Executive Payroll Operations Leader

McKesson Corporation; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 124,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson Corporation is seeking a Director of Executive Payroll Operations to lead end-to-end executive payroll execution, governance, and service delivery. You will ensure accurate, timely, confidential processing for executives, while coordinating with Legal, Finance, Tax, and HR to manage complex pay events.

The role requires 10+ years in payroll leadership, strong knowledge of tax and accounting, and proven cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive payroll experience, including leadership in a large, complex environment.
• Experience supporting executive compensation, equity compensation, deferred compensation, or other complex pay programs.
• Strong knowledge of payroll tax, wage reporting, supplemental wages, payroll accounting, reconciliations, internal controls, and audit requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to manage confidential and sensitive compensation matters with discretion, professionalism, and sound judgment.

Responsibilities

• Lead executive payroll operations, ensuring accurate, timely, compliant, and confidential processing for executives and senior leaders.
• Own operational execution for executive compensation events, including bonuses, incentive payouts, equity-related payroll transactions, deferred compensation, severance, relocation, mobility, and special payments.
• Maintain strong payroll controls, reconciliations, documentation, approval workflows, audit evidence, and SOX compliance support for executive payroll processes.
• Support payroll tax and payroll accounting teams through accurate wage reporting, tax validation, account reconciliations, general ledger support, audit documentation, and year-end reporting activities.
• Partner cross-functionally with Executive Compensation, Total Rewards, Finance, Accounting, Tax, Payroll Tax, Payroll Accounting, Legal, HR Operations, Stock Administration, Global Mobility, and external advisors to resolve complex payroll matters.
• Serve as an escalation point for sensitive executive payroll inquiries, ensuring a high-touch service experience, strong judgment, and appropriate discretion.
• Drive process improvement, automation, reporting enhancements, data quality, and standardization across executive payroll operations.
• Lead, coach, and develop payroll team members while fostering a culture of accountability, accuracy, confidentiality, continuous improvement, and service excellence.

Skills

Executive payroll

SOX compliance

Workday Payroll

Cross-functional collaboration

Payroll tax & accounting

Leadership

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

CPP

Tools

Workday

ERP systems

Job description

McKesson Corporation is seeking a Director of Executive Payroll Operations to lead end-to-end executive payroll execution, governance, and service delivery. You will ensure accurate, timely, confidential processing for executives, while coordinating with Legal, Finance, Tax, and HR to manage complex pay events.

The role requires 10+ years in payroll leadership, strong knowledge of tax and accounting, and proven cross-functional collaboration.