Manager, Payroll

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Manager, Payroll

Overview

Global Payroll is a part of MasterCard s Global Business Service Center and is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely payments to our employees globally
The organization has team members in several locations throughout the world to provide superior customer service to our employees and align with time zones and language differences
The position for Manager, Payroll is to lead the payroll processing and benefits administration for EEMEA as well as ensure a strong global control environment focused on key performance indicators and delivering in a cost effective and efficient manner.
Do you consider yourself a critical thinker with strengths in leadership and applying global business acumen
Do you contribute and thrive in an organization that is metrics and SLA driven with a focus on continuous process improvement
Can you demonstrate your ability to lead thoughtful decision making and be flexible in a fast paced, deadline focused, changing environment

Responsibilities

Ensure key performance indicators are met and/or exceeded to deliver excellent results for the Region
Ensure the SOX controls and business continuity efforts for the Region are adhered to and lead internal and external audits for the Region
Visualize, communicate and oversee regional process changes introducing and fostering an environment of continuous process improvement
Lead and inspire the team to deliver on project and business goals and deliver a priceless employee experience and develop talented individuals who can move onto other HR roles or roles within the business.
Lead complex vendor management issues with regional counterparts to leverage strong service across the region and resolve issues timely where they exist
Lead acquisition integrations and new country expansion throughout the region from initiation through implementation

Experiences

Experience in payroll operations, tax and/or global mobility and ability to demonstrate success in designing and managing global operational controls
Strong management skills: ability to lead, coach and motivate organization effectively
Strong process management skills and regional/global cultural awareness
Strong project management and problem solving skills with the ability to collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams
Ability to be flexible in a fast paced, deadline focused, changing environment
Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to work with people at all levels in the organization
Solid communication skills, ability and willingness to exercise initiative

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard s security policies and practices;

• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard s guidelines.