US Payroll Supervisor

• Oversee end-to-end payroll processing, including on-cycle and off-cycle payroll activities, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Review and approve payroll reconciliations, including GL interfaces, balance sheet accounts, and payroll reports
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, including garnishments and statutory reporting
• Maintain adherence to SOX controls, internal policies, and audit requirements
• Support management in overseeing third-party payroll providers against contractually agreed upon SLAs and metrics
• Supervise, coach, and develop payroll team members to drive high performance
• Manage workload distribution, prioritize deliverables, and ensure service level commitments are met
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and collaboration
• Support hiring, onboarding, and performance management of payroll staff
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability
• Ensure support for payroll projects and cross-functional initiatives with payroll dependencies including system implementations, upgrades, and integrations
• Drive automation and leverage technology to improve data integrity and reporting
• Maintain payroll service delivery models and monitor KPIs and metrics
• Provide leadership and guidance for complex payroll inquiries, issue resolution , escalation management and risk mitigation
• Partner with People Solutions (HR), Finance, IT, and business leaders to align payroll processes and priorities
• Coordinate with third-party vendors and government agencies as needed
• Support audits and provide documentation for internal, external, tax, and compliance reviews
• Prepare and analyze payroll reports, reconciliations, and financial data
• Identify trends and discrepancies, proactively resolving issues
• Ensure accurate payroll-related accounting entries and reporting deliverables

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
• 6–8 years of progressive payroll experience, including supervisory responsibility
• Experience with SAP, ADP, or other enterprise payroll systems
• Strong knowledge of US & Puerto Rico payroll regulations, tax requirements, and compliance standards
• Experience managing payroll processes in a multi-state or large organization
• Proven leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• High level of accuracy, confidentiality, and attention to detail

Desired Qualifications

• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills
• Experience in shared services or global payroll environments
• Knowledge of payroll accounting, accruals, and reconciliations
• CPP Certification

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and manage competing demands
• High level of integrity and discretion with sensitive data
• Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration
• Continuous improvement mindset and adaptability
• Ability to influence and drive outcomes across teams

What’s in it for you

Annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges:

$110,500.00 - $156,000.00

This takes into account a number of factors including work location, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level & other job-related factors.

• Competitive Benefit Package*

• Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time & More!

• Learning & Development Opportunities

• Kenvuer Impact Networks

• This list could vary based on location/region

*Note: Total Rewards at Kenvue include salary, bonus (if applicable) and benefits. Your Talent Access Partner will be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the recruitment & hiring process.

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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