Global Payroll and Finance Project Manager

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We provide expert, sustainable solutions in records and information management, digital transformation services, data centers, asset lifecycle management, and fine art storage, handling, and logistics. We proudly partner every day with our 225,000 customers around the world to preserve their invaluable artifacts, extract more from their inventory, and protect their data privacy in innovative and socially responsible ways. 

Are you curious about being part of our growth stor​y while evolving your skills in a culture that will welcome your unique contributions? If so, let's start the conversation.

Iron Mountain is seeking an experienced and strategic Global Payroll & Finance Project Manager to join our Global Payroll Centre of Excellence team for a 6-month fixed-term position.

In this role, you will be responsible for designing and establishing the processes, controls, success metrics, and stakeholder engagement model to ensure accurate, compliant recording of payroll expenses and liabilities in our financial systems, while minimizing risk through a proactive, risk-based approach to European tax compliance.

You will join a newly established, collaborative global team dedicated to bridging the gap between Global Payroll and Finance, driving operational excellence across the organization.

In this role, you will:

• Project Planning & Lifecycle Management: Build and maintain comprehensive project plans, track critical milestones, and proactively mitigate financial and operational risks in the payroll-to-general ledger pipeline.

• Financial Process Design & General Ledger Integration: Design seamless post-payroll financial processes, document protocols between Information Technology, Finance, and Payroll, and partner with teams to ensure absolute data integrity between the payroll engine and the Enterprise Resource Planning system.

• Compliance & Stakeholder Management: Document European regulatory requirements for all post-payroll tax filings, statutory notifications, and related payments while clarifying clear roles and responsibilities across stakeholder groups.

• Program Performance & Success Metrics: Establish and track Key Performance Indicators—such as reductions in late general ledger file postings and error rates—and present health and accuracy dashboards to senior leadership.

The ideal candidate will have:

• 5+ years of experience in Project Management specifically within Payroll Accounting or Payroll Finance.

• Strong knowledge of end-to-end payroll cycles and general payroll accounting principles, including accruals, reconciliations, and journal entries.

• Regional Expertise: Direct experience managing payroll financial processes within Europe and navigating European regulatory compliance.

• Project Tooling: Proficiency in a project management software to manage complex, multi-phase rollouts.

• Strategic Leadership: Proven ability to act as an architect of new processes, defining operational excellence and building structured roadmaps from the ground up.

• Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with your experience.

• Flexible work options and alternative work options to support work–life balance.

• Comprehensive health, wellness, and retirement plans.

• Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth within a global industry leader.

Ready to define what "good" looks like and build the roadmap to get us there? If you are an experienced project manager ready to make a global impact as the architect of our financial operations, we want to hear from you. Click Apply Now to submit your application and join the Iron Mountain team today!