Director of Payroll
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Job Overview: As the Director of Payroll, you will be responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of the payroll function within the organization. This leadership role requires a deep understanding of payroll processes, compliance with relevant regulations, and effective management of payroll staff. The Director of Payroll plays a crucial role in ensuring accurate and timely disbursement of wages, benefits, and tax withholdings while maintaining compliance with legal, regulatory and company policies.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership and Strategy:
Do the best work of your life at Realtor.com®
Here, you’ll partner with a diverse team of experts as you use leading-edge tech to empower everyone to meet a crucial goal: finding their way home. And you’ll find your way home too. People are our foundation—the core that drives us passionately forward. At Realtor.com®, you’ll bring your full self to work as you innovate with speed, serve our consumers, and champion your teammates. In return we’ll provide you with a warm, welcoming, and inclusive culture; intellectual challenges; and the development opportunities you need to grow.
Diversity is important to us, therefore, Realtor.com® is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Realtor.com® will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.
Building your career? Build it better at Realtor.com®. Join us and help change the world of real estate, one home at a time.
Job Overview: As the Director of Payroll, you will be responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of the payroll function within the organization. This leadership role requires a deep understanding of payroll processes, compliance with relevant regulations, and effective management of payroll staff. The Director of Payroll plays a crucial role in ensuring accurate and timely disbursement of wages, benefits, and tax withholdings while maintaining compliance with legal, regulatory and company policies.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership and Strategy:
- Develop and implement payroll strategies, policies, and procedures, including the continued automation of the payroll function, to ensure efficiency, accuracy, and compliance
- Provide strategic direction, leadership and training to the payroll team, fostering a collaborative and high performance culture.
- Stay abreast of US federal, state, and local payroll tax laws and regulations, and Canadian federal and provincial payroll tax laws and regulations ensuring the organization's compliance.
- Implement and maintain processes to address changes in regulations and legislation affecting payroll.
- Generate and analyze payroll reports for local and parent company management and regulatory authorities.
- Support recurring internal and external audit processes.
- Manage relationships with external payroll service providers, ensuring the delivery of accurate and timely services.
- Address employee inquiries related to payroll, deductions, and taxes, ensuring excellent customer service.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resource Management or related field is required. Professional certification (CPP - Certified Payroll Professional) is required.
- 10+ years of experience in payroll including regulations, tax laws, and compliance requirements in a multi state employment environment, as well as Canada.
- Proven experience in a senior-level payroll role with a track record of 5-7 years successful leadership.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience with UKG preferred.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks under daily deadlines.
- High level of integrity and confidentiality.
Do the best work of your life at Realtor.com®
Here, you’ll partner with a diverse team of experts as you use leading-edge tech to empower everyone to meet a crucial goal: finding their way home. And you’ll find your way home too. People are our foundation—the core that drives us passionately forward. At Realtor.com®, you’ll bring your full self to work as you innovate with speed, serve our consumers, and champion your teammates. In return we’ll provide you with a warm, welcoming, and inclusive culture; intellectual challenges; and the development opportunities you need to grow.
Diversity is important to us, therefore, Realtor.com® is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Realtor.com® will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.
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Seniority level
Not Applicable -
Employment type
Full-time -
Job function
Finance -
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting, Advertising Services, and Technology, Information and Internet
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