Sr. Director, Global Payroll

Company Description

At EVERSANA®, we are proud to be a Great Place to Work across the globe. We’re fueled by our vision to create a healthier world. How? Our global team of more than 6,000 employees is committed to creating and delivering next-generation commercialization services to the life sciences industry. We are grounded in our cultural beliefs and serve more than 670 clients ranging from innovative biotech start-ups to established pharmaceutical companies. Our products, services and solutions help bring innovative therapies to market and support the patients who depend on them. Our jobs, skills and talents are unique, but together we make an impact every day. Join us! 

Across our growing organization, we embrace diversity in backgrounds and experiences. Improving patient lives around the world is a priority, and we need people from all backgrounds and swaths of life to help build the future of the healthcare and the life sciences industry. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that embraces our cultural beliefs.  We are deliberate and self-reflective about the kind of team and culture we are building. We look for team members that are not only strong in their own aptitudes but also who care deeply about EVERSANA, our people, clients and most importantly, the patients we serve.   We are EVERSANA.  

Job Description

THE POSITION:  

The Senior Director of Global Payroll is responsible for overseeing accuracy and operations efficiency for the global payroll process. This position is considered a leader to their external and internal partners. The Senior Director should also be seen as a leader to all levels of the finance department personnel and should lead by example.   

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Our employees are tasked with delivering excellent business results through the efforts of their teams.  These results are achieved by:

• Manage the processing of bi-weekly payroll for exempt employees and bi-weekly payroll for non-exempt employees in multi-state and international environments.
• Manage global payroll service providers, communicate changes for international employees and have a basic understanding of global privacy regulations (i.e. GDPR).
• Interface and partner with HR to support onboarding of new employees as well as separations in a timely and compliant manner.
• Work with payroll processors to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local (including International) legal and tax requirements.
• Maintain a customer service approach (with an eye on email responsiveness) to company’s employees who have questions regarding their pay, deductions, or payroll process.
• Support preparation of all payroll and related journal entries with the accounting team in support of month, quarter and year-end close.
• Reconcile payroll account balances as part of month end, quarter end and year end close processes.
• Provide analysis of payroll and related costs to identify trends and to ensure accurate reporting; and
• Designs short-term and long-term strategies for continuous improvement in payroll operations including optimization of systems/processes.
• Stay current on state and federal laws that govern reporting of wages, taxation, garnishments, withholds from wages, taxation and reporting requirements, etc.
• Responsible for building scalable business processes for our payroll department and ensuring our internal control environment is effective.
• Lead role in determining strategy and systems for international payroll.
• Lead global rollout of centralized payroll processes and systems. Build international payroll team in scale with growth in EVERSANA’s international operations.
• Ad-hoc projects, reporting and account reconciliations, and other assignments as needed to support finance and HR.
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias. 
•  All other duties as assigned

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws, it is the policy of EVERSANA to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by an employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship for EVERSANA. If reasonable accommodation is needed to perform the essential functions of your job position, please contact Human Resources.

PEOPLE LEADER

People leaders must possess both the skills to effectively accomplish these tasks and the emotional intelligence to do so in alignment with our cultural values.  In addition to the critical management and leadership tasks listed above, this role also includes the following unique responsibilities:

• Responsible f