Director, Payroll

Cornerstone Building Brands is North America’s largest manufacturer of exterior building products.  We’re committed to providing high-quality exterior building solutions that our customers and communities can count on.  With an expansive product offering across the US, Canada, Mexico, and Costa Rica, we are uniquely positioned to enhance the value we provide to our partners and customers. Our building solutions are the cornerstone of the communities we serve.

Reporting to the VP, Total Rewards & HR Operations, the Director, Payroll is responsible for all functions and deliverables associated with processing payroll for over 20,000 employees across several North and Central American countries, ensuring compliance with applicable local, state and country legislation, organizational policies, and multiple collective agreements. This is a pivotal leadership position responsible for building and implementing consistent processes to support the growth of the organization.

The Director, Payroll will have prior success in developing and implementing efficient processes, controls and documentation for best practice, shared services teams. The successful incumbent will have proven ability to manage multiple projects, communicate across all levels of the organization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee the processing of bi-weekly, multi-state payroll for over 20,000 employees, across multiple legal entities and countries, and maintain payroll information as required
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws, as well as the Company's payroll, accounting and benefit program policies and procedures
• Ensure internal and external audit compliance for payroll processes. Prioritize accuracy and reconciliation for each transaction
• Partner with Human Resource and Finance departments to ensure positive collaboration efforts to provide efficient company-wide payroll operations
• Develop a protocol of testing and controls to ensure that errors will not occur without the opportunity for detection as part of the regularly scheduled process
• Drive consistency across payroll processes within all operating companies and support onboarding of payroll processes for new acquisitions
• Provide insightful analysis and reports to leadership to support recommendations to optimize staffing and cost management
• Collaborate with vendors and other payroll professionals in your network to adopt best practices and identify continuous improvement opportunities to streamline payroll practices
• Serve as a key member on enterprise-wide projects and system implementation efforts
• Leads efforts to integrate newly acquired companies into the Company’s payroll processes and systems
• Develop and implement strategies focused on efficiency, continuous improvement, and compliance
• Perform other duties as assigned

People & Culture Leadership:

• Hire, develop, manage, evaluate and direct the entire payroll team. Manage activity of staff and assign workloads as required
• Build a high performing team and foster a continuous improvement culture
• Act as a catalyst for aligning teams around core strategies and priorities
• Provide coaching, feedback, and performance management to direct and indirect reports to promote culture of high standards and performance
• Foster a culture, including ways of working and behaviors, which is congruent with company values, and Behaviors & Mindsets
• Serve as a role model and champion for employee engagement

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 10 years of Payroll experience, with at least 5-7 years of Payroll leadership, managing in multi-state, multi-country and multi-entity payroll
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Current or prior Dayforce HCM experience strongly preferred
• Experience with mergers and acquisitions, and the smooth transition of payrolls from legacy to CBB pay practices and systems
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Word, and Outlook

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

• Service and Solutions Oriented - Responsive to business and client needs. Provides efficient, high-quality service & innovative solutions
• Systematic – Ability to build a clear and repeatable management cadence and scalable systems
• Analytical & Data Minded – Uses facts, data, and empirical information to draw accurate conclusions. Able to track, analyze, and report data. Strong problem-solving skills
• Attention to Detail - Completes work with accuracy, thoroughness, and precision
• Time & Priority Management – Able to prioritize and manage multiple priorities in a complex, fast paced, and dynamic environment
• Collaborative – Emotionally intelligent, listens, builds trust and maintains strong relationships with others. Communicates effectively and understands varying viewpoints. Able to influence others and leverage relationships
• Effective Communication & Interpersonal Skills – Effective communication (oral, written and presentation) and interpersonal skills to interface within own team and business facing leaders
• Cornerstone Building Brands Values and Behaviors & Mindsets – Act consistently with CBB’s Values (Safety, Integrity, & Inclusion) and Behaviors & Mindsets (Customer-Centricity, Interconnectedness, Continuous Improvement)

Why work for Cornerstone Building Brands?

Our teams are at the heart of our purpose to positively contribute to the communities where we live, work and play. Full-time* team members receive** medical, dental and vision benefits starting day 1. Other benefits include PTO, paid holidays, FSA, life insurance, LTD, STD, 401k, EAP, discount programs, tuition reimbursement, training, and professional development. You can also join one of our Employee Resource Groups which help support our commitment to providing a diverse and inclusive work environment.

*Full-time is defined as regularly working 30+ hours per week. 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.