Sharon Inglese

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ABOUT SHARON INGLESE

Payroll is more than a process—it is a commitment to accuracy, trust, and care for every employee.Senior Manager of Payroll providing Payroll and Workday operations leadership for a employee workforce, supporting union and non‑union populations in a highly regulated museum environment. Accountable for payroll governance and approval, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and readiness prior to payroll release, with a consistent focus on delivering complete and timely payrolls. Serves as the final point of accountability for payroll release, balancing accuracy, compliance, and organizational readiness across pay cycles.Works in close partnership with HR, Finance, IT, Benefits, Time Tracking, Legal, and leaders across the museum, serving as a trusted, organization‑wide escalation point for compliance, risk, and complex pay matters. A key focus is anticipating regulatory and policy change early and partnering with Legal and HR to ensure operationally sustainable compliance. Known for an approachable and collaborative style, my focus is on pragmatic process design—avoiding over‑architecting while ensuring clear, precise processes are in place. Partnership with Legal and HR ensures alignment with policy requirements and collective bargaining agreements so upstream activity consistently results in accurate payroll outcomes. Deep institutional knowledge, combined with strong analytical and organizational skills, supports practical solutions that work for both the organization and its people.Provided hands‑on leadership throughout the design, configuration, testing, implementation, and post‑implementation support of Workday Payroll, HCM, Benefits, Time Tracking, and Absence Management, ensuring payroll continuity with zero missed or delayed payrolls during and after implementation. Established audit and control frameworks within Workday Payroll and led integrations with banking partners, tax vendors, W‑2 processing, and third‑party providers.Responsible for ongoing enhancements leveraging new Workday functionality, including review of Workday‑delivered AI features to strengthen controls through audit‑supporting items, exception flags, and safeguards—prioritizing clarity, usability, and governance over unnecessary complexity.Leads a small, high‑impact payroll team with organization‑wide responsibility for payroll accuracy, compliance, and readiness, partnering with and supporting 300+ timekeepers through clear guidance and shared accountability in an environment of constant regulatory change.