Senior Manager Payroll

Swire Pacific Holdings Inc.

Bellevue, WA

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JOB DETAILS

JOB TYPE

Full-time, Employee

SKILLS

Acute Care, Analysis Skills, Beverages, Change Management, Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Cost Control, Cross-Functional, Data Analysis, Detail Oriented, Disaster Recovery, Documentation, Documentation Standards, E Programming Language, Employee Assistance Plan, Employment Law, Error Handling, Finance, Financial Audit, Financial Compliance, Financial Reporting, HRIS/HRMS, Health Plan, Internal Audit, Leadership, Legal, Maintain Compliance, Mentoring, Operations Planning, Payroll Administration, Payroll Management, Payroll Software/Services, Physical Therapy, Policy Implementation, Primary Care, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Reconciliation, Regulatory Submissions, Risk Analysis, Set Goals, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Sustainability, System Integration (SI), Tax Regulations, Team Player, Test Plan/Schedule, Testing, Trend Analysis, Tuition Reimbursement, Validation Testing

LOCATION

Bellevue, WA

POSTED

30+ days ago

Who is Swire Coca-Cola?We are a family-owned bottling company with a story spanning over two centuries. We are one of the largest bottlers of Coca-Cola in North America and distribute more than 50 beverage brands and flavors creating joy for our customers every day. Our 8,000+ driven employees work hard as part of a team that delivers refreshment to over 30 million consumers across 13 states. Begin a journey with us at Swire Coca-Cola and belong to a community of dedicated team members who think big and believe in winning together.

Why you'll love working at Swire Coca-Cola:

Swire Coca-Cola is committed to providing balance to support you in all aspects of your life, both at work and beyond. We offer the benefits you need for physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

Health coverage (3 medical options, dental and vision). 401(k) Retirement Plan w/company match
Health Savings Accounts w/company match
FREE virtual primary care, acute care and physical therapy
FREE Employee Assistance Program
Company paid (vacation, holidays, sick time, bereavement, jury duty, maternity/parental, disability leave and volunteer time)
Discounted & free product
Tuition reimbursement
Opportunities for career advancement

In addition to health benefits, Swire Coca-Cola is proud to offer you opportunities where you help give back directly to the communities and causes you care about. Note: Enrollment in a Swire Medical Plan is required for some benefits.

Job Details:
Job Level: 7

What does a Senior Manager Payroll do at Swire Coca-Cola?

The Senior Manager, Payroll provides enterprise leadership over payroll operations, systems, and controls within a Dayforce managed services environment, with a focus on ensuring accurate, compliant, and scalable payroll processes while thoughtfully evaluating upstream and downstream impacts across HR, Finance, Compliance, and Reporting. This role requires a highly detail-oriented, process-driven, and strategic leader who excels at anticipating second- and third-order effects when implementing policy, system, or process changes. The ideal candidate brings a structured, methodical approach to problem-solving, strong technical, analytical, documentation, and communication skills, and the ability to work independently while partnering closely with cross-functional stakeholders in an outcome-driven environment.

Responsibilities:

Oversee and support end-to-end payroll operations within a Dayforce managed services environment, including processing, reporting, reconciliations, and issue resolution
Ensure compliance with all applicable wage and hour laws, tax regulations, and employment standards across multiple states and jurisdictions, including management of payroll-related audits, tax filings, and regulatory inquiries
Identify, mitigate, and prevent payroll risks by establishing and maintaining strong internal controls, including segregation of duties, approvals, exception handling, remediation, and audit readiness, while preventing fraud, errors, and unauthorized changes
Design, standardize, and document end-to-end payroll processes to improve accuracy, efficiency, scalability, and auditability across the enterprise, including SOP development and control testing
Develop and maintain payroll business continuity and disaster recovery plans to ensure operational resilience
Partner closely with HRIS, Payroll, Finance, IT, Compliance, and Dayforce Managed Services to align payroll solutions with business needs and enterprise priorities
Lead or support Dayforce payroll configuration, testing, validation, and parallel payroll testing, while evaluating upstream and downstream impacts across HR, benefits, time & attendance, finance, reporting, and system integrations
Analyze payroll data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for process improvements, efficiency gains, and cost savings
Support change management efforts to ensure adoption, consistency, and long-term sustainability of payroll process and system improvements
Lead, mentor, and develop payroll team members by setting clear goals, driving accountability, and fostering a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement

Requirements:

7+ years of progressive payroll experience with enterprise-wide Tier 1 HCM platforms, including hands-on configuration and optimization required
Experience leading payroll process improvements in complex, multi-state environments required
Experience supporting payroll in complex employment states such as California, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington required
Holistic approach to policy changes anticipating downstream and long-term impacts of system and policy changes required
Experience supporting multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction, or high-volume payroll environments required
Payroll compliance, internal controls, and audit considerations experience preferred
Prior experience supporting short-term optimization or transformation initiatives within payroll preferred
Cross functional partnership experience with Finance, Internal Audit, Benefit teams, etc. preferred
Bachelor Degree in Business, Finance, or similar preferred

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Come and join our Sparkling team!

Base pay range is $138,160 to $181,335 plus bonus structure (dependent on role). Pay offered will depend on candidate's geographic location, prior relevant experience, knowledge, skills, & abilities.

At Swire Coca-Cola, we offer a comprehensive benefits package for full-time associates and their families. Benefit options include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy, Medical FSA, Dependent Care FSA, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, Supplemental Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, Short-Term Disability Insurance, Long-Term Disability Insurance, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Telehealth, Virtual Mental Health Counseling, 401(k) with Company Match, and Tuition Reimbursement. We also offer the following paid time off benefits on a calendar year or anniversary year basis: 120 hours of Paid Vacation, 1 hour of Paid Sick Leave for every 40 hours worked (unless otherwise subject to a more generous local requirement), 7 Paid Holidays, 3 Paid Floating Holidays, 8 hours of Paid Volunteer Leave, up to 8 weeks of Maternity Disability Paid Leave (based on eligibility), and up to 2 weeks of Parental Paid Leave (based on eligibility).

Swire Coca-Cola is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer that participates in the E-Verify program as required by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. Swire Coca-Cola does not sponsor applicants for work visas.

Swire Coca-Cola, USA is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer that participates in the E-Verify program as required by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.

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Swire Pacific Holdings Inc.

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