The role
Canonical needs a payroll manager to own end-to-end payroll across countries, tighten controls and lead a global payroll team. You'll report to the Global Financial Controller.
What you'll do
- Manage end-to-end payroll operations across multiple countries
- Review, validate and approve payrolls before final processing
- Lead audit responses and maintain payroll controls and policies
- Automate and improve payroll processes, including with AI
- Lead, mentor and coach a team of global payroll professionals
What they're looking for
Must-haves
- Significant multi-country or global payroll experience
- Strong knowledge of payroll compliance, taxation and internal controls
- Experience managing payroll audits and regulatory requirements
- Proficiency with payroll systems, HRIS platforms and spreadsheet analysis
- Able to travel internationally twice a year for events up to two weeks
Nice to have
- Experience implementing or optimizing payroll and HRIS platforms
- Payroll experience in public or pre-IPO companies
- Experience launching payroll in new countries
The company
Canonical
Profitable open-source company since 2004
Canonical is the open source company behind Ubuntu, used across public cloud, AI and IoT. It's founder-led, profitable and growing, with a distributed team and no central headquarters.
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