Job Description

Overview

Weatherford is a leading global energy services company. Our world-class experts partner with customers to optimize their resources and realize the full potential of their assets. Across our operating locations, including manufacturing, research and development, service, and training facilities, operators choose us for strategic solutions that add efficiency, flexibility, and responsibility to any energy operation.

We are focused on technology development, digital solutions, and defining our footprint in the new energy space. Our ability to provide integrated solutions across our segments will be critical to growth in our core operations and the energy transition.

Energy producers face unique challenges every day, so it is our job to create solutions that enhance safety, streamline operations, and sustain uptime to meet or exceed their targets. We operate across the global energy landscape employing some of the best diverse talent in the industry. At Weatherford, we understand the value each individual brings to the table. We celebrate diversity in all its forms and are immensely proud of our workforce. We invite you to join our passionate, talented, world-class team.

When you join Weatherford, you instantly feel connected to something bigger \xe2\x80\x93 a community that is grounded by our core values and driven to create innovative solutions for our customers. We celebrate each other\xe2\x80\x99s successes, grow together, and learn from each other constantly. Individually, we are impressive. Together, we are unstoppable. We are One Weatherford.

Weatherford offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits program and provides you a challenging and enriching career path, with a healthy balance of structure and flexibility to chart your own course.

Weatherford is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Responsibilities

This position will provide day-to-day operational management of the ASA Geo Zone payroll function. This will include ensuring proper and adequate controls and processes as well as managing the outsourced payroll vendor. This position ensures accuracy of payroll in accordance with government regulations and country specific requirements.

• Manage the payroll function, which includes the payroll process and all its inputs/outputs
• Manage the timeliness and data quality of the inputs required to process an accurate payroll (i.e. time entry, employee demographics, benefit deductions, taxes, etc.)
• Manage the timeliness and data quality of the outputs by outsourced payroll vendor, required by internal and external business partners per their requirements (i.e. GL file, bank file, etc.)
• Manage 3rd party vendors relationships, including the contracts, change orders, communication and invoice payments
• Responsible for disbursement of all payroll checks/direct deposits, payroll taxes and employee benefits payments
• Responsible for providing employee support on questions relating to their pay, and working with functional partners on resolution for any issues
• Responsible for all business reporting needs, audit requirements and controls documents
• Develop and implement best practices, key performance indicators and metrics for the function
• Functionally responsible for managing payroll staff to ensure payrolls are processed timely, accurately and effectively
• Maintain effective internal controls and proactively work to identify and implement efficiency improvements
• Drive consistency and standardization in payroll practices, controls, and management reporting.
• Ensure payroll services are processed in accordance with all legislative compliance requirements
• Accountable to know payroll regulation changes and make recommendations to management on internal guideline for compliance.
• Comply with company policies and government regulations that impact the processing of payroll
• Partner with IT, HR, Finance, and legal on issues such as processing of employee health and welfare benefits, bonus payments, Employee Stock Purchase, integration of acquisitions/divestitures, etc.
• Maintain confidentiality of any payroll, private employee information and any proprietary information and ensure payroll information is secure
• Must understand & comply with all safety rules & company policies of Weatherford

• Minimum of five years multicounty payroll experience
• Proven success in collaborating with functional business partners leaders and leading change initiatives
• Proven track record as a trusted advisor and partner with business leadership, along with demonstrated project management, analytical and process orientation skills
• Demonstrated success managing complex and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Bilingual with second language English
• Accurate mathematical and reconciliation skills
• Bachelor\'s Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or other related field - preferred
• Knowledge/Experience with major HRMS systems (preferable Oracle HCM)
• Certified Payroll Professionals (CPP) other recognized payroll certification preferred

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