Global Payroll Manager

FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company dedicated to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for an expanding world population while adapting to a changing environment. FMC's innovative crop protection solutions – including biologicals, crop nutrition, digital and precision agriculture – enable growers, crop advisers and turf and pest management professionals to address their toughest challenges economically while protecting the environment. With approximately 6,400 employees at more than 100 sites worldwide, FMC is committed to discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide active ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies that are consistently better for the planet.

FMC is a globally diverse organization that offers its employees exciting opportunities to work on challenging projects that are important to the achievement of our strategic objectives.  With a corporate culture of innovation, integrity, responsibility and customer intimacy, we foster “The Right Chemistry” in everything we do. We are looking for people to join us in creating, developing, and improving our products, our processes, and our markets. If you are ready to make a difference every day, FMC is ready to talk to you.  Visit FMC to learn more and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter. 

People:

• Manage a team of Payroll specialists in the execution of Payroll processing activities. 

• Guide & mentor the team to ensure they are performing their duties correctly & efficiently.  

• Maintain relationships with internal stakeholders.  

• Implement projects, drive process improvement, and build relationships across the region. 

• Reports directly to and supports Global Payroll Manager on strategy and reporting. 

• Drive the team to become the gold standard of payroll – truly a Center of Excellence. 

• Manage Payroll related accounting entries. 

Responsibilites:

US payroll: 

• Manage the US payroll function end to end. 

• Payroll processing on current in-house payroll system SAP. 

• Disbursements, pay statements and taxes via Dayforce. 

• Project: SAP Payroll transition to Workday. Go-live April 1st, 2025. 

LTAM Payroll: 

• Manage the transition of the LTAM payroll function from HR to Finance. Q1 ’2025 

• Manage LTAM payroll process end to end once transition is complete in partnership with our third-party payroll provider. 

Canada payroll: 

• Manage the Canada payroll function end to end in partnership with our third-party payroll provider, ADP. 

Generic Payroll Management: 

• Drive process standardisation & improvement. 

• Deliver an overview of milestones each month / quarter to the Global Payroll Manager  

• Interact with the global team, local contacts, and HR to build relationships. 

• Point of contact for payroll approvals and escalated queries  

• Support ‘root -cause’ analysis of payroll related issues.  

• Supervise and manage Time & Attendance. 

• Drive improvements on all KPI’s. 

• Statutory submissions and compliance and tax regulation. 

• Benefit in kind tracking and taxation. 

• Equity management and taxation (SO, RSU & Dividends). 

• Expat and Global mobility. 

Audit: 

• Performance of internal & SOX controls in a timely manner.  

• Oversee All Federal, State, Local Tax Inquiries  

• Manage audit compliance. 

• Ensure Tax Deposits are made in a timely manner.  

• Process all W-2C /1099 corrections & amend tax returns.  

• Philadelphia Wage Tax Reimbursement annual calculation 

• Keep current on the latest tax legislation and enact changes into payroll systems. 

• Year-end auditing for W-2, 1042-S tax forms   

• Quarterly/Annual Payroll Tax Filings– balance tax funding 

• Regular processing of payroll audit, exception & ad hoc reports 

• Shadow Payroll calculations/communications 

Qualifications/Requirements:

Education 

• BA / BS in Finance / Accounting / HR / Business 

• APA qualified or equivalent qualification. 

Qualifications 

• Workday payroll (in-house payroll), Dayforce, MS-Office, SAP, ADP, and T&A experience essential.  

• Languages: English.  Spanish an advantage. 

• 5 years + multinational leadership experience. 

• Experience managing a large payroll portfolio within an SSC environment.  

• Experience coordinating interdependent teams within Finance and service providers toward timely and quality deliverables.  

At FMC, diversity and inclusion are in our DNA. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees can thrive – regardless of race, gender, sex, pregnancy, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, color, age, religion or religious creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. FMC also supports employee participation in company employee resource groups that celebrate the diverse backgrounds of our workforce by providing communities for employees to connect with each other and raise awareness throughout FMC. FMC complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact our Talent Acquisition department.