David J. Gross Cpp, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Keene, Nh

Direct the Corporate Payroll and Travel Expense reporting functions for the enterprise's 14,000 + employees throughout the United States. • Completed implementation of Workday Payroll, HCM and Absence Administration.• Oversee weekly payroll processing for all employees at 51 sites including 1300 union employees represented under 14 separate collective bargaining agreements.• Partnered with HR on the evaluation process of a mission critical HCM/Payroll system.• Directed the timely payroll integration to the C&S payroll and travel expense systems of three significant acquisitions leading to accelerated synergies and cost avoidance.• In partnership with FP&A, facilitate analysis of the salary and fringe component to the annual budget cycle.• Directed the implementation of the Certify travel expense management system used by 4000+ employees.

Mansfield, Massachusetts

Directed all payroll and disbursement activities for the corporation’s North America shared services center. Responsible for developing long-term strategic direction focused on operational and customer service metrics. Executed proven continuous improvement strategies using value stream, Kaizen, and lean concepts. Facilitated daily management reviews all of which resulted in lower operational costs and positive contribution to shareholder value.• Direct all payroll and disbursement activities for the Covidien’s North American Shared Services Center. Leadership position responsible for developing long-term strategic direction focused on optimizing operational efficiencies and customer service levels using Lean and Kaizen continuous improvement methodologies.• Directed all facets of initiative to outsource North America accounts payable processing to a service provider in Asia, including vendor selection, service contract negotiation and ongoing supplier contract governance. $3B of payables were transitioned to the offshore partner: $6M in cost savings delivered over four years.• Directed the implementation of a PeopleSoft 9.0 payroll system for 20,000 U.S. employees. This project resulted in the replacement of a twenty year old legacy system and was accomplished in less than eight months.• Directed the implementation of the INFOR travel expense management system, now used by 6,500 employees in North America.

Los Angeles, Ca

• Consolidated multiple operating units onto a single payroll system.• Completed assessment and reorganization of personnel and procedures that resulted in increased efficiency and resource utilization.

Temecula, Ca

• Primary member of leadership team that implemented a Financial Service Center (FSC) for this mega defense contractor. Previous role: Payroll Manager for the Naval Division in Pomona, CA. Superior performance led to promotion to FSC Payroll Manager.• Consolidated six autonomous payroll units into one central processing center resulting in significant cost savings and operational synergies including a 65% reduction in payroll operational overhead.