Global Payroll Manager

unybrands was established in 2020 by a group of partners united by a shared vision: to build the leading next‑generation e‑commerce platform for micro‑brands. Headquartered in Miami, the company has a global presence with teams in Berlin, London, New York, and China.

unybrands acquires e‑commerce businesses that sell both on and off Amazon. Once acquired, these brands are integrated into unybrands' platform, where operations are optimized, business performance is enhanced, and expansion into new product lines and markets is driven. Currently we have acquired 30 brands including Pet Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Supplements, Baby & Juvenile, Garden & Outdoor, Sports & Fitness, and Home, Lifestyle Culinary & Arts.

Through expert management and robust infrastructure, unybrands empowers e‑commerce brands to scale and thrive.

The Global Payroll Manager will report to the Chief People Office and will oversee all aspects of payroll operations for our international workforce. This role focuses on ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency across regions. The ideal candidate will have comprehensive knowledge of multi‑country payroll regulations and practices, along with strong analytical skills.

• Fully own payroll processing cycles for US, Germany, UK regions and China regions in collaboration with external partners (ADP, Rippling, etc.)
• Manage and audit payroll data, including new hires, terminations, promotions, transfers, compensation changes, timekeeping data, commissions, bonuses, and employee deductions.
• Oversee complex U.S. multi‑state payroll operations across weekly, bi‑weekly, and semi‑monthly cycles, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local requirements related to payroll taxes, wage and hour laws, overtime, garnishments, paid leave, ACA, and year‑end reporting.
• Review and approve payroll results, reconciliations, funding reports, payroll tax filings, W-2s, P60s, P11
  
  Ds, PSA, ERS, and other statutory reporting before finalization.
• Maintain accurate payroll records, employee data, tax forms, audit trails, and supporting documentation while serving as the primary point of contact for employee payroll inquiries and issue resolution.

• Ensure compliance with payroll regulations across all jurisdictions, including U.S. federal, state, and local payroll tax requirements, FLSA, FMLA, ACA, garnishment orders, multi‑state tax withholding, HMRC requirements in the UK, PAYE, P60/P11D reporting, German social insurance and wage tax regulations, and China individual income tax and social security requirements. Stay current on legal and regulatory changes and recommend updates to policies, procedures, and controls as needed.
• Act as the primary point of contact for internal, external, and statutory audits, including preparation of payroll documentation and support for SOX and other internal control requirements.
• Process payroll accounting entries in Net Suite ERP, perform payroll‑related general ledger reconciliations and variance analysis, and support month‑end close activities.
• Partner with HR, Finance, and external vendors to manage pension, insurance, benefit deductions, system integrations, testing, reporting, and employee mobility matters.
• Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities, reporting dashboards, and system enhancements to improve payroll accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.

• Support HR Business Partners with the administration of the employee lifecycle, including new hire onboarding, contract amendments, and offboarding across all regions.
• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date employee records within the HRIS, owning data integrity and leading regular audits and reconciliations across all geographies.
• Administer employee benefits programmes across all jurisdictions, including pension auto‑enrolment (UK), 401(k) contributions (US), betriebliche Altersvorsorge (Germany), and housing provident fund and social insurance (China).
• Partner with the Reward team and HR Business Partners to process compensation review cycles, bonus payments,…