Payroll Administrator – 12M FTC Full Time NEW

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (NYSE:WWW) is one of the world’s leading designers, marketers, and licensors of footwear and apparel; It’s global footprint spans 170 countries and territories. The Company’s portfolio includes Merrell®, Saucony®, Sweaty Betty®, Hush Puppies®, Wolverine®, Chaco®, Bates®, HYTEST®, and Stride Rite®. The Company is also the global footwear licensee of brands Cat® and Harley-Davidson®.

Wolverine Worldwide is driven by a Vision to Make. Every Day. Better. for its consumers, partners, communities, and shareholders.

In 2025, the Company was recognized by Footwear News as Company of the Year, by Forbes as one of America’s Dream Employers, America’s Best Employers for Women, and America’s Best Employers for Company Culture, and by Inspiring Workplaces as one of the Most Inspiring Workplaces Globally.

Wolverine Worldwide is a Certified™ Great Place To Work®.

As a Payroll Administrator, you’ll support payroll delivery, ensuring employees are paid accurately, on-time, and compliantly across multiple locations, pay frequencies and workforce populations. This role will directly perform payroll processing, funding, and reporting activities in partnership with an outsourced third-party for international payrolls. The International Payroll Administrator is a key contributor to the employee pay experience, and adherence to company and legal requirements.

GENERAL FUNCTION

As a Payroll Administrator, you’ll support payroll delivery, ensuring employees are paid accurately, on-time, and compliantly across multiple locations, pay frequencies and workforce populations. This role will directly perform payroll processing, funding, and reporting activities in partnership with an outsourced third-party for international payrolls. The International Payroll Administrator is a key contributor to the employee pay experience, and adherence to company and legal requirements.

Primary Duties

• Prepare, review, and process multiple global payrolls with a strong focus on accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with local tax and labor laws.
• Collect, validate, and compile payroll input data (manually entered by the role and received through system integrations), preparing detailed templates for submission to external providers.
• Partner with third‑party payroll vendors and internal Finance and Human Resources teams to ensure seamless and compliant payroll delivery and a positive employee pay experience.
• Respond to employee inquiries regarding pay, deductions, taxes, and payroll timing with professionalism and confidentiality.
• Provide payroll expertise and support to HR teams and employees on payroll‑related initiatives, policies, and requirements.
• Process company equity‑related payroll transactions, including stock activity and dividend payments.
• Coordinate year‑end payroll processes with external vendors and validate data prior to submission to local authorities.
• Assist with internal and external audits by gathering required payroll data and supporting documentation.
• Manage multi‑currency payroll processing, including currency conversions, and coordinate closely with Treasury/Finance on payroll funding and payments, as needed.
• Create, document, and maintain payroll procedures, controls, and system documentation.
• Additional responsibilities and special projects, within the scope of duties, as assigned by Payroll leadership.
• Perform responsibilities in alignment with the company’s AAP/EEO goals and policies.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required

• 3+ years of experience in Payroll, Accounting, or Human Resources, and a bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
• Hands‑on experience processing payroll across multiple countries with diverse tax laws, statutory requirements, and compliance obligations required. Experience with Germany, Italy, France or Netherlands payrolls, a plus.
• Continuous improvement mindset with experience improving payroll processes, system integrations, and workflows to increase accuracy, efficiency, and compliance.
• Proven ability to manage multiple payrolls accurately and efficiently in a deadline‑driven, fast paced environment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain payroll processes clearly to employees and stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Proficiency with HRIS and Microsoft Office applications.
• Skilled in Excel including pivot tables, data filtering and intermediate level formulas.
• Experience with Workday and CloudPay is a plus.
• Prior experience supporting expatriate payroll packages and working directly with expats, a plus.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills which may be required.

Wolverine Worldwide, Inc. is committed to creating a company that is as diverse as our consumers. We value the differences in one another and believe our differences make us stronger. Our diverse and inclusive corporate culture starts with the recruitment process. We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We aim to create equal opportunities for our associates, customers, and suppliers regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected characteristic.