Are you passionate about ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time?

Do you excel at driving process improvements and fostering collaboration across teams?

About the Team 

This is a global team that helps process accurate and compliant payroll for a large, multinational organization. The scope for RELX US & Canada Payroll includes all 5 divisions of RELX (Corporate, Scientific Technical and Medical, Legal, Risk and Exhibitions), as well as any acquired companies going forward. 

About the Role 

Reporting to the Payroll Director, the Payroll Manager will manage the Payroll Team in processing our US and Canada payrolls with approximately 15,000 employees in all 50 states on a Bi-Weekly basis. 

The Payroll Manager will be responsible for all activities necessary to process our RELX payrolls including the oversight of payroll administrators, maintaining related records, creating and reviewing all voluntary deduction reports, processing and reconciling involuntary deductions. The Payroll Manager must keep abreast of legislative / regulatory updates and best practices for payroll processing. The successful candidate will possess excellent time management skills, critical thinking for problem resolution and the ability to motivate and engage a payroll team.  This position requires experience with Ceridian Dayforce, and a minimum of 5 years of payroll processing in a multi-state environment. 

Responsibilities: 

Overseeing the day to day payroll administrators and ensure deliverables are met for biweekly payrolls 

Managing performance and weekly 1:1s with direct reports 

Ensuring timely processing and audits of the payroll, checking for errors and advising of necessary changes and improvements, including that all Sarbanes-Oxley requirements are met

Maintaining effective internal controls and business continuity plans for all payroll procedures 

Uploading interface files into Dayforce and train payroll support team. 

Creating and running various ad-hoc reports for Finance, Benefits, Stock and HR 

Assuring compliance with company pay policies and government regulations as well as the confidentiality and integrity of payroll information 

Supporting and leading Payroll department in Year End activities and various ongoing systems projects 

Responding to employee questions and concerns in a timely, professional manner 

Partnering on other US and Canada entity payroll initiatives for process and efficiency improvement 

Ensuring the timely and accurate reporting of Stock processing and reconciliations  

Required skills include: 

Have proven payroll experience in a high-volume, fast-paced, publicly traded, corporate environment 

Display an ability to handle multiple tasks and work under tight time constraints and deadlines 

Have excellent verbal / written communication and an emphasis on superior customer service 

Have experience with supervision of small teams 

Have experience with Ceridian Dayforce Payroll and HCM systems such as Oracle or Workday.  

Possess excellent Excel skills and must be proficient in all other MS Office programs. Have experience with Smartsheets would be a plus.

About the Business
 

RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.

Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions.  

Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.

RELX is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form: https://forms.office.com/r/eVgFxjLmAK , or please contact 1-855-833-5120.

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