Job Summary
AECOM is seeking a Payroll Lead to join the Finance Services team supporting the Design and Consulting Services Group. This position offers a flexible work schedule, primarily remote, with scheduled office work required as needed, and we are seeking candidates in Glen Allen, VA.
At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.
Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 50,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.
About AECOM
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.
Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 50,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.
Responsibilities and Duties:
AECOM is seeking a Payroll Lead to join the Finance Services team supporting the Design and Consulting Services Group. This position offers a flexible work schedule, primarily remote, with scheduled office work required as needed, and we are seeking candidates in Glen Allen, VA.
At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.
Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 50,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.
About AECOM
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.
Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 50,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Should be responsible to make sure that the team has adequate tools and knowledge to process their payrolls
- Should be responsible to manage the payroll supplier/vendor and is meeting all the KPI/SLA defined for the payroll activities
- Will be responsible to make sure that the payroll structure and payroll schedules are well drafted and executed as per the pay frequencies
- Review and approve all the payroll results processed by the team and the Payroll Vendors for the cycle
- Manage all off cycle needs
- Support the team for any questions and outstanding / out of scope scenarios received for the payroll activities
- Review and adhere to the accounting & statutory reporting as part of the post payroll activities
- Keep the Accounting accounts well cleared and in control – with no deviations for off sets / write off needed
- Proactively define the year end activities and closures for the year
- Track the performance of the team and report feedbacks to the head of payroll on monthly basis
- Assess the quality of the country payroll and raise concerns to the respective stakeholders for the corrections or mitigations as needed
- Ensure to avoid any overpayments, Underpayments, Penalties from legal entities due to a bad process in existence
- Analyze and do Management reporting
- Will be responsible towards the Audit from internal/external sources on the payroll processes
- Process Stock Runs monthly and quarterly out of sequence payrolls to update prior quarter taxes.
- Be able to run reports in payroll as needed.
Minimum Requirements
- BA/BS + 4 years of proven experience as a payroll coordinator/lead or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experienced with US payroll/taxes -state and locals
- Good knowledge of legislation relevant to accounting and payroll (such as Sarbanes-Oxley Act, benefits, US legislations)
- Working knowledge of payroll systems (e.g. WorkDay, Oracle, Kronos, ADP Global View, ADP EV5, PayForce etc.)
- Intermediate experience with Excel (functions, data, VBA, VLOOKUP etc.)
- An analytical mind with good math skills
- Strong communication skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- FPC or CPP Certifications a plus.
- Relocation assistance is not available for this position
- Sponsorship opportunities for US Employment Authorization, now or in the future, are not available for this position
What we offer
We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business. We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career. When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business. We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career. When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.