ARE YOU A PAYROLL AND HR OPERATIONS LEADER WITH A PASSION FOR PRECISION, COMPLIANCE, AND DATA-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING?

SSP America is seeking a Senior Payroll Director to lead our payroll operations and HR helpdesk teams, ensuring seamless payroll processing, compliance, and world-class employee support.

• Lead and direct the payroll team in the accurate and timely processing of payroll for approximately 9,000 employees across the U.S. and Canada, ensuring compliance with internal policies, collective agreements, and applicable federal, state/provincial, and local laws.
• Manage end-to-end payroll processing, including wage disbursements, statutory and voluntary deductions, tax withholdings, garnishments, and benefits administration. Approve payroll liabilities and ensure accuracy in all related reporting.
• Act as a strategic partner to Accounting, Finance, HR, Operations, and IT, aligning payroll processes with organizational objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain and support payroll system integrations, data accuracy, and system performance. Lead automation initiatives to improve compliance tracking, tax reporting, and funding workflows.
• Reconcile payroll-related general ledger and tax accounts. Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes by ensuring accurate data integration and resolving discrepancies in coordination with Finance.
• Monitor and ensure adherence to changing payroll legislation, wage and hour laws, and union agreements across jurisdictions. Lead payroll audits and ensure readiness for internal, external, and regulatory audits.
• Drive continuous improvement in payroll processes and systems. Implement controls to enhance efficiency, accuracy, compliance, and risk mitigation, including automation of tax configurations and workflows.
• Analyze payroll metrics and prepare executive-level reports to inform financial planning and strategic decisions.
• Manage relationships with third-party payroll providers and tax agencies. Oversee timely and accurate tax reporting and funding. Support system upgrades, special projects, and corporate audits.
• Uphold the highest standards of confidentiality and data security in all payroll processes.
• Take initiative in identifying and resolving payroll issues, escalating appropriately and ensuring root-cause analysis is conducted to prevent recurrence.