, direct deposit, tax withholding, corrections, and guiding employees through self-service payroll system features (pay stub access, W-4 updates, direct deposit setup) • Manage tax filings and remittances, including quarterly 941s, annual W-2s, 1099s, and any state/local equivalents. • Configure automated payroll workflows and approval chains to minimize manual intervention and reduce error risk. • Participate in HR and Finance system projects, including implementations, upgrades, and cross-functional initiatives. • Document all payroll processes, procedures, and internal controls to support consistency and business continuity. • Coordinate with the HR/Benefits team to ensure accurate and timely payroll deductions for medical, dental, vision, 401(k), HSA/FSA, and other voluntary benefits • Provide payroll data to support budgeting, forecasting, accounting, and financial planning activities.

• Process payroll for countries across Europe, ensuring accuracy and compliance with local regulations. • Review, check, and approve salary registers for the European region, ensuring payroll data aligns with country-specific rules and regulations. • Generate invoices within the HRIS system based on payroll data and promptly share them with clients. • Address client queries related to payroll and invoicing, providing clear and accurate guidance regarding European payroll processes. • Collaborate with internal teams to continuously improve and build payroll processes for the region, ensuring smooth operations and adherence to local requirements. • Keep up-to-date with region employment tax regulations and laws, applying this knowledge to ensure compliant payroll processing.

• Lead configuration and support of Workday Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking • Configure payroll business processes, earnings, deductions, tax authorities, pay groups, payroll schedules, balances, and retro pay • Support payroll-related absence and time tracking rules, including leave plans, accruals, overtime, shift premiums, and time calculations • Manage payroll processing, validation, reconciliation, and year-end activities • Troubleshoot payroll, absence, time tracking, and retro pay issues • Support integrations, EIBs, testing, Workday releases, enhancements, and production support • Partner with HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and other stakeholders to deliver system improvements