Payroll Manager - French UK US EU

InterDigital, Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

InterDigital, Inc. is seeking a Payroll Manager to lead the global payroll function for ~500 employees across multiple countries, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and SOX-compliant processes.

You will partner with HR, IS and GL, manage ADP and other vendors, drive automation, and oversee year-end tax forms and audits, with opportunities to optimize controls and data integrity in a fast-paced technology environment.

Qualifications

• 8 to 10 years of payroll experience, including international/global payroll.
• Experience with ADP/Workforce Now and Workday HCM.
• Multi-state payroll experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (filters, formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUPs).
• Strong interpersonal skills and confidentiality in handling employee information.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet critical payroll deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage the global payroll team and vendor partners for ~500 employees across 7 countries.
• Drive process efficiencies and optimize automation/integration between HRIS and payroll providers.
• Ensure earnings, deductions, taxes and benefits are set up correctly and funded timely.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax requirements and respond to tax notices.
• Oversee year-end process and distribution of tax forms; audit payroll processes for accuracy.

Skills

Global payroll experience

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

SOX & compliance awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

ADP/Workforce Now

Workday HCM

Excel (advanced)

Job description

## Payroll Manager - French UK US EUApply: London, UK: Full time: Posted Today: REQ26-1128**About InterDigital** InterDigital is a global research and development company focused primarily on wireless, video, artificial intelligence (“AI”), and related technologies. We design and develop foundational technologies that enable connected, immersive experiences in a broad range of communications and entertainment products and services. We license our innovations worldwide to companies providing such products and services, including makers of wireless communications devices, consumer electronics, IoT devices, cars and other motor vehicles, and providers of cloud-based services such as video streaming. As a leader in wireless technology, our engineers have designed and developed a wide range of innovations that are used in wireless products and networks, from the earliest digital cellular systems to 5G and today’s most advanced Wi-Fi technologies. We are also a leader in video processing and video encoding/decoding technology, with a significant AI research effort that intersects with both wireless and video technologies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on Nasdaq.InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com. **Summary**InterDigital is currently seeking a detail-oriented Payroll Manager to join our Finance team based out of our Conshohocken, PA office. This person will be responsible for managing the payroll team and vendor partners, who together prepare and process our global payrolls for approximately 500 employees. The Payroll Manager will also manage tax reporting, general ledger reporting, vendor interfaces and payroll systems maintenance. This role will report directly to the Director of Accounting Transactional Services. **Job Responsibilities*** Manage the global payroll team who are responsible for payroll processing for approximately 500 employees across 7 countries globally.* Provide direction to the payroll organization with a focus on driving process efficiencies.* Develop, train and coach direct reports within the payroll team.* Partner with HR, IS and GL-Accounting departments to ensure payroll accuracy, optimal automation/integration between HR-System of record and all ancillary service providers, and accurate accounting for payroll.* Ensure earnings, deductions, taxes and benefits are set up correctly and that fundings are completed timely and accurately.* Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax requirements.* Work directly with payroll providers or the governmental taxing authority in response to tax notices to ensure accounts are always in good standing.* Ensure compliance with and continued updating of payroll process for SOX purposes and respond to audit inquiries regarding payroll-related matters.* Ensure long- and short-term employee incentive program payments and other equity grant releases and exercises are recorded correctly, especially as they pertain to employee/employer taxes.* Oversee the year-end process to ensure tax forms are distributed timely and accurately. Ensure that employee tax records are reviewed on a quarterly basis to prevent the need to amend tax forms.* Perform audits of payroll to ensure accuracy of payroll and identify areas for process improvements.* Manage vendor relationship with payroll partners, including ADP and global payroll partners, to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll. **Qualifications*** 8 to 10 years of payroll experience, including international/global payroll experience, including experience managing a team of payroll administrators* Experience/knowledge of ADP/Workforce Now and Workday HCM* Multi-state payroll experience* Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (filters, formulas, pivot tables, vlook-ups, etc.)* Ability to work independently as well as part of a team* Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet critical payroll deadlines* Strong interpersonal skills, communication skills and customer service orientation* Confidentiality and discretion in dealing with employee information* Highly organized and detail-oriented**Location:** Rennes, France **|** London, England **|** Conshohocken, PA USA*InterDigital is an equal employment opportunity employer. InterDigital will not engage in or tolerate unlawful discrimination with regard to any employment decision, policy or practice based on a person’s sex, gender, pregnancy (including childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), age, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, assignments, evaluations, coaching, promotion, discipline, discharge and layoff.*