DIRECTOR OF TREASURY AND PAYROLL

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY:

The Director of Financial Services serves as a strategic partner to the Global Controller responsible for overseeing the organization’s global treasury and payroll functions. This role ensures effective cash management, financial risk mitigation, and accurate, compliant payroll operations across all regions. The position supports the organization’s mission by safeguarding financial resources and ensuring timely compensation for staff worldwide.

Strategic Financial Leadership

- Develop and implement financial services strategies that align with the organization’s mission and global operations.

- Provide strategic guidance on liquidity, treasury operations, and payroll compliance.

Global Treasury Oversight

- Manage global cash flow, liquidity planning, and intercompany funding strategies.

- Maintain strong banking relationships and oversee treasury systems and controls.

- Ensure compliance with donor requirements, internal policies, and international regulations.

Payroll Operations & Compliance

- Oversee global payroll processing, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with local labor laws, tax codes, and social security regulations.

- Ensure payroll practices adhere to country-specific statutory requirements, including wage laws, benefits, and reporting obligations. - Collaborate with HR and country offices to maintain up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation and payroll tax changes.

- Lead payroll audits and ensure proper documentation, data privacy, and reporting to internal and external stakeholders. - Implement controls to prevent payroll fraud and ensure segregation of duties.

- Manage relationships with external payroll providers and ensure service-level agreements are met. Investment Oversight

- Oversee the organization’s investment portfolio to ensure alignment with financial goals and risk tolerance.

- Collaborate with investment advisors and internal stakeholders to develop and implement investment strategies.

- Monitor investment performance and ensure compliance with investment policies and regulatory requirements. Team Leadership & Development

- Lead and mentor a global financial services team, fostering a culture of integrity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

- Provide training and support to regional finance and HR teams on treasury and payroll matters.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Team Leadership and Oversight of Payroll Runs, Ensuring Accuracy and Compliance

• The Payroll Director oversees the Atlanta and SSC-based team and has ultimate responsibility for the timeliness and completeness and accuracy of CARE’s payroll. The positions must ensure the appropriate processes, controls and validation is in place & completed and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. Attention to detail is crucial, seeking automated reconciliations wherever possible. In addition, the Director will serve as an expert and technical resources for global payroll operations to ensure compliance with multi country labor laws.
• The Director will analyze actual data for trends, drivers, and performance results against industry benchmarks to drive compliance/quality improvement. his position leads the US payroll team responsible for all US based + US citizens and payroll for approx 200 senior level positions outside the US (international employees). The Payroll Director is responsible for the growth, development, and advancement of the payroll team members. This position also provides overall leadership by developing goals, objectives, policies and procedures; leveraging technology solutions.
• The Director will Identify and communicate key responsibilities and practices to ensure the direct reports promote a successful attitude, confidence in leadership, and team work to achieve business results. Demonstrates the ability to develop the leadership bench within the payroll team. Establish benchmarks for staffing excellence; model and encourage practices that support staff wellness.
• Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, defining roles and responsibilities, recruitment and staff development and delegation of responsibilities. Supervise, lead, guide and support Payroll Manager, Payroll Administrator and Payroll Tax Accountant. Provide coaching, direction, and leadership support to team

Global Treasury Process Oversight

The Director of Financial Services works closely with SSC Treasury and HQ Treasury Specialist to

• Manage global cash flow, liquidity planning.
• Maintain strong banking relationships
• Oversee treasury systems, processes and controls.
• Ensure compliance with donor requirements, internal policies, and local and international regulations.

Investment Oversight and Risk Management

• Identify and assess risks associated with the organization’s investment portfolio and liquidity risks.
• Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies to protect the organization’s financial assets.
• Monitor investment performance and risk exposure, ensuring alignment with the organization’s risk tolerance and financial objectives.
• Collaborate with external advisors and internal stakeholders to ensure prudent investment practices and compliance with relevant regulations.

Leading and Collaborating with People and Culture and Finance Team

• The Director of Financial Services must understand the financial, HR and overall strategies of the organization and ensure that the payroll function is aligned with company goals. This includes global total reward efforts, compensation re-alignments, localization of payrolls, changes in headcount, shifts to more performance-based remuneration, or growth related to taking on additional Country Offices. Critical to the success will be building relationships and credibility with leaders in the Country Offices, Regions and HQ and across all functions, in addition to Finance & People & Culture.
• Lead and mentor a global financial services team, fostering a culture of integrity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Provide training and support to regional finance and HR teams on treasury and payroll matters.

Required Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field; MBA, CPA, or equivalent preferred.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in financial services, with significant leadership in treasury, payroll, and investment operations.
- Experience in a global not-for-profit or mission-driven organization.
- Strong understanding of international payroll regulations, labor laws, investment strategies, and treasury best practices.
- Proficiency in financial systems (e.g., Workday, ADP, SAP, Kyriba).
- Excellent communication, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Advanced degree and/or Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
- Certified Treasury Professional ( CTP)

About the Organization

CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. We place special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE's community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. CARE also delivers emergency aid to survivors of war and natural disasters, and helps people rebuild their lives. Our Mission Our mission is to serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. Drawing strength from our global diversity, resources and experience, we promote innovative solutions and are advocates for global responsibility. We facilitate lasting change by: * Strengthening capacity for self-help * Providing economic opportunity * Delivering relief in emergencies * Influencing policy decisions at all levels * Addressing discrimination in all its forms Guided by the aspirations of local communities, we pursue our mission with both excellence and compassion because the people whom we serve deserve nothing less.