Sr. Payroll Manager

Job Description

Role Summary:

As a member of the Global Payroll Services Team, this Payroll Leader manages and supports payroll for the Americas, and EMEA. This role will lead the payroll team to execute accurate, timely and compliant payrolls for all countries. Responsible for support with implementations, divestitures, acquisitions and ensures tax and regulatory compliance. Responsible for all reconciliations of tax liabilities and other withholding tax in compliance with country and local regulations. This position is responsible for review, coordination and implementation of new processes and new systems in accordance with Global Payroll initiatives. Ensures administration of payroll policies, procedures and regulations. This position also works closely with Human Resources, Stock Plan Administration, Benefits, and reporting are compliant and correct. Trains, Leads and supports a team of Payroll Specialists. Responsible for being the SME for all countries supported.

Key Responsibilities:

• Owns the entire payroll and time and attendance process from start to finish, ensuring accurate, timely and compliant processing, delivery, and reconciliation of all payrolls for over 10,000 employees

• Leads Global Payroll team in processing multi-state global exempt and non-exempt payroll, including, processing new hires, terminations, stock income, fringe benefits, bonuses, etc.

• Oversees and ensures compliance in payroll tax and regulatory reporting, and year end payroll tax reporting. • Reviews and performs all necessary approvals and controls.

• Partners with Internal Audit ensuring payroll meets all SOX and audit procedures are met.

• Manages in the development, implementation and maintenance of all payroll policies, procedures and regulations. Responsible for enhancements to payroll systems and procedures due to changes in local tax laws, regulations, company programs and policies.

• Works with accounting firm to support employees on international assignment regarding taxes.

• Ongoing identification of operational & regulatory risk, ensuring clear mitigation plans are identified, tracked and implemented • Ensures high value customer service to employees.

• Consults and informs Global Payroll team for The Americas and EMEA region.

Qualifications

Key Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in management, Human resources or related field.

• Minimum 12 years relevant payroll experience managing people, and overseeing large, multi-state/country payroll operation for a diverse population.

• Excellent analytical, problem solving, process mapping, and project management skills.

• Highly proficient communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Demonstrate leadership in building teams, develops strong partnerships, high collaboration with cross-functional departments

• Experience developing and leading a payroll function with a focus on process, controls and compliance.

• Experience in developing and enhancing internal process and controls to ensure function is operates effectively and efficiently.

• Expert knowledge in US tax regulations and reporting.

• Working knowledge of variety of system applications such as Workday, ADP Celergo & Globalview, Ceridian Dayforce and/or various and Time and Attendance platforms in a multi-country model. Familiarity with complex HRIS system workflow

• Expert in Excel and experience with Microsoft office.

Additional Information

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person's gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person's assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law poster.

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs.accommodations@wdc.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee's pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.

• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.

• You will be eligible to participate in Western Digital's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance. Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.

• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.