About this role
What you'll be doing?
The Payroll Manager is responsible for overseeing, managing, and administering payroll operations, payroll accounting, and payroll audits for U.S. employees. This role directs the daily activities of the payroll function and collaborates closely with Division HR, HRIS, Corporate Finance, Total Rewards (Compensation & Benefits), Corporate HR, and third-party vendors.
Essential job duties and responsibilities:
- Manage payroll data, payroll processing, payroll accounting, payroll audits, and account reconciliations.
- Establish and maintain policies and procedures to ensure compliance with:
- Governmental regulatory requirements
- Internal and External audit standards
- Company reporting requirements
- Ensure timely and accurate entry of employee data changes affecting payroll.
- Oversee the integration and maintenance of internal and external systems, including HR Data, Time & Attendance, Payroll systems, and the General Ledger (e.g., SuccessFactors, SAP HR, Kronos, ADP Vantage, SAP Finance).
- Ensure regular and special payroll runs (e.g., annual bonuses, merit increases, imputed income) are completed accurately and on time.
- Drive process improvements and system enhancements within payroll operations.
- Address exception payroll queries and prepare ad hoc, quarterly, and year-end statistical reports for Group Finance and auditors.
- Prepare and approve payroll accounting for all pay runs, ensuring costs are accurately mapped to ledger accounts.
- Manage accounting and reconciliation for payroll-related liability accounts, including PTO accruals, pension accruals, severance accruals, and payroll tax liabilities.
- Oversee the relationship with third-party payroll providers, ensuring services are delivered accurately, timely, and in accordance with contractual terms.
- Collaborate with Total Rewards to ensure expatriate payroll is set up correctly and tax implications are properly addressed.
- Provide backup support for U.S. Rewards-related tasks
Ideal Candidate
- Bachelor Degree preferred
- More than 5 years of payroll and HR experience
- Accounting background preferred
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) preferred
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel skills
- Knowledge of SuccessFactors, SAP HR, SAP Finance (FI), Kronos, and ADP Vantage preferred
Salary range:
- Per month: $90,000 - $130,000
Other facts
About dfsventure
ABOUT DFS GROUP
DFS Group is the world’s leading luxury travel retailer. Established in Hong Kong in 1960, DFS Group continues to be a pioneer in global luxury travel retail, offering its customers a carefully curated selection of exceptional products from over 750 of the most desired brands. Its network consists of 54 duty free stores located in 13 major global airports and 23 downtown Galleria locations on four continents, as well as affiliate and resort locations.
The Group is privately held and majority owned by the world’s largest luxury conglomerate, Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH), alongside DFS co-founder and shareholder Robert Miller. DFS Group employs more than 5,000 people focused on creating inspiring omnichannel retail experiences for its customers and is headquartered in Hong Kong with offices in Australia, Cambodia, China, France, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Macau, New Zealand, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, United States of America and Vietnam.
ABOUT T GALLERIA BY DFS
T Galleria by DFS is the ultimate evolution of the original travel retail concept pioneered by DFS Group. The first downtown store opened in 1968 in Hong Kong, followed shortly thereafter by Honolulu and eventually expanding to 23 locations all over the world. Today, T Galleria by DFS has a presence in the United States of America, as well as across Asia, Europe, Oceania and the South Pacific regions. Linked to the notion of travel through the use of T for the Traveler, the brand stands for what customers have come to expect: an expertly curated assortment of the world’s preferred luxury brands, exceptional retail environments, highly personalized services and unique experiences tailored to their specific needs as travelers. T Galleria by DFS enables travelers to realize their individual style, one journey at a time.
What you'll do
- The Payroll Manager oversees payroll operations, accounting, and audits for U.S. employees, ensuring compliance with regulations and timely processing. This role also involves managing relationships with third-party vendors and driving process improvements.
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