Davida Lara, Cpp Email & Phone Number

Executive Vice President of Payroll, Davida Lara, combines a high level of proficiency in business applications, business process, and organizational management in leading Entertainment Partners’ (EP’s) Payroll teams. She believes in tailoring client needs by using what she refers to as the "right balance of people, processes, and technology" to deliver a superior payroll experience. In the past two decades, Lara has gained extensive expertise developing systems and process automation, and training personnel. She has been responsible for developing global mobility best practices and payroll shared services. Additionally, she has led initiatives involving international assignment policies and global mobility processes. She has also lead digital transformation, including AI initiatives across HR, Finance, and Payroll processes.Lara frequently speaks at various global forums including ADP, KPMG, and PWC. Recently, she served as a featured speaker at the C3 Convention on the Women in Entertainment Finance panel and presented at her second Hollywood Innovation and Technology Summit. Additionally, Lara was a panelist at the 2019 Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) week.Prior to joining EP, Lara served as the Senior Vice President and Head of Global Payroll for The Blackstone Group, where she directly oversaw global payroll operations impacting more than half a million employees. Prior to that, Lara was the head of global HRIS and Payroll at Harman International Industries, where she oversaw system strategy and implementation for 23 countries. Throughout a career spanning over two decades, Lara has headed numerous diversity and inclusion initiatives, and continues to be a voice for empowering women. She sits on the Board of Directors for Women in Film.Lara received a B.S. cum laude, from the School of Business at Albertus Magnus College in Connecticut. Lara spends much of her free time mentoring inner-city youth, teaching situational awareness and self defense and is involved in motivational and educational public speaking. She enjoys music, theater and the arts with her family.

Listed skills include Hris, Payroll, Human Resources, Adp Payroll, and 46 others.

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  Albertus Magnus College

  Business