Global Payroll Director — Multi-Entity Leader

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS); Hempfield Township (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 125,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DailyPay pay options

401k matching + wellness programs

Employee discounts

Job summary

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is seeking a Payroll Director to lead high-volume payroll operations across North America and international entities. You will drive compliance, system upgrades, and Staff performance while partnering with Finance, HR, and external vendors for accurate payroll processing.

The role requires 10+ years in payroll leadership, multi-state oversight, and experience with union environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Human Resources, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive payroll leadership experience across complex operations.
• 5+ years managing large-scale, multi-state payroll environments.
• FPC and/or CPP certification strongly preferred.
• Experience overseeing payroll across multiple legal entities and locations.
• Payroll for 10,000+ employees in multi-state environments.
• Extensive knowledge of payroll administration, reconciliation, and reporting.
• Strong understanding of federal, state, and local regulations.
• Experience in a unionized environment.
• Knowledge of prevailing wage requirements.
• Discretion handling confidential information.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, data analysis).
• Hands-on with SAP, ADP, Workday, UKG, Oracle, and Ceridian.

Responsibilities

• Direct end-to-end payroll processing for multiple entities in NA and beyond.
• Lead payroll operations, drive process improvements and compliance.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, Tax, and vendors to meet requirements.
• Establish KPIs and service-level metrics for payroll.
• Ensure wage/hour laws, tax regs, and reporting requirements are met.
• Oversee multi-state payroll tax filings and year-end processes.
• Monitor regulatory changes and implement necessary updates.
• Manage payroll accruals, labor distributions, and GL integrations.
• Evaluate and manage the performance of payroll team members.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Multi-state payroll

Union experience

SAP

ADP

Workday

Excel

Data analysis

Payroll compliance

Internal controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, HR

Tools

SAP

ADP

Workday

UKG

Oracle

Ceridian

Job description

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is seeking a Payroll Director to lead high-volume payroll operations across North America and international entities. You will drive compliance, system upgrades, and Staff performance while partnering with Finance, HR, and external vendors for accurate payroll processing.

The role requires 10+ years in payroll leadership, multi-state oversight, and experience with union environments.