HR Financial Services & Payroll Sr. Specialist

About Us:

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future.

Join us to build a career worth celebrating.

Which company will you join?

From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, our business was founded on people of outstanding character, and in 250 years, nothing has changed. We’re the world’s leading premium alcohol company! Our brands are industry icons including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness. Our success is thanks to the strength of our people, in every role. It’s why we trust them with our legacy and why we reward them with the career-defining opportunities that they deserve. Our ambition is to build the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the very best people!

At Diageo, our purpose is to celebrate life everywhere, every day. To do that, you will join an organization that is passionate about customers and consumers, and proud of what they do. Diageo teams constantly set high goals and then try hard to exceed them. We are also an incredibly diverse organization, and we value each and every one’s talent and personality.

About the function: Human Resources

Our Human Resources (HR) team bring brilliant people together to help us continue building iconic brands. We harness the diverse talents of our people to help them excel. We champion an inclusive and collaborative culture, where all voices and perspectives are celebrated and valued.

HR is at the heart of markets around the world, finding and developing talent that will unearth new ideas and inspire innovation. From creative problem solvers and entrepreneurs to scientists and engineers — whatever your experience and ideas, we’ll help you to harness your talents, empowering you to be the best you can be.

About the team:

The North America Payroll Team supports 2,000+ employees and ensures that employee payroll processing is in compliance with federal and state laws. The role supports the NA business by ensuring timely and accurate payroll processing, and by performing other payroll related activities. Additionally, the team acts as administrator for the time and labor system – Time Clock Plus (TCP), ensuring the accurate and timely TLM data required to begin payroll processing. This is a key HR role spanning US. HR Payroll ensures flawless execution of Diageo’s North American payrolls and all related vendor, tax, accounting and compliance items.

About the role:

Decision Making

• Analyze payroll issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Respond to payroll queries from employees in a timely manner.
• Identify root cause analysis, improve processes, and communicate changes in an effective way.
• Maintain compliance and continuous improvement is essential in our processes.

Context/Scope:

Market Complexity

• Accountable within the scope of the remit for Diageo union/non-union employees across the US from a payroll / Time & Labor Management support.
• Identify and document end to end review of all payroll process, per site location. Stimulate steady process enhancement to present increasing operational efficiency.
• Ensure all processes are compliant, reduce manual entry points, and alignment with Diageo’s internal controls.
• Ensure payroll and time configuration meets the needs of the site requirements.

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