Director Payroll (Finance)

Director, Global Payroll | Solstice Advanced Materials |

As the Director of Payroll, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing a best-in-class payroll and time & attendance team dedicated to delivering superior services for the Solstice Advanced Materials business. In this position, your key objectives will include becoming an expert in the fields of both insourced and outsourced payroll, time and attendance, vendor management, reporting, and digital automation. You will lead the strategic vision and execution of payroll timelines and deliverables, effectively addressing internal and external business changes, market challenges, and regulatory issues.

Your role will involve driving and leading payroll automation and digitization initiatives focused on efficiency, improved processing, and net pay accuracy. Additionally, you will be tasked with advanced reporting responsibilities that provide visibility into spending, risk areas, severance, and other payments.

The Director of Payroll will also oversee the successful implementation of time and attendance systems, alongside various Human Resource Services (HRS) initiatives to ensure a consistent delivery process. You will lead a global team to deliver comprehensive solutions for end users while defining and implementing service strategies aimed at optimizing the customer experience and enhancing operational efficiency.

This position necessitates a balance between strategic vision, payroll compliance, operational oversight, and effective project management and implementation. You will engage frequently with senior leaders, HR Business Partners, and members of the HR Service centers. In collaboration with regional teams, you will identify opportunities to leverage best practices that manage and facilitate the payroll delivery model to drive business results. Moreover, your role will require creativity and innovative problem-solving techniques in partnership with business and HR leaders to implement critical payroll strategies and processes that align with organizational goals.

You will report directly to the VP Total Rewards & HR Services leader, and you will work out of our Morris Plains, New Jersey location on a hybrid work schedule.

THE BUSINESS UNIT
Solstice Advanced Materials is an industry-leading solutions provider, playing a crucial role in advancing industries worldwide through diverse applications, revolutionary inventions, and pioneering technologies focused on high-growth mega-trends. Our science and technology experts create solutions that help solve our customers' needs today and in the future. Our solutions span across industries, including retail, healthcare and pharma, buildings, manufacturing, and hi-tech. In each of these verticals, we bring deep materials and engineering knowledge, which leads to our customers achieving a reduction in energy consumption, cutting down their carbon emissions, and improving their operational efficiencies.

This position is intended to convey to the new, independent company, to be named Solstice Advanced Materials when the separation occurs. This is expected to occur in late 2025 or early 2026.

At Solstice Advanced Materials, we are committed to offering the highest value-add specialty solutions in the advanced materials sector. Our goal is to solve our customers' most complex challenges through a robust and innovative product portfolio and by doing so, deliver exceptional value to our stakeholders. We have identified actionable strategies to grow by expanding into new products and markets and through strategic acquisitions, while keeping our top operating margins.

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL

In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays. For more information, visit benefits.honeywell.com .YOU MUST HAVE

• 5+ year of Payroll experience
• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office and other HR systems or technologies
• Bias towards process improvement and streamlining of data workflow with ability to develop and implement payroll strategies that drive operational excellence
• Knowledge of Information Protection and Data Privacy legislation for the region
• People management skills and leadership skills, including management of remote and virtual teams
• Excellent communication skills at all levels in organization
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

WE VALUE

• Bachelor's and advanced degrees in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Knowledge of Federal, State, and Local payroll policies and procedures, or similar relevant experience
• Certification such as Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
• SAP and Peoplesoft experience
• Extensive human resources experience
• Personal ownership and accountability
• Motivational optimism
• Proactive problem solving
• Effective bi-directional communication flow
• Listening for need (people & business)
• Respect for the individual
• Personal growth and skills development
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Continuous improvement mindset and ability to drive process enhancements

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Implement payroll and time processes for Solstice Advanced Materials business
• Assess the support model and development of strategy to ensure seamless support of Payroll and T&A solutions
• Manage the overall coordination of the payroll platform migrations and implementations in the region ensuring quality and controls are in place
• Lead integration between different systems and the Payroll application across business groups in the region
• Champion technical governance, management of payroll application project portfolio, resources, metrics, and reporting
• Provide strategic guidance and recommendations to senior leadership to optimize the payroll function and contribute to overall financial goals
• Ensure all payroll and legislative deadlines are met across the payroll portfolio managing exceptions as necessary
• Coordinate resources for providing functional and technical payroll expertise to the business at all levels, including production support, data analysis, customer issue resolution, and troubleshooting
• Optimize payroll processes to reduce cycle time and manual processes that impact payroll accuracy
• Support M&A activity and ensure payroll applications are delivered and incorporated into local business processes
• Interface with up/down stream systems and tools for efficient processes
• Manage the interaction with other internal regional and global service delivery groups
• Act as point of escalation for the team and customers ensuring effective handling and resolution of issues
• Manage relationships with assigned key HR and Finance leaders, assuring transition plans are in line with business priorities
• Track performance and measure operations to ensure that payroll delivers on requirements
• Deliver monthly operations reports and reports out to Human Resources leadership as requested.

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