US Payroll Manager

As a Barclays US Payroll Manager, you will be providing payroll delivery expertise that provides a service that meets the current and future needs of our 13,000 US-based and 70 Canada-based colleagues that is compliant, accurate, timely, and resilient. The internal payroll team of 9 full-time employees is accountable for the delivery of the payroll processes across the Barclays Group, including payroll and related payments to Barclays colleagues, third party payments, benefits payments, and share plans. To be successful as a US Payroll Manager, you should have experience with: • Managing the processing of end-to-end payroll processes • Ensuring the payroll service remains compliant with all relevant requirements, including controls, resilience, Barclays policies, regulations and legislation • Ensuring timely resolution of escalated and/or complex issues, requests for exceptions to standard processes and service delivery issues, and that any Risk Events or Issues are promptly reported • Supporting the implementation of projects and change affecting the Americas Payroll team, processes, and systems, ensuring no/minimal disruption to service • Demonstrating knowledge of payroll legislation, tax, financial and regulatory controls, governance, risk management and HR policy, to include IRS/CRA requirements and other important payroll submissions Some other highly valued skills may include: • Excellent stakeholder and people management skills, including with globally diverse teams • High levels of planning and organizing skills, good analytical thinking and problem solving • History of delivering colleague-focused service delivering great customer outcomes You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills. This role is located in New York Minimum Salary: $85,000 Maximum Salary: $130,000 The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any another type of compensation or benefits that may be available. Purpose of the role To manage payroll functions, including calculating employee pay, withholding taxes, and any other deductions, as well as maintaining accurate payroll records for the business. Accountabilities • Processing of payroll for hourly, salaried, and commissioned employees, calculating tax and other contributions, withholding, and paying out as appropriate. • Employee payroll record administration and troubleshooting. • Guidance and support to employees on all payroll matters, including queries related to calculations of salaries and wages, overtime, bonuses, and commissions. • Compliance related statutory filings including the management of the reply to Government institution notices related to all Statutory obligations. • Payroll statutory reporting and filing including liaison with relevant local tax authorities. Assistant Vice President Expectations • To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions. • Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes • If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others. • OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes. • Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues. • Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda. • Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done. • Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function. • Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy. • Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively. • Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience. • Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave. Apply Job!