Bill Wiese

About Bill Wiese

I am a results oriented and forward thinking leader and a demonstrated problem solver with significant experience in building, transforming, improving, and managing complex global payroll organizations, and in building, managing and motivating effective and efficient teams. Designing and implementing creative, effective, and efficient operational strategies and issue solutions are towering strengths.I am currently leveraging 30 years of technical, systems, and leadership skills to help client companies drive efficiency, accuracy, and cost effectiveness in their payroll operations.Previous experience includes leading up to 35 direct and indirect team members, and directing all payroll processing and accounting activities for U.S. employees in multiple FEINs and for global employees in 30+ countries.Skills/Strengths include: Extensive technical/functional/operational global payroll administration knowledge Extensive local/state/national/international payroll legal and tax knowledge In house and outsourced payroll modelsExpat and mobile workforce payroll administrationUnion payrollsM & A integration and corporate divestituresGlobal employee equity compensation (Stock Options, ESPP, RSU) administrationAccounting, F/S analysis, G/L account recons, budgetingProcess design/analysis/re-engineering/automation/documentationOperational benchmarking and metrics reportingShared Service operational models (design,/SLAs/implementation)Leading functional teams in system design, implementation, upgrades, and integrations including PeopleSoft HRM and Financials, Oracle, Kronos, ADP (Streamline, Celergo, and GlobalView), and ADP E-timeInternal controls and Sarbanes Oxley compliance Contract negotiations (RFI/RFP)Building, motivating, and leading successful high performing teamsBuilding strong and effective cross-functional relationships Excellent written and oral communication skills

Experience

1. Consultant, Global Payroll, Equity Administration, and System Implementations

   Akamai Technologies

   Apr 2025 — Present · NC, US

   Applying and leveraging nearly thirty years of global payroll, accounting, and systems knowledge and management and leadership skills to help clients better understand global payroll requirements and functional design with the goal of increasing automation, efficiency, and accuracy leading to lower cost delivery.

Education

• University of Phoenix

  MBA

• University of Denver

  B.S. Accounting

Skills

• Project Management
• Benefits Administration
• Accounts Payable
• Shared Service Operations
• Payroll Taxes
• Procedure Development
• Accruals
• Benefit Plan Knowledge
• Adp Payroll
• Internal Controls Design/Maintenance
• Internal Controls
• Contract Negotiation
• Business Process Improvement
• Budgeting
• Team Leadership
• Financial Analysis
• Integration
• Time Keeping Systems
• Auditing
• Payroll
• Sarbanes-Oxley
• Kronos
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Leadership
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Accounts Receivable
• Accounting
• Vendor Management
• Operational and Project Budgeting
• Peoplesoft
• Account Reconciliation
• Financial Accounting
• Process Improvement
• General Ledger
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Management
• Payroll Tax Administration
• Budgets