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We have a temporary role for a Head of Global Payroll on a full-time fixed term contract until end 2025.

As the Head of Global Payroll you will oversee the global payroll operations and processes across the Regions. As part of Global Payroll Team, you will lead and manage all aspects of the payroll functional areas to drive accuracy, consistency, standardization, ensuring compliance with the latest relevant legislation, statutory filing deadlines, payments, SOX controls and ensure the global payroll team delivers against the required metrics and internal management reporting requirements, liaising with payroll vendors, Finance and HR functions as appropriate.

Key Responsibilities

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Leading the global Payroll organization to deliver the Payroll processes for all business units in the region. Ensuring consistency, standardization so employees are paid timely & accurately, through a compliant process. Monitor service metrics to meet targets.
• Coordinate with Payroll Transformation Team to embed process improvements across countries - including ensuring maintenance and quarterly testing of Haleon's Payroll procedural documentation.
• Accountable for the management monitoring to ensure that payroll is compliant with Haleon's payroll standards and legislation, statutory filing deadlines, payments, SOX controls.
• Accountable for all global countries' effective payroll risk management.
• Responsible to manage Payroll vendors, including cost, contract and performance management to required SLA's/KPI's.
• Accountable for effective monitoring of global payroll function actuals vs budget.
• Accountable for the accuracy and consistency in the execution of the global payroll control tools; monitor spot checks and remediation completion if required
• Responsible for global payroll performance dashboard accuracy.
• Ensures that payroll business continuity plan is tested.
• Lead all internal/external audits pertaining to pay related activities.
• Partner with multiple cross functional key stakeholders as required to impact assess and implement any new pay impacting policy changes.
• Escalation point for payroll related challenges with a focus on resolving at root cause. Where there are gaps, to put in place mitigation plans to close the gaps.

What are we looking for?

• A bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field (Business Administration)
• Experience working in a multinational environment in HR Process and Shared Services.
• Proven experience in International Payroll is essential
• A consulting-type skillset/mindset - strong influencing, relationship-building, communication, collaboration at senior key stakeholder levels, presentation skills and problem-solving skills, supported by strong learning agility.
• Experience in Managing teams remotely.
• Proven experience and understanding of end-to-end payroll processing, documenting Standard Operating Procedures and Local Work Instructions.
• Ability to conduct root cause analysis & problem solve
• Ability to prioritize a complex workload with conflicting deadlines and an understanding of the importance of meeting deadlines
• Proficient in MS Office suite such as PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, etc
• Resilient, positive with an enthusiastic attitude
• Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert.

When applying for this role, please use the cover letter' of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.

We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

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At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.

Haleon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, Haleon may be required to capture and report expenses Haleon incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure Haleon's compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements.