Solenis is a leading global producer of specialty chemicals focused on delivering sustainable solutions for water-intensive industries, including consumer, industrial, institutional, food and beverage, and pool and spa water markets. Owned by Platinum Equity, the company's product portfolio includes a broad array of water treatment chemistries, process aids, functional additives, and cleaners and disinfectants, as well as state-of-the-art monitoring and control systems. These technologies are used by customers to improve operational efficiencies, enhance product quality, protect plant assets, minimize environmental impact, and create cleaner and safer environments.

Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company has 69 manufacturing facilities strategically located around the globe and employs a team of over 16,100 professionals in 130 countries across six continents. Solenis is a 2023 US Best Managed Company, recognized three years in a row. For more information about Solenis, please visit .

As Regional Payroll Manager for North America you will report into Associate Director Global Payroll and be located at our headquarters in Wilmington, DE. You will be responsible for managing payroll resources and processes on a daily basis with the primary objective of ensuring that payrolls are computed and distributed to employees both accurately and timely. This position is responsible for managing and leading all aspects of payroll. This role is the recognized expert responsible for leading the evolution and continuous improvement of payroll systems, reporting, processes & controls to ensure they are fully optimized, leveraged, and aligned with the overall objectives of the company. Responsibilities include U.S. domestic (multi-state) and Canadian payrolls for approximately 3400 employees. Specific duties involve supervising the payroll specialist, ensuring compliance with current government regulations (federal, state, and Canadian entities), auditing payroll processes and tax filings, developing and maintaining written departmental policies and procedures, and responsible for enforcing adherence to policies and internal controls.

Responsibilities:

• Manages and guarantees the disbursement of multi-state payroll, including garnishments, benefits and taxes to over 3000 employees in the US consistent with federal and state wage and hour laws.
• Manages and guarantees the disbursement of multi-province payroll, including garnishments, benefits and taxes to over 400 employees in Canada consistent with federal and provincial wage and hour laws.
• Manages and monitors the payroll function (including tax and systems administration) to ensure appropriate control procedures have been established and are being followed. Ensure that all record-keeping meets organization and legal requirements.
• Acts as the key point of contact and subject matter expert for NA payroll in front of internal and external customers
• Reviews payroll data and ensures all payroll processes are executed appropriately and in a timely manner along with accurate and timely and accurate filing of monthly, quarterly and annual regulatory reports. Plans and implements quarterly and year-end procedures.
• Reviews and analyzes balancing procedures to ensure accuracy of payroll data. Reviews and confirms accuracy of HR employee and benefits data feeds. Ensures payroll balancing and system integrity. Reviews payroll audit reports on a timely basis to ensure that all payroll information has been recorded completely and accurately before release of payroll funds.
• Audits timekeeping records and pay practices to ensure compliance with pay policies, financial reporting, and deductions; communicates results to managers to address and correct issues.
• Initiates and promotes continual process improvements within the payroll department and implements changes leading to best-practice operations globally. Critically reviews and analyzes current payroll, timekeeping, benefit and tax procedures in order to recommend and implement innovative changes leading to best-practice operations.
• Establishes corrective action processes to identify and address deficiencies and reports regularly the status and progress of improvement initiatives.
• Develops a strong partnership with HR, Finance and the business to ensure alignment with strategic goals, to evaluate interdependencies for the implementation of new systems or processes. Facilitates inputs cross functionally from key stakeholders and business leaders into program design. Participates in the evaluation of payroll systems, HR, and benefits systems and makes appropriate recommendations.
• Develops and maintains departmental payroll policies and procedures. Communicates and implements pay policies and procedures in collaboration with Human Resources, Legal, Accounting, and Finance.
• Provides and models exemplary customer service. Ensures excellent customer service consistently for the payroll function. Assesses customer needs, researches, and resolves issues and communicates the resolutions to employees and managers.
• Interprets for employees and management the policies and government regulations as they relate to the payroll function.
• Communicates with and trains employees on timekeeping, vacation requests and other functionalities in the payroll system. Provide direction and training to employees on payroll procedures and payroll systems.
• Maintains a complete understanding of all applicable federal/state wage and hour laws related to payroll, including garnishments, benefits and taxes. Stays updated on changes in legislation affecting payroll processing and partners with legal counsel as necessary to interpret statutory changes.
• Develops and enhances payroll reporting capabilities providing suite of reports/dashboards for users/management.
• Supports and/or leads special projects as directed including mergers and acquisition support. Provides surge support for critical HR initiatives as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Business Administration, Finance or other applicable discipline or relevant experience.
• A minimum of 5 years' experience in all aspects of payroll.
• Experience with multi-state or multi-province payroll.
• Experience with unions is a plus.
• Experience with an inhouse payroll process a plus.
• Extensive experience and knowledge in Workday payroll systems a plus.
• Experience with all aspects of payroll deductions and reporting as it relates to employee benefits, taxes, garnishments, and other deductions.
• Knowledge of executive management payments, and company-wide retirement program calculations.
• Payroll management experience including scheduling, organizing, directing, training and distributing workloads.
• Experience with posting to the general ledger, processing third party garnishment vendor interfaces, and tax liabilities.
• Successful track record in payroll process improvement and implementation; vendor management; and customer relationship management.
• Superior organization/project management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple assignments/projects, timelines and to identify project interdependencies, resource needs, potential risks/pitfalls, and mitigation plans.
• Experience providing management level analysis - data modeling, analysis, statistical analysis, reporting.
• Demonstrated experience with a variety of payroll systems and tools.
• Excellent computer skills, e.g. Workday, Kronos, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, etc.
• Experience in a divestiture and an active M&A business environment preferred.
• Certified Payroll Professional designation a plus.

Key Capabilities/Success Factors:

• Ability to influence and operationally develop the critical path on how to complete assignments/initiatives.
• Ability to lead and partner effectively among all levels of the organization.
• Excellent relationship manager with the ability to liaise across team members and stakeholders.
• A champion in the commitment for operational excellence and continuous improvement in the execution of payroll programs, initiatives, projects and processes.
• Demonstrated success for early/on-time completion of assignments/projects with the outcome resulting in the delivery and execution of a quality product/analysis.
• Manages ideas and makes decisions through critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Demonstrates learning agility in working with new, complex business problems and to provide innovative, value-added solutions.
• Flexible, innovative with the ability to excel in a fast paced, growth-oriented, and time-critical environment.
• Ability to scale and quickly adapt as business needs change.
• Able to maintain productivity during times of change and potentially difficult business challenges.
• Ability to service multiple customers and competing priorities.
• Possess outstanding teamwork capabilities and when needed, scales in support of unforeseen assignments and tasks through demonstration of personal initiative.
• Customer service-oriented attitude with a demonstrated desire to exceed expectations.

We understand that candidates will not meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you.

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We understand that candidates will not meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you.

At Solenis, we understand that our greatest asset is our people. That is why we offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits which include medical, dental, vision & 401K, and numerous opportunities for professional growth and development. So, if you are interested in working for a world-class company and enjoy solving complex challenges, whether in the lab or the field, consider joining our team.

Solenis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer, including Minorities / Women/ Veterans / Disabled.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Should you require assistance in applying to this opportunity, please reach out to Solenis Talent Acquisition at