Global Payroll Director

unybrands; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

unybrands, a Miami-based brand accelerator, seeks a Global Payroll Manager to oversee payroll operations across multiple regions with a focus on accuracy, compliance, and efficiency. You will coordinate with external partners and manage complex multi-state U.S.

payroll processes while ensuring adherence to local regulations. The role requires strong analytical skills, detailed knowledge of international payroll practices, and the ability to streamline processes for scalability.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of multi-country payroll regulations and practices.
• Ability to manage payroll operations for multiple regions (US, Germany, UK, China).
• Strong analytical and data accuracy skills.

Responsibilities

• Fully own payroll processing cycles for US, Germany, UK and China in collaboration with external partners (ADP, Rippling, etc).
• Audit payroll data, including new hires, terminations, promotions, transfers, compensation changes, timekeeping data, commissions, bonuses, and employee deductions.
• Oversee complex U.S. multi-state payroll operations across weekly, bi-weekly, and semi-monthly cycles, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local requirements related to payroll taxes, wage and hour laws, overtime, garnishments, paid leave, ACA, and year-end reporting.
• Review and approve payroll results, reconciliations, funding reports, payroll tax filings, W-2s, P60s, P11Ds, PSA, ERS, and other statutory reporting before finalization.
• Maintain accurate payroll records, employee data, tax forms, audit trails, and supporting documentation while serving as the primary point of contact for employee payroll inquiries and issue resolution.
• Ensure compliance with payroll regulations across all jurisdictions, including U.S. federal, state, and local payroll tax requirements, FLSA, FMLA, ACA, garnishment orders, multi-state tax withholding, HMRC requirements in the UK, PAYE, P60/P11D reporting, German social insurance and wage tax regulations, and China individual income tax and social security requirements.
• Act as the primary point of contact for internal, external, and statutory audits, including preparation of payroll documentation and support for SOX and other internal control requirements.
• Process payroll accounting entries in NetSuite ERP, perform payroll-related general ledger reconciliations and variance analysis, and support month-end close activities.
• Partner with HR, Finance, and external vendors to manage pension, insurance, benefit deductions, system integrations, testing, reporting, and employee mobility matters.
• Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities, reporting dashboards, and system enhancements to improve payroll accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
• Support HR Business Partners with the administration of the employee lifecycle, including new hire onboarding, contract amendments, and offboarding across all regions.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records within the HRIS, owning data integrity and leading regular audits and reconciliations across all geographies.
• Administer employee benefits programmes across all jurisdictions, including pension auto-enrolment (UK), 401(k) contributions (US), betriebliche Altersvorsue, and housing provident fund and social insurance (China).
• Partner with the Reward team and HR Business Partners to process compensation review cycles, bonus payments, commission calculations, and ad-hoc salary adjustments in line with company policy.
• Produce regular HR and payroll management information reports for HR leadership, Finance, and where required, the Board, providing data-driven insight to support business decisions.

Job description

unybrands, a Miami-based brand accelerator, seeks a Global Payroll Manager to oversee payroll operations across multiple regions with a focus on accuracy, compliance, and efficiency. You will coordinate with external partners and manage complex multi-state U.S.

payroll processes while ensuring adherence to local regulations. The role requires strong analytical skills, detailed knowledge of international payroll practices, and the ability to streamline processes for scalability.