What You'll Do:
- Lead global payroll operations across multiple countries, ensuring timely, accurate processing for all employees.
- Manage payroll accounting, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and month-end close.
- Drive automation and process improvements to optimize payroll systems and enhance efficiency.
- Oversee and consolidate third-party payroll providers, managing SLAs and vendor relationships.
- Utilize technical skills (e.g., SQL, Snowflake) to oversee the build and maintain of payroll data automations.
- Lead and develop a global payroll team, while ensuring compliance with global payroll regulations.
- Partner with HR, Finance, and Legal to align on policies while managing audits, SOX compliance, and payroll KPI's
What You'll Bring To Coupa:
- 10+ years of progressive payroll experience, including 5+ years leading global payroll operations across multiple regions (EMEA, APAC, LATAM, North America).
- Deep expertise in payroll regulations, tax laws, compliance, payroll accounting
- Hands-on systems knowledge, including payroll/accounting/banking platforms (e.g., Dayforce, NetSuite, ActivPayroll, JPM), integrations, and advanced Google suite and Excel skills.
- Technical capability in SQL and data warehousing concepts (Snowflake preferred), with a track record of driving automation and process improvements.
- Strong leadership and people management skills, with experience building, mentoring, and leading high-performing global teams.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and conflict-resolution abilities, with a focus on stakeholder management and discretion.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business (CPA and/or CPP preferred).
What the Team is Saying
What We Do
Coupa is a global technology company that helps businesses run smarter by connecting all the ways they spend money — from procurement and expenses to payments and supply chain decisions — in one intelligent platform. In simple terms, Coupa gives organizations the visibility and control they need to make better financial choices, reduce waste, and drive real impact. It’s where technology meets purpose: helping companies manage their resources more responsibly while creating a positive ripple across their people, partners, and the planet.
Why Work With Us
At Coupa, we prioritize an inclusive and empathetic workplace where every voice is valued. Our teams are proactive and accountable, ensuring we collaborate effectively to achieve our goals. The foundation of our culture rests on our people; we believe in fostering an environment that encourages innovation and curiosity.
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