Job Description
Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.What You'll DoOur mission is clear. We go deep to unlock insight and have the courage to act. We bring the right people together to challenge established thinking and drive transformation. We work with our clients to build the capabilities that enable organizations to achieve sustainable advantage. We are shaping the future. Together. We are looking for a highly experienced, detail-oriented and strategic Payroll leader to spearhead our North America payroll operations. As the Payroll Director, you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the payroll function ensuring best-in-class operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and quality control. This includes payroll operations, tax reporting and compliance, auditing, system improvements, and management of the payroll team. The Payroll Director will also oversee complex multi-state jurisdiction wages / withholdings (for frequent business travelers), various reconciliations and audits, and the year-end payroll tax reporting process. This position is critical to ensure accurate, timely, and fully compliant payroll processing for our North America staff (US and Canada) at BCG.
Responsibilities + Skills
Proven ability to build strong partnerships with colleagues, desire to be flexible and think strategicallyAbility to drive strategic payroll initiatives while ensuring operational excellenceCreating and encouraging a stimulating work environment for the US Payroll team through excellent communication; providing coaching and development opportunities to all members of the team.Continuously seeking to improve our payroll and operational processesManage day to day escalations and act as a trusted business partner to resolve issues requiring additional assistance for resolution
Education
Expert level understanding of Payroll processes and various Federal, State, and local wage and tax regulations, and keeping policy at the forefront of the Payroll organizationLeading payroll teams to execute timely, accurate, and compliant payroll processing across multiple jurisdictionsEstablishing and maintaining strong operational controls, governance, and risk mitigation strategies to ensure payroll compliance
Experience
