Senior Manager, Payroll, North America

Job ID: 275573
Location Name: CA-FSC SF Off (0174)
Address: 350 Mission St, 20th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States (US)
Job Type: Full Time
Position Type: Regular
Job Function: Human Resources
Remote Eligible:Works Onsite 2X Weekly

 

Company Overview:

At Sephora we inspire our customers, empower our teams, and help them become the best versions of themselves.  We create an environment where people are valued, and differences are celebrated. Every day, our teams across the world bring to life our purpose: to expand the way the world sees beauty by empowering the Extra Ordinary in each of us.  We are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty.

 

The Opportunity:

As the Senior Manager Payroll, North America, you will be responsible for the strategic oversight and execution of end-to-end payroll operations across the United States and Canada. This includes ensuring the timely and accurate processing of payroll for both salaried and hourly employees, compliance with federal and regional regulations. Reporting to the Director, HR Shared Services, you will be overseeing a team of Payroll Ops Lead, Payroll Analysts, specialists and leading strategic payroll operations. This role requires deep expertise in US and Canada payroll regulations, tax laws, systems and compliance standards.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the end-to-end payroll process for both hourly and salaried employees, including the review, validation, reconciliation, and timely processing of payroll data and payments.
•  Analyze, audit, and resolve payroll and timekeeping issues, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures while addressing employee concerns efficiently and accurately.
• Serve as the payroll subject matter expert within the payroll team, internal stakeholders, auditors, and one of the primary points of contact for our payroll provider.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Global Mobility, Tax, Benefits, Finance, Legal, and HR on matters such new business activities and regional initiatives to ensure payroll needs across the U.S. and Canada are identified, communicated, and effectively addressed.
• Stay current with regulatory changes, benefit updates, and labor laws affecting payroll operations; ensure compliance with all applicable U.S. (federal, state, local) and Canadian (federal, provincial) payroll tax laws and reporting requirements, including but not limited to W-2, FICA, FUTA, T4s, T2200s, WC, EHT, CPP, and EI.
• Lead the preparation of year-end reporting (T4s, T2200s, WC, EHT, W2) and handle amendments as required.
• Design, develop and implement payroll strategy and operating model within the context of an expanding operation.
• Preparation of various documentations, and summaries for audit and compliance.
• Follow, develop, and maintain internal control policies, procedures, and compliance with respect to the payroll process, including, but not limited to pay policies, payroll calendars, payroll checklists, process maps and other procedural documentation and support internal/external audits
• Lead and manage a payroll team, overseeing task assignments, workloads, and creating a collaborative atmosphere to support professional growth and meet payroll deadlines efficiently.

 

Payroll System

• Lead, in partnership with Sr HRIS Business Partner (Payroll System), evaluation of tools and systems, and identify ways to optimize the payroll function and enable business process transformation while maintaining strong quality controls.
• Identify and implement process improvements for more efficient, accurate, and complaint-payroll operations, collaborating with various organizations including IT and external vendors to integrate systems, overseeing and implementing payroll related projects, developing procedures and policies, and providing training on payroll initiatives and changes.

 

We’re excited about you if you have

• Bachelor's degree in related field required
• CPP, PLP preferred
• At least 8 -10 years of experience in payroll and leading a payroll team. Hands-on experience with Payroll, Time and Attendance, Human Resources Information Systems

• Preferred experience with Dayforce application is a plus

• 2 years of experience in a Case Management/Contact Center environment
• Proven track record of scaling payroll function and experience transforming payroll operations efficiency
• Excellent