Enterprise Payroll Manager

Who are we looking for? 

We’re looking for an Enterprise Payroll Manager to join our Group Finance team.  

In this role you will oversee GHD’s payroll function, to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing of all regular and off payments for approximately 12,000 GHD employees. Pivotal to this will be to implement best practice, maintain compliance with all regulatory standards, and drive continuous improvements in payroll systems and processes.   

The role can be based in any GHD office throughout the U.S. (west coast preferred), Canada, Australia, New Zealand. GHD supports a hybrid work model. 

In this diverse role you will: 

• Develop and lead a geographically dispersed Payroll team across the Enterprise. 
• Develop, mentor and empower direct team members to provide appropriate solutions, customer service and advice. 
• Lead and optimize all end-to-end payroll processes whilst ensuring accurate pay calculations and compliance with Enterprise policies, relevant legislation and instruments, including taxation, and reporting obligations. 
• Lead the review of enterprise payroll processes and integrations, identifying trends, discrepancies, and anomalies, providing relevant insights, identifying gaps or inefficiencies and recommendations.  
• Partner with People, IS, Finance teams and key stakeholders, to ensure seamless integration of payroll data with HRIS and financial systems and address system issues promptly, proposing enhancements as appropriate. 
• Deliver expertise and insights to facilitate BAU payroll services and payroll improvement projects. 
• Develop and maintain internal controls to minimize risks associated with payroll activities.
• Conduct regular payroll audits to ensure adherence to legislation, instruments, and internal policies. 
• Conduct impact assessments of proposed changes, determine the benefits to be realized, and measure, monitor, and update where deliverables change. 
• Partner with People, IS, Finance teams and key stakeholders, to ensure seamless integration of payroll data with HRIS and financial systems and address system issues promptly, proposing enhancements as appropriate. 
• Provide continuous feedback, including positive confirmations on matters relating to compliance with company policies and procedures. 
• Ensure a co-operative and open knowledge sharing relationship is developed and maintained across the Enterprise. 
• Support and lead the team on workflow and projects as required. 
• Manage enterprise workload and recruit resources as required. 

What would you bring to the team? 

• Ideally Degree qualified in Accounting, Finance, HR and/or Certificate in Payroll Administration with APA or TAPS membership. 
• Significant proven experience in leading and managing a payroll function in a large geographically dispersed organization. 
• Extensive experience with various payroll/HRIS software and systems, such as ADP Globalview, SAP, or Oracle, used for upstream and downstream processes.  
• Proven stakeholder and relationship management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders and senior leaders. 
• Track record of managing projects, improving payroll processes, enhancing efficiency, and creating robust documentation through data-driven insights.  

 

Interested? Apply by Friday June 6, 2025.
 

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex (including same sex); sexual orientation; gender identity; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; age; disability or handicap; citizenship status; service member status; or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

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