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Kellanova Senior Payroll Manager in Kentwood, Michigan
As a Senior Payroll Manager, your role will encompass a wide range of responsibilities. You’ll be responsible for overseeing payroll processing, reconciliation, tax and benefit funding, as well as ensuring payroll compliance for the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada. Your leadership will extend to a team of 3 Payroll Managers, where you’ll drive adherence to regulations and process payroll with precision. Operating with a continuous improvement mindset, you’ll guide your team through change, leveraging your can-do, go-getter attitude. Drawing on your industry expertise and critical thinking skills, you’ll help meet deadlines and ensure successful execution of payroll tasks. This hybrid position can be based in Grand Rapids, MI or Battle Creek, MI and manages a total team of 17.
Join our Hire to Retire team within Global Business Services (GBS)! Our goal is to continually enhance the user experience, and in the realm of payroll, that translates to ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time. If you’re passionate about payroll and thrive in a multitasking environment, we’d love to connect with you. Together, we’ll shape a stronger future for our company and advance your career!
A Taste of What You’ll Be Doing
Process Improvement – Evaluate and adjust organizational plans and priorities to tackle resource or operational obstacles. Recommend and implement modifications to existing corporate policies, to address challenges and ensure compliance
Payroll Acumen – On a daily and weekly basis, you will oversee the budget and lead the team to produce and review payroll related general ledger account reconciliations. Ensuring employee payroll records are accurate and in compliance for 13 US based plants as well as hourly and salaried employees in the US, Puerto Rico, and Canada
Leading and Developing People – You will lead a team of Payroll Managers and will be accountable for making sure staff is properly trained to perform assigned responsibilities effectively, efficiently, and accurately. You will set direction and guide this team in meeting critical deadlines
Collaborate – You will partner with payroll system administrators, tax, compliance, IT, legal, labor, and HR to provide expertise in regard to payroll matters, solving issues and improving processes. Leading external vendor partnerships will also be important for success
We’re Looking for Someone With
Bachelor’s Degree and accounting and/or payroll leadership experience
Proven record of managing payroll in a Fortune 500 Company, or for employee populations of >/= 10,000 with multiple legal entities, global experience preferred
Extensive payroll software experience; preferably Dayforce
Knowledge of laws pertaining to wage assignments, garnishments, income tax levies, labor laws, FLSA, etc.
What’s Next
After you apply, your application will be reviewed by a real recruiter, so it may take us a few weeks to get back with you by email or phone. Visit our How We Hire page (https://www.kellanovacareers.com/en/working-here/hiring-process.html) to get insights into our hiring process and more about what we offer.
Need assistance throughout the application or hiring process? Email USA.Recruitment@Kellanova.com .
If you join our team, you’ll be rewarded for the difference you make. Our comprehensive benefits offer you the support you need through your life events, big or small. Visit our benefits page (https://www.kellanovacareers.com/en/working-here/benefits.html) & be sure to ask your recruiter for more specific information.
Get to Know Us
At Kellanova, we are driven by our vision to be the world’s best-performing snacks-led powerhouse, unleashing the full potential of our differentiated brands and our passionate people. Our portfolio of iconic, world-class brands include Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, MorningStar Farms, Special K, Krave, Zucaritas, Crunchy Nut, among others.
Kellanova’s Culture of Best means we bring our best to all that we do in pursuit of our vision to be the world’s best performing snacks-led powerhouse. Our culture celebrates boldness and empowers our people to challenge the status quo, achieve results, and win together.
Our focus on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) enables us to build a culture of belonging where all employees have a place at the table and are inspired to share their passion, talents and ideas to work.
The best brands. The best people. The best you.
Kellanova is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to provide an inclusive work environment, a seat for everyone at the table, and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding our efforts to advance Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, please visit our website here (https://www.kellanovacareers.com/en/our-impact/equity-diversity-and-inclusion.html) .