Payroll Manager

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The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, Disney Parks, and Experiences and Products. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

How you will contribute to our magical experience?

The Payroll Manager will lead regional LATAM payroll projects and portions of Argentina payroll processing activities across designated legal entities within The Walt Disney Company, ensuring standards for accuracy, timeliness, controls/compliance, and customer service are met or exceeded.

The Payroll Manager will be responsible for:

• Support Senior Manager by leading assigned regional LATAM payroll projects.
• Support assigned portions of Argentina payroll activities within the centralized Time & Payroll (T&P) Hub.
• Solve complex problems; take a new perspective using existing solutions.
• Ensure Payroll Processing functions performed by the payroll vendor meet or exceed the established Payroll Service Level Agreement (SLA), as well as controls and compliance standards.
• Act as an escalation point on Argentina payroll service issues and support resolution with vendor ensuring timely resolution of payroll-related queries from employees and legal entity stakeholders.
• Work on issues of diverse scopes where analysis of situation or data requires evaluation of a variety of factors, including an understanding of current business trends
• Ensure in-country employees receive accurate remuneration on the published pay dates, thereby ensuring that the Company meets its contractual obligations.
• Coordinate and carefully maintain relationships between third party payroll provider and Disney internal partners to ensure a timely and accurate payroll process.
• Approve monthly, quarterly, annual and other periodicity reports to the management of the Company, local authorities and other recipients.
• Resolve all assigned payroll related queries from employees and legal entity stakeholders in a professional and timely manner or escalate where appropriate.
• Resolve legal entity concerns about the payroll process provided by the payroll provider.
• Oversee required payments to third parties and ensure statutory deadlines are met.
• Oversee and ensure payroll compliance in accordance with Audit SOX controls and procedures.
• Maintain relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure smooth and collaborative day to day business.
• Troubleshoot data issues at a high level, ensuring improvements and efficiencies.

Operational Lead

• Oversee Stock Options/RSU and LTIC payments for local and country transfers
• Support defining local technical and functional requirements, as required
• Facilitate payroll involvement with global and local initiatives when appropriate
• Strategic support for ongoing operations
• Support resolution for supplier service failures
• Share best practices/processes/systems across LATAM countries

Experience:

• Payroll management qualification
• Significant experience managing the payroll process in Argentina for a large multi-national employer
• Strong knowledge of local and regional payroll practices, regulations and taxes
• Ability to work independently, act with discretion and privy to confidential information
• Demonstrable interest/knowledge of information systems
• Experience supporting payroll functions for a retail and/or media business is desirable
• Ability to drive transformational change and lead change management activities
• Proven experience of reviewing and developing payroll procedures and policies
• Experience of dealing with expenses and benefits, possessing a good working knowledge of employee and employer payroll-related taxes
• High attention to detail with good analytical and numeracy skills
• Good understanding of the financial posting process for payroll processing results

Skills & Competencies:

• Ability to communicate in both English and Spanish
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and processes simultaneously
• Communicates effectively and builds strong working relationships with other functions (i.e., Human Resources, Finance, Tax, etc.)
• Flexible and able to adapt, evolve and grow with the business
• Excellent interpersonal skills - Treats people with respect; is approachable, open & direct; develops effective working relationships with staff at all levels
• Good decision making and Project Management skills
• Strong focus in customer service
• Diplomatic, discreet, and confidential
• Drives results
• Champions change/continuous improvements
• Exhibits professional excellence

Additional Information:

At Disney, we believe it takes great people to create memorable experiences, products and services our consumers know and love. We are a team of storytellers and hire under equal opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability and gender identity. We foster a corporate culture of belonging and inclusiveness, which empowers our staff and company to thrive. At Disney, everyone has the opportunity to speak up and participate, grow and share ideas.

“You can design and create and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.” Walt Disney