Kevin Clare, MBA, CPP113D Congressional Drive | Wilmington, DE | H /C 302-299-2723 |

Kevinclare108@gmail.com

Sr. Payroll ExecutiveA team-oriented CPP Payroll Management professional with experience in operations while leading large payroll implementations, Shared Service migrations, and acquisition integrations. Brings a strong focus to develop the right talent for the right position while building trust with the internal team and client. Able to formulate strategic plans, initiate change and implement new processes. Results-oriented focused professional known for tackling difficult problems by developing realistic solutions while reducing overall costs to the company.

Professional ExperienceChemours, Wilmington, DE 2015 - Current Global Payroll Lead – Workday & SafeGuardResponsible for developing and driving the global payroll strategy for Chemours with a key focus on architecting the exit strategy from the Transition Service Agreements (TSAs) associated with the Chemours spin-off from DuPont. Additionally they will be responsible for facilitating a global payroll governance process to monitor and guide payroll vendor selections and business case projects. Successfully implemented Workday as the payroll vehicle in the United States on time without penalty from the TSA. Phase 2 of the global project is to implement payroll and time & attendance system in 34 countries in NA, EMEA, APAC, & LATAM using SafeGuard for payroll and Kronos while standardizing the payroll onto one platform.

Drove the development and execution of the Global Payroll strategy in cooperation with Project leadership and Thread Leads; provide industry expertise to assist Chemours decision making.

Led the resulting efforts to select and contract with global or regional payroll providers aligned with the global strategy.

Led the implementation of global payroll solution in scope for the global payroll solution; coordinate handoffs and integration with other stakeholders.

Responsible for all payroll and time vendor management activities including managing handoffs and escalations with vendor, SLAs, and vendor contract administration and renegotiation

Responsible for the day-to-day administration and compliance of operational support policies and procedures including financial controls; responsible for enforcing established controls with defined Vendors

Interface with HRSC, HR and operations function leadership as the single point of contact for payroll and time processes

Identified handoff points to other functional areas such as Core HR, Operations and Finance and drives the integration of end to end processing with key stakeholders and leads all cross functional issue resolution which impact payroll processing

Reviews, supports, and signs off on Payroll Accounting postings; interfaces with internal audit for audit procedures

Developed and executed governance processes to guide local payroll team when evaluating and selecting new providers and executing internal payroll operations (where applicable); drive solution towards the global/regional solutions where it can be financially/operationally justified

Provides support in building business cases to support decision making Influences and guide local HR in adherence to the Global Payroll strategy Drives consolidation of payroll to support global reporting Builds and monitor processes to ensure that core HCM system remains the system

of record for HR data and develop audit reporting to monitor compliance

IBM, Philippines 2012-April 2014 Global Payroll Delivery LeadManaged payroll delivery operations for a fortune 20 client (>250,000 employees); responsible for payroll operations (Payroll, Payroll Tax, and Garnishments) and client relationship for delivery of outsourced payroll services to other large global customers. Provided guidance to the Philippine’s management team on issue based items, as well as management style and communication. Identified best practice opportunities in steady state processes while ensuring all Service Level Agreements are consistently met.

General Dynamics, Charlottesville, VA 2008-2012Payroll Operations Manager – Shared Resources IncorporatedLeading a team of 23 payroll professionals (including 4 supervisors), I was responsible for the payment of over 80,000 employees throughout the 50 states within 68 Federal Employer Identification Numbers. Directed all daily processing of payroll, time, garnishments, and payroll tax payments & filings in a centralized shared service organization. Managed companywide PeopleSoft security. Strong focus on continuous improvement processes to increase efficiency in central processes while enhancing customer service and reduce overhead costs. Instituted strong vendor management procedures with our outside vendors (ADP and TALX) to ensure that they continue to meet our needs.

Developed Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) with business units to ensure services exceeds expectations.

Championed continuous improvement processes to increase efficiency in all of our processes.

Led the team in the upgrading of PeopleSoft from 8.4 to 8.9 and now 9.1. Developed and implemented vendor scorecards to measure level of service

being provided to us. Performed semi-annual security audits to ensure we are compliant with

Sarbanes-Oxley.

MeadWestVaco, Richmond, VA 2006-2008North American Payroll Manager – Global Business ServicesCharged with migration of payroll operations to new world HQ in Richmond, VA. Managed daily processing of payroll, time, garnishment, and payroll taxes within a shared service operations center supporting timely and accurate payment of over 14,000 employees in nearly all 50 states (over $500M annually in payroll) using PeopleSoft version 8.9.

Transitioned payroll operations successfully completing transition to Richmond ahead of schedule.

Hired and ramped up a new payroll department team. No payroll personnel were being transferred.

Migrated decentralized payroll functions from all business units into a centralized shared service operation.

Developed Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) with our business units to ensure that service meets or exceeds expectations.

Implemented payroll process improvements to streamline workflow. Reduced required headcount by 50% without any reduction of service levels to

the customers. Maintained a system of internal controls to ensure Payroll was compliant with

Sarbanes-Oxley.

Danaher Motion, Radford, VA 2005-2006Director – Payroll Shared Services & Accounts PayableImplemented Payroll Shared Service model for North American subsidiaries. Managed daily processing of payroll, including payroll, Time and Labor, garnishments, and payroll taxes. Managed Accounts Payable department while utilizing Oracle for reporting and forecasting of monthly budgets.

Developed a detailed plan to implement a Payroll Shared Service model across 14 business units for the entire North America.

Reconfigured Payroll and Accounts Payable departments to handle additional 25% workload without increasing headcount.

Led a cross-functional team to implement a new Time and Labor system (ADP) for all employees.

Created process flow maps and accompanying documentation for Payroll and Accounts Payable.

Maintained a system of internal controls to ensure that both Payroll and Accounts Payable were compliant with Sarbanes-Oxley.

Pitney Bowes, Stamford, CT 1987-2000 & 2000-2005 Manager – Payroll Operations, Financial Shared Services (2003-2005)Led a team of 17 responsible for payroll, time, garnishment, and payroll taxes within a Shared Service Center supporting timely and accurate payment of over 30,000 employees in all 50 states (over $1.2B annually in payroll). Ensured legal compliance of over 2,500 garnishments; processing of time entry transactions; payment of all payroll taxes, filings for all federal, state, and localities in USA, compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, and reconciliation of all payroll accounts. Planned through implementation, mergers, acquisitions and upgrades.

Implemented SAP payroll system and process re-engineering reducing Payroll headcount by 40% and the number pay groups by 80%.

Decreased production of off-cycle checks by 79% by eliminating all non-essential off-cycle checks and had these items paid automatically in the next available pay cycle; increased direct deposits by 15% within first year.

Eliminated inputting of employee data by Payroll by implementing an Employee Shared Service model so employees can enter their own data.

Saved $50,000 (annually) by off-setting the cost of administrating garnishments by collecting fees from those employees that had wage orders against them.

Team Lead – SAP Payroll & Time Administration (2002-2003)Planned and implemented successful SAP Payroll and Time Administration project. Successfully implemented on-time and on-budget SAP Payroll and Time Administration effecting over 30,000 employees.

Managed team of 11 while providing program oversight and direction within approved budget.

Assisted team in resolving project related issues, including matters pertaining to change of scope requests.

Manager – Payroll and Cashier Services (2000-2002)

Managed Payroll and Cashier Services departments and accountable for timely and accurate payment of over 30,000 employees in all 50 states. Ensured legal compliance of over 2,500 garnishments; processing of time entry transactions; payment of all payroll taxes, filings for all federal, state, and localities in USA, and reconciliation of all payroll accounts.

Responsible for $1.2B in gross payroll and $30B in cash receipts. Led implementation of all mergers, acquisitions and upgrades. Maintained a system of internal controls and compliance with federal, state, and

local authorities.Professional Industry Affiliations

American Payroll AssociationEducation & Professional Certifications

MBA – Finance, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CTBBA – Business Management, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

CPP - Certified Payroll ProfessionalGreenbelt - Six Sigma Trained