Regional Payroll Manager - Melbourne, Australia - Simplot

Simplot

Verified Company

Melbourne, Australia

3 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Simplot Australia is a food manufacturing and agriculture business encompassing potato, vegetable, seafood, and sauce operations that supply a wide range of frozen, shelf-stable and chilled products to Australia and New Zealand's major retail and food service customers.

As a leading provider of quality, nourishing and sustainable food, we are focused on creating food Australians and New Zealanders love by maximising value from the best Australian-grown produce and global seafood.

Our iconic brands have been an integral part of Australian life for generations, and include the likes of Leggo's, Birds Eye, Edgell, John West and Chiko.

We have five manufacturing sites in Australia and six sales sites and employ almost 2000 people across these operations. We are an integral part of the global J.R. Simplot Company.

Summary:

The Regional Payroll Manager will be responsible for North America, Central and South America Payroll Operations for J R Simplot Co., with a co-sourced payroll model.

This role partners closely with and supports employees and internal partners, manages the service delivery model, handles issue resolution, the development of new processes, and collaborates with internal teams to ensure proper reporting of compensation expenses.

Assist with regional and global payroll projects, oversee, and manage payroll operations according to agree upon SLA's, labor and tax laws, and develop process improvements throughout all regions.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage the Payroll Operations, ensure timely and accurate payroll payment and compliance for North America, Central, and South America countries, support regional and global payroll projects to enhance payroll service delivery and improved employee experience.

Including integration of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.

Effectively manage payroll vendors by strictly adhering to the contract and the Service Level Agreement, improve the payroll processes efficiency and controls by working closely with internal and external partners.

Maintain productive partnerships with other members of the Global Payroll team, HR, HR Solutions, Tax, Total Rewards, Legal, and Finance, ensuring effective communication, prioritization, execution, and adherence to established company policies and procedures as they related to Payroll.

Implements, maintains, and reviews payroll processing systems incorporating a continuous improvement mindset to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions.

Responsible for hiring, mentoring, and training staff along with ongoing one on one meetings and reviews of performance.

Typical Education:

Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) from 4 year college or university

Required Certifications:

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance or HR related degree

Experience Details:

5+ years related experience and/or training

Job Requisition ID:12403

Travel Required:
None

Pay Grade:
Global Grade 5

Location(s):Chifley Business Park Office - Melbourne

Country:
Australia

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