HR Financial Services & Payroll Sr. Specialist

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.

Purpose

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.

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 critical 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.

Leadership/Stakeholder Management

• Responsible for driving the continuous improvement and vendor management agenda including holding the vendors accountable and always seeking ways to improve our payroll processes
• Leads the relationships with the US HRBP’s and team leaders
• Identify improvement areas internally as well as perform closely with all internal partners to prepare solutions and identify and implement continuously enhance efficiencies associated with vendor management plus produce fulfillment.
• Working with Global partners (i.e. Global Mobility, Diageo PLC, Shared Service Teams, etc.) to establish and improve present ways of working- such as but not limited to, Internal Assignees and Equity related transactions

Key Outputs

• Processing payroll for salaried, union and executive population
• Audit payroll reports and timesheets for correctness
• Processes equity transactions, relocation expenses and vendor payments
• Funding of 401k and other related benefits
• Handles corrections where needed prior to the close of the