Payroll Operations Manager

Overview (Text Only): The Manager - Payroll Operations APAC, is a key member of Foot Locker APACs Finance team and plays a key function in our organizational goals related to our payroll operations. Reporting to the Director of Payroll and Workforce management and responsible for the accurate, compliant and timely payroll and statutory requirements across the Asia Pacific Region. You will work closely with the Human Resources, Payroll Accounting, Workforce Management, and HRIS teams on all payroll related issues. Providing leadership and strategic direction to our payroll team. Responsibilities:

- Ensuring the timely, compliant and accurate payment of multi-country payroll processing and statutory requirements
- Complete reviews and auditing of payroll processes, calculations, leave accruals, balances and payments, and payroll statutory reporting to ensure system and process accuracy.
- Provide Support to Payroll team, including processing payroll during periods of leave to meet our weekly payroll deadlines.
- Assistance with preparation and review of Annual Payroll Statutory and Tax requirements.
- Manage statutory requirements for Contractors, including Superannuation and reporting, providing support to business to ensure understanding of requirements.
- Proactively monitor legislation including relevant awards, regulations, statutory changes and emerging trends in Labor, and coordinate with relevant business teams to timely implement recommended changes.
- Partner with HRIS and IT functions, to implement and test any changes to Payroll systems and calculations, to ensure compliance with legislation.
- Maintain store close payroll procedures to ensure workforce scheduling and timecard practices comply with relevant legislative necessary for completing payroll accurately and provide guidance to ensure compliance across the CX Team.
- Provide support to HR team with Payroll analysis - Annualized Salary and casual conversion data, and ad hoc payroll or work pattern analysis.
- Liaise with HR and Global Mobility in completion of Tax clearance documentation.
- Comply with all internal control procedures and SOX requirements
- Manage and support internal and external Audit requirements and documentation.
- Manage the Workcover renewals process and premium calculations
- Review and approve any payroll related invoices
- Monitor and actively collaborate with business partners on changes that impact both the payroll and business needs and requirements. Continuous assessment of payroll related process improvement opportunities

Qualifications:

- Tertiary education in Finance, Accounting, HR, Management or other relevant disciplines
- Deep understanding of payroll and legislative compliance obligations, Australian Retail Award experience preferred, New Zealand and Asia experience a plus.
- Five years of relevant Payroll operations experience, with a minimum of 500 employees.
- Expertise in payroll software systems. Rockfast, Peoplesoft, ADP and/or UKG experience benificial.
- Outstanding attention to detail and a meticulous commitment to payroll accuracy
- A highly collaborative approach to problem solving and excellent people management and leadership skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence internal/external parties. Clear and effective communications skills.
- High-level analytical and critical thinking skills, understanding processes.
- Pro-active, well organized and flexible

**Benefits**:

- A flexible hybrid working environment - work from home 2 days per week
- On-site parking
- Foot Locker team discount card Purchase your fav kicks - Nike, Adidas, ASICS and many more
- Access for you and your immediately family to our Employee Assistance Program
- Dynamic and supportive team Regular social activities - monthly BBQ's, morning teas, Community Days
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