About this LATAM Regional Payroll Lead role at Levi Strauss & Co.
1. Payroll Authorization
Review and approve payroll prior to processing, ensuring all transactions are accurate, properly supported, and completed within required timelines.
Maintain payroll earnings and deduction codes, statutory calculation rules and payroll configuration requirements.
Coordinate testing and implementation of payroll-related systems, legislative, process, and vendor changes
2. Strategic Planning
Translate business priorities, industry practices, and regulatory requirements into operational plans, processes, tools, and infrastructure that support regional payroll objectives.
3. Reporting and Analytics
Leverage payroll data to identify trends, issues, risks, and opportunities. Conduct root cause analysis and prepare reports to support internal and external reporting requirements.
4. Compliance Oversight
Maintain knowledge of payroll-related laws, regulations, contracts, policies, audit standards, and fiscal practices across the region. Partner with third-party vendors to maintain statutory documentation and support audit inquiries and investigations.
5. Process Documentation
Develop and maintain roles and responsibilities documentation, standard operating procedures, and end-to-end payroll process documentation.
6. Resource and Vendor Management
Manage regional payroll vendor contracts, calendars, service delivery expectations, and performance reviews against SLAs. Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality and controls.
Manage regional payroll vendor contracts, calendars, service delivery expectations, and performance reviews against SLAs. Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality and controls.undefined
7. Change Leadership
Collaborate with local and global stakeholders to implement improved ways of working aligned with global processes and standardization. Communicate the value and impact of change initiatives and support a culture of adaptability and continuous improvement.
8. Additional Duties
Perform other responsibilities as assigned to support the smooth, accurate, and compliant operation of the payroll function.
