Ashland Inc

Global Payroll Manager

Ashland Inc$100K — $130K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Human Resources, or related experience required; OR 10+ years of direct Global Payroll, multi country experience without a degree
  • 8-10 years managing a multi-country payroll function with full responsibility for reconciliations and internal controls
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Strong leadership, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving ability
  • Outstanding written and oral communication skills, engaging with executives on tax matters
  • 3-5 years' experience with stock awards and defined contribution plans
  • Proven ability to develop and apply key performance metrics and analytics

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end global payroll operations across various countries and pay groups, ensuring accurate and compliant processing
  • Implement and continuously improve standard operating procedures and controls
  • Oversee payroll reconciliations while investigating and resolving variances
  • Ensure compliance with payroll, tax, wage, hour, and data privacy requirements, coordinating statutory filings
  • Act as the primary contact for payroll audits and controls testing, providing necessary documentation
  • Manage relationships with third-party providers to ensure service levels and issue resolution
  • Partner with HR, Finance, Tax, Legal, and IT to resolve escalated issues and enhance employee experience
  • Drive performance metrics and analytics, presenting actionable insights to leadership
  • Lead, coach, and develop payroll team members to ensure consistent global standards execution

Benefits

  • Joining a visible and significant leadership role within the Human Resources function
  • Opportunity to manage a global payroll team and cross-functional collaboration
  • Focus on continuous improvement and operational efficiencies
  • Exposure to the latest payroll technologies and tools
  • Development opportunities in leadership and professional growth
Full Job Description
Global Payroll Manager

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Global Payroll Manager to join our Human Resources Team. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Human Resources function. This position will report to the Director of Global HR Services and manage a global team.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Lead end-to-end global payroll operations across multiple countries, locations and pay groups (union and non-union), ensuring on-time, accurate, and compliant payroll processing.
  • Implement, document, maintain, and continuously improve standard operating procedures and controls
  • Perform and/or oversee payroll reconciliations (gross-to-net, funding, tax, general ledger interfaces) while investigating and resolving variances.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable payroll, tax, wage and hour, and data privacy requirements; coordinate statutory filings and year-end activities.
  • Serve as primary point of contact for payroll audits and controls testing (including SOX); provide documentation and evidence and drive remediation.
  • Manage relationships with third-party providers; ensure service levels, issue resolution, and contract/SLA adherence.
  • Partner cross-functionally with HR, Finance, Tax, Legal, and IT to resolve escalations, support business initiatives to deliver a positive employee experience.
  • Payroll process owner (e.g., Workday/Paycom and SAP as applicable) responsible for oversight of testing, upgrades, process changes and integrations.
  • Develop and report key performance metrics and analytics; present insights and process improvement recommendations to leadership.
  • Lead, coach, and develop payroll team members and/or regional partners; set priorities, provide training to ensure consistent execution of global standards.


In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:

  • Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Human Resources, or related experience required; OR you have 10+ years of direct Global Payroll, multi country experience then a degree is not required
  • 8-10 years managing a multi-country payroll function with full-scope responsibility for reconciliations, internal controls, payroll taxes and general ledger integration
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Strong leadership, organizational, analytical and problem-solving ability
  • Outstanding communication skills (written and oral) and comfortable interacting with members of executive team on related tax matters
  • 3-5 years' experience working with and processing stock awards, defined contribution plans and other bonus schemes.
  • Proven development and application of key performance metrics and analytics
  • Confidentiality and discretion in handling sensitive company information


The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit:

  • Experience with Workday HCM, Paycom payroll and SAP general ledger
  • Professional certification preferred
  • Strong process improvement mentality with ability to leverage AI and other tools driving automation and efficiencies


About Ashland Inc

Ashland Global Holdings Inc. is a global specialty chemicals company that provides innovative solutions to customers in a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, food and beverage, personal care and pharmaceutical. Through our three business units - Ashland Specialty Ingredients, Ashland Performance Materials and Valvoline - we use good chemistry to make great things happen for customers in more than 100 countries.
Learn more about Ashland Inc
Size
3,800 employees
Market Cap
$5.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$484 million
Founded
1924
5 Year Trend
+0.7%
Revenue
$2.3 billion
NASDAQ

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