North America Payroll Manager

ChampionX has an immediate need for aPayroll Manager supporting the United States and Canada. This is a remote-based position.

What's in it For You:

• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth

• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best

• Thrive in a company that values sustainability, drives a safety-focused culture and empowers through continuous improvement

• Comprehensive benefits package starting day 1 of employment- medical, dental, vision, matching 401k, and more!

What Will You Do:

Payroll Management

• Accountable for the entire payroll process from start to finish for US and Canada. Responsible for timely and accurate processing, delivery, and reconciliation of payroll.

• Directs and oversees the team's production of regular and special payroll runs.

• Oversee pre and post payroll auditing procedures and troubleshoot issues, implementing corrective actions to eliminate the root cause of issues.

• Oversee tax and regulatory reporting, including month-end, quarter-end and year-end payroll activities. Lead the cross-functional year-end project plan.

• Manage payroll vendors, software, and systems (e.g., Workday, SAP, OSV, etc.) to ensure smooth operations.

Team Leadership and Development

• Lead and mentor a team of payroll analysts - coach, teach, guide, motivate, and inspire the team, set goals, assign projects, and ensure deadlines are met.

• Possess strong supervision/coaching skills to ensure the team is developing in their duties and growing in their role.

Compliance and Reporting

• Ensure compliance with all relevant reporting standards including taxes, tax filings, garnishments, and interfaces.

• Evaluate pay practices to ensure compliance with country-specific, federal, state, and local wage and hour laws.

• Establish and maintain internal controls and participate in control audits by internal and external partners.

Collaboration and Communication

• Build relationships and collaborate with customers and HR partners, facilitate a customer-centered approach to resolve issues, apply service level agreements, and implement process changes as needed.

• Collaborate with partnering teams to develop and implement core and common processes and improvements to scale and drive efficiency.

• Collaborate with Accounting and Finance teams on allocations and general ledger needs and discrepancies, including reconciliation and periodic reporting requirements.

Technical Skills and Expertise

• Create, review, and maintain reliability and validity of department Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and manuals for payroll systems and all payroll-related procedures, policies, records, processes, protocols, and standard business practices to ensure consistency in operations and maintain workflows across teams.

• Payroll lead for semi-annual Workday releases, completing regression and enhancement testing. Reviewing new functionality and determining impact, requesting implementation priorities for payroll.

• Generate and analyze various payroll reports for HR, Finance, and other stakeholders.

• Track payroll-related trends and provide actionable insights to leadership.

Customer Service

• Respond to employee inquiries related to payroll, deductions, compensation and time. Ensure inquiries are responded to and resolved promptly with a high level of customer satisfaction.

• Leads troubleshooting for complex and escalated payroll issues, working with leadership as needed. Conduct root cause analysis and implement preventative measures, in addition to educating the organization on best practices to prevent ongoing issues.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or equivalent work experience in payroll.

• Minimum 7 years of payroll experience, with at least 3 years of experience managing, leading, and developing a payroll team.

• Proficiency in Workday with strong Excel skills and expertise in payroll reporting.

• Deep knowledge of U.S. and Canada payroll regulations, including multi-state tax laws and compliance requirements.

• Strong supervision and coaching skills to ensure the team is developing in their duties and growing in their role.

• Strong analytical abilities to interpret complex payroll data and drive actionable insights.

• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to provide excellent service to employees at all levels and translate technical concepts for diverse audiences.

• Strategic mindset with sharp problem-solving skills and keen attention to detail.

• Ability to remain flexible in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment.

• Expertise in payroll tax compliance, system balancing, and best practices for internal controls.

• Must be based in the U.S.; immigration sponsorship is not available.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 7+ years of payroll management experience, with proven expertise in overseeing multi-country payroll operations.

• Ability to interact effectively with multiple levels of management within the organization.

• Ability to work well independently and be a collaborative team player.

• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently in a dynamic setting.

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation.

• Prior experience in project management, driving payroll-related initiatives to completion.

About ChampionX:

ChampionX is a global leader in providing chemistry programs and services, drilling technology, artificial lift solutions, and automation technologies for the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry. Our world-class safety culture fuels our purpose to improve lives through our commitment to deliver sustainable operations.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

AtChampionX, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.