Manager - Payroll
Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10106782 Location Mumbai, India Business The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) Date posted Nov. 26, 2024Job Summary:
Core Responsibilities
- Support EMEA Payrolls – for countries outside the UK – from a centralised Time & Payroll (T&P) HUB
- Ensure Payroll Processing performed by the regional payroll vendor meets or exceeds the established Payroll SLA, controls and compliance standards
- Manage and develop direct reports to support payroll operations and succession planning
- Act as escalation point for all EMEA payroll service issues in assigned countries /and support timely resolution efforts through vendor
- Ensure employees receive accurate remuneration on the published pay dates, thereby ensuring that the Company meets its contractual obligations
- Coordinate and carefully maintain relationships between third party payroll providers and Disney internal partners to ensure timely and accurate payroll process
- Approve monthly, quarterly, annual and other periodicity reports to the management of the Company, local authorities and other recipients
- Resolve all assigned payroll related queries from employees and legal entity stakeholders in a professional and timely manner, escalating further as necessary
- Resolve legal entity concerns about the payroll process provided by the payroll provider
- Oversee required payments to third parties and ensure statutory deadlines are met
- Support and provide appropriate cover for other peer Managers within the EMEA organisation
- Oversee and ensure payroll compliance in accordance with Audit SOX controls and procedures
- Maintain relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure smooth and collaborative day to day business
- Troubleshoot SAP technical issues at a high level (e.g., GL posting discrepancies, etc.); propose enhancements as appropriate to address improvement and efficiency opportunities
Operational Lead
- Oversee Stock Options/RSU and LTIC payments for local and country transfers
- Support defining local technical and functional requirements as required
- Facilitate payroll involvement with global and local initiatives when appropriate
- Provide strategic support for ongoing operations
- Support resolution for supplier service failures
- Share best practices/processes/systems across countries
Implementation Lead (Wider EMEA Specific)
- Act as the primary vendor contact to support payroll governance
- Establish a regional strategy for best practice supplier governance methodology
- Implement standardised procedural and legal frameworks across EMEA region
- Identify and manage appropriate relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and authorities/bodies for the benefit of the business
- Provide advice and direction regarding payroll process, compliance, and best practice/processes
- Facilitate collaboration between local payroll teams and other global functional teams to implement new programs/initiatives, resolve issues, share solutions
- Ensure consistency in compliance with SOX and Internal Controls
About The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):
At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.
About The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
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