Managed the Global Payroll Operations for 4600 employees spanning eight countries. Expertise includes:Compliance• Identified non-compliant processes requiring remediation in Barcelona office. Established and managed a team to analyze, clean-up and develop processes to correct issues and ensure compliance in the future.• Standardized SOX controls globally, increasing the efficiency of the internal audit process.• Manage and administer global expatriate payroll reporting, ensuring compliance with regional laws and regulations.Process Efficiencies / Scalability• Established and implemented a payroll system for new UK office under tight deadlines, providing timely payment for new employees. • Implemented eTIME in three countries, providing a system to manage hourly workforce and paid time off (PTO) as well as ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations.• Established a payroll center of excellence (COE) for the Eastern European office, efficiently utilizing resources and streamlining processes.• Successfully integrated several acquisitions onto local payroll platforms, reducing redundancy and reallocating valuable staff resources.• Reviewed and recommended new payroll provider for Jamaican office which resulted in a 80K per year savings.Team Leadership• Coached and managed seven global staff members, retaining a high performing team and offering career development and satisfaction.• Member of North American Total Rewards Leadership Team tasked with aligning the service model of Payroll, Compensation, Benefits and HR Operations with the strategic vision of the organization.Project Management• Tapped to manage a newly created long term cash incentive program (LTI). Streamlined and automated the process utilizing SAP.• Remediated historical Canadian compliance issue through data collection and analysis, issue identification, development of a heat map to identify level of risk and the development a roadmap for issue resolution.

Managed the Payroll Operations for 3000+ employees in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. Managed global equity plans. Developed processes and controls to comply with Sarbanes Oxley regulations. Recommended and implemented new payroll vendor and suite of products. Direct management of four staff members. Successfully integrated three acquisitions into standard payroll and time reporting platform.

Directed and managed HR/ Payroll Programs and Processes for 6000+ multi state employees using ADP CSS HRizon and multiple Time & Attendance systems. Key driver in the design, development and implementation of a US Centralized Service Center for all HR and Payroll data transactions. Standardized payroll processes, systems, earning and deduction codes, allowing for a successful transition of 6000 employees from 15 separate acquisitions into standard HR/Payroll platform. Direct and indirect management of 10 staff members.

Designed, implemented and managed the payroll and benefits programs as a result of the corporate move to Massachusetts. Created two separate payrolls, 401(K), health insurance, personal lines of insurance, and various domestic and international stock option plans, resulting in an enhanced benefit offering at a 30% cost savings. Actively participated in the Initial and Secondary Public Offerings.

Managed employee benefits for both the parent and subsidiary, including payroll, dependent care, 401K and equity programs. Responsible for fringe benefits reporting, W2 reconciliation, 5500’s and non-discrimination testing for the 401k plan.