Payroll Manager

Overview

The Global Business Service Financial Control Team is a dynamic Center of Excellence that provides a broad range of financial services to all PepsiCo businesses within North America and overall thought leadership for financial processes globally.

As part of the PepsiCo Corporate Control organization, our foundation is built on a strong control environment. Our empowered teams collaborate to provide the best service and solutions for our stakeholders, with a mindset focused on continuous transformation by leveraging the latest advances in processes and technology.

This position is part of Global Business Service Financial Control organization. Providing finance and control services to all PepsiCo US business Units.

We are looking for a Payroll Manager who is a passionate, results-oriented individual who thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment to work on the Global Business Service Financial Control. Payroll Manager contributes to the efficient day-to-day operations for the Global Business Service Financial Control Teams and directly reports to our Director of Payroll.

This role is based out of our Plano, Texas location

Responsibilities

The Payroll Manager responsibilities cover a range of duties including but not limited to:

• Gatekeeper to harmonized and compliant SAP payroll system configuration and associated processes

• Translate end user business requirements to facilitate the design, configuration, documentation, and testing of application solutions by IT

• Validate the testing effectiveness and accuracy of third-party vendor

• Provide business user sign off on IT changes

• Negotiate technical and non-technical solutions that satisfy the business user and conform to technical architecture

• Deliver team member training on system and process changes that impact core deliverables

• Oversight and monitoring of high-risk processes

• Provision SAP access following prescribed security requirements

• Deliver best practices and drive regulatory compliance in systems and processes

• Identify risk and concerns for business partners related to proposed solutions and changes

• Research and analysis of pay related system or process anomalies in response to queries from field HR, audit, legal and other key business partners

• Drive issue resolutions followed by root cause analysis and recommended remediations

• Proactively identify continuous improvement opportunities in the end-to-end payroll scope

• Coordinate travel and manage expense reporting, ensuring accurate T&E, SAP, P-card submissions, and reconciliation

• Prepare and handle confidential and personnel information with the utmost trust, interface appropriately with many internal and external clients, and senior executives

• Support team rewards and recognition programs, engagement committees and events

Qualifications

• High School Diploma

• 5+ Years of SAP HCM Payroll system support

• Solid understanding of SAP HR modules; Time Management, Compensation, Benefits, Garnishments, Taxation, FI Finance and Employee Central

• Define and/or translate business requirements to IT for design and configuration

• Perform detailed validation of SAP HCM payroll related test cases with IT and third party vendor

• Supported payroll of > 5K multi state employees

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Work effectively both independently and in a team environment

• Work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple concurrent tasks

• Prioritize multiple activities transitioning quickly between baseline and projects

• Identify and deliver opportunities for continuous improvement

Preferred:

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or IT

• Supported payroll of > 10K multi state and Canada employees

• Understanding of governance models working with outsourced payroll service provider

• HR system support experience or strong working knowledge of HR system integrations to payroll

• Working knowledge of Employee Central 2+ years

COVID-19 vaccination is a condition of employment for this role. Please note that all such company vaccine requirements provide the opportunity to request an approved accommodation or exemption under applicable law

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity

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