Global Payroll Manager; US Deel & International Payroll Leadership

We’re prioritising candidates in Texas, Illinois, Florida and Michigan, and also welcome applications from Arizona, Colorado, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah and Wyoming. The role requires regular overlap with US Central or Eastern working hours.

Finance & Accounting

Remote

Full-time, Permanent

Accounting Manager

Not available

Founded in 1995, Zema Global Data Corporation empowers organizations to simplify complexity, reduce risk, and make faster, more confident decisions that drive measurable results. Over the past two years, Zema Global has accelerated its growth through strategic investment and acquisition to strengthen our global leadership. Together we’re helping our customers gain a Decisioning Advantage - one bold idea at a time.

With a presence across global energy, commodity, and financial markets, Zema Global empowers customers to simplify complexity, reduce risk, and make faster, more confident decisions that drive measurable results.

At Zema Global, we Think Big, Make It Happen, and Win as One. We thrive on collaboration, creativity, and respect, united by a shared drive to innovate and deliver meaningful impact for our customers and communities. If you’re inspired by solving complex challenges and contributing to a culture that values purpose and performance, we invite you to join us.

Zema Global is seeking an experienced Global Payroll Manager to oversee and coordinate payroll operations across multiple countries, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll delivery for employees in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore, India, and Employer of Record (EOR) employees throughout Europe.

This role reports to the Accounting Manager and works closely with the Controller, the People Team, and Deel.

This role will serve as the primary payroll subject matter expert, partnering closely with the People Team, Finance, external payroll providers, and EOR partners to ensure payroll accuracy, compliance, and an exceptional employee experience. The ideal candidate brings strong international payroll expertise, a continuous improvement mindset, comfort using AI and automation to work smarter, and experience managing complex global payroll operations across multiple jurisdictions.

• Own the end-to-end payroll process for employees across multiple countries, including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore, India, and EOR-supported employees in Europe.
• Review and validate each payroll preview against the prior cycle's gross-to-net (G2N) reports, approved source documents, and the payroll checklist, and recommend the payroll register for Controller approval.
• Partner with external payroll providers and EOR partners to ensure timely and accurate payroll processing.
• Manage payroll calendars across all countries and pay frequencies, and ensure all cut-off, approval, funding, and filing deadlines are met.
• Reconcile payroll reports, investigate variances against the prior cycle, and resolve discrepancies before payroll approval.
• Maintain payroll records and supporting documentation in accordance with company policies and local regulations.
• Prepare payroll journal entries and month-end payroll accruals and reconcile payroll-related general ledger accounts to the approved payroll registers.
• Prepare and submit benefit contribution files to vendors (401(k), RPP, HSA/FSA, pensions) and reconcile them to payroll.
• Prepare payroll funding requests for each entity and pay cycle for Controller approval, and confirm funding ties to the approved register.
• Calculate and support intercompany payroll allocations and recharges between Zema…