Payroll GPX and T&E DS Director

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Job Function: Finance Job Sub Function: Payroll Job Category: People Leader All Job Posting Locations: North Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America Job Description: DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Payroll/GPX and T&E DS Director, located in MA, Raynham Seasoned payroll leader responsible for overseeing the end-to-end payroll, Time and Attendance, and Expense Reporting functions across several countries. This role ensures accurate, timely, and compliant payroll delivery for a globally distributed workforce spanning multiple countries, jurisdictions, tax regimes, and service delivery models. Drives strategy, controls, technology adoption, and continuous improvement while partnering with HR, Finance, Tax and local operations to achieve operational excellence, stellar employee experience, strengthen internal controls, and modernize payroll technology and processes. The Payroll director oversees Managers and/or senior individual contributors in a matrix environment, and is accountable for meaningful career development conversations and regular coaching and feedback. The Payroll Director: Set global strategy, roadmap and governance to ensure consistent policies, controls and service levels across regions for functions in scope – Payroll, T&A, and Expense Reporting Own end-to-end delivery for all entities, including multi-country payroll runs, statutory reporting, year-end processes and reconciliations. Leads processes area for the organization's Payroll function, and ensures methods align with Finance and Overall enterprise strategy and vision Ensure global compliance with local payroll, tax, social security and statutory reporting requirements; lead remediation where gaps exist. Implement and enforce payroll controls (SOX/internal controls), audit readiness and vendor oversight. Lead technology strategy: platform selection, global rollouts, integrations with HCM/finance systems, and data integrity efforts. Manage relationships with outsourcing partners, local providers, banks and tax authorities; negotiate SLAs and commercial terms. Drive process standardization, automation, robotics and continuous improvement (KPIs: accuracy, timeliness, employee experience, payroll efficiency). Provide leadership and coaching to regional managers and centralized teams; define operating model and staffing plan. Partner with Finance, Tax, Legal and HRBP to support M&A, market entries, payroll harmonization and policy changes. Deliver executive reporting and dashboards on payroll metrics, risks and program status; present to senior leadership. Own business continuity planning for payroll and incident response for payroll failures or security events. Serving as the executive escalation point for complex payroll issues, regulatory inquiries, and sensitive employee matters Building and retains a high-performing global payroll organization across multiple time zones. Directs Managers and/or senior individual contributors in a matrix environment and is accountable for meaningful career development conversations and regular coaching and feedback. Responsible for managing operational aspects of their teams (e.g., budget, performance, and compliance), as well as implementing workforce and succession plans to meet business needs. Proactively creates a purpose driven environment by aligning Credo and Leadership Imperatives with the strategies and goals of the team and enterprise. QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS: 15+ years of progressive payroll/finance/HR/shared services leadership experience, including multi-country operations Demonstrated governance leadership across Payroll and Compliance/Controls. Proven ability to lead through influence in a matrixed environment; strong executive presence and stakeholder management skills Strong knowledge of payroll and T&A practices, operational acumen, service delivery and vendor management Experience driving transformation (standardization, process re-engineering, automation, analytics, ERP/financial systems enablement). Strong understanding of internal controls, audit requirements, and operational risk management Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, HR, Business, or related field required; CPP required, Payroll certified (ideal), MBA and/or CPA/CA/CIMA preferred (or equivalent). English proficiency required. Role US based, primary location New Brunswick, other location Massachusetts. Upto 15% global/regional travel as needed. The expected base pay range for this position is $150,000.00 to $258,750. Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)) This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program. Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation –120 hours per calendar year Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child. Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member Caregiver Leave – 10 days Volunteer Leave – 4 days Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes. Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. 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If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource. #LI-Hybrid #DePuySynthesCareers Required Skills: Preferred Skills: Compliance Management, Creating Purpose, Critical Thinking, Data Reporting, Developing Others, Financial Analysis, Financial Competence, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Inclusive Leadership, Internal Controls, Leadership, Numerically Savvy, Operational Excellence, Payroll Audit, Payroll Processing, Payroll Reporting, Payroll Software, Strategic Thinking The anticipated base pay range for this position is : 1,50,000.00 - 300,000.00 USD Annual Additional Description for Pay Transparency: Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program. Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation –120 hours per calendar year Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. 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