Payroll Team Lead

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.Corporate Overview Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company protecting organizations’ greatest assets and biggest risks: vulnerabilities in people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, Proofpoint helps companies around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and make their users more resilient against cyber attacks. Leading organizations of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 1000, rely on Proofpoint for people-centric security and compliance solutions mitigating their most critical risks across email, the cloud, social media, and the web.We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk: their people. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity.The Role and the Team Proofpoint is looking for an experienced international Payroll Team Lead to add to the Proofpoint Worldwide Payroll team.The International Payroll Team Lead will report to International Payroll Manager and will support all duties associated with the accurate and timely processing of Proofpoint’s international payrolls as well as assist in all payrolls related financial close tasks. This role will work closely with Human Resources on international payroll-related matters and will interact closely with the international accounting team to complete all close related tasks. This individual will be driven, highly motived, pro-active, detail oriented and self-directed. This position offers the ability to learn, lead, guide, develop and grow their career working for a dynamic $1B+ public company.Job RequirementsThe responsibilities include but are not limited toExperience processing payroll both domestically and in a global environmentEnsure the monthly payroll operation meets/exceeds the published service standards and is within the agreed timetableResponsible to collaborate with all relevant pillars and groups on reengineering, migration, automation of payroll activitiesWork closely with the international payroll vendors to manage relationships whilst ensuring payroll processing occurs for Proofpoint employees in EMEA LATAM & APAC regionsAssist international employees with pay related issues and escalationsAssist with monthly fluxes and provided detailed support with/to the international accounting teamCoordinate research projects and preparation of management reports as neededEnsure operational and SOX controls are properly performed within the payroll processEnsure all key payroll controls are performed accurately and fully documentedWhat you bring to the teamExperience with leading a teamExperience with international payroll processing requirements and regulationsMaintain confidentiality in all assignments and in all information obtainedAbility to organize and prioritise work to meet deadlinesHigh degree of accuracy and attention to detailGood working knowledge of Microsoft business suite, specifically excelKnowledge of international payroll vendor(s) software/processesExcellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact at all levels of the organization both internally and externallyWhy ProofpointProtecting people is at the heart of our award-winning lineup of cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success.  We’re a customer-focused and a driven-to-win organization with leading-edge products. We are an inclusive, diverse, multinational company that believes in culture fit, but more importantly ‘culture-add’, and we strongly encourage people from all walks of life to apply.  We believe in hiring the best and the brightest to help cultivate our culture of collaboration and appreciation. Apply today and explore your future at Proofpoint! #LifeAtPFPT#LI – AB1If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!