Take a deep dive into best practices for payroll departments in this episode featuring a four-time recipient of the APA's Prism Award for Best Practices, Martin Armstrong, CPP, MBA, DBA, Vice President of Payroll Shared Services at Charter Communications. We discuss modern best practices for distributed teams, the tools you'll need to optimize your department, and some helpful tips and techniques for creating the processes that work best for your organization.

It's time for payroll professionals to begin year-end prep and Tricia Richardson, CPP, a Senior Consultant on the Human Capital Management Team at RKL, LLP and Jim Medlock, CPP, former Director of Education at the American Payroll Association, are here to help guide us around the pitfalls created by the rapid global shift to remote and hybrid workforces. Join us for a comprehensive review of both the old and the new in year-end prep, as well as a Payroll Nightmare from Tricia, and our guest's very best advice as we start to wrap an unprecedented year.

Hybrid workforces are a unique solution to an unprecedented problem — but how can they be implemented effectively and safely? This month we're joined by Paul McDonald, senior executive director at Robert Half to discuss hybrid workforces from the perspective of employer and employee. We look at how we can capitalize upon these rapid changes to make an effective strategy for longterm cultural gains, and examine the best ways to attract and retain talent during these difficult transitions.

This month we spoke with Sharon Tayfield, Director of Global Payroll Services and Global Outsourcing at BDO UK LLP, about the good, the bad, and the unusual in global payroll outsourcing. In this episode you'll find tips on managing multiple offshore teams and service providers around the globe, insider insights on developing long term relationships with your outsourcing partners, and a look at how properly implemented outsourcing operations can save you from a payroll nightmare.

As we settle into the second half of 2021, we're beginning to see the full scope of the transformation happening within the payroll industry. But how can you keep up with what's next? We're joined by Jay Conforti, Director of HR and Payroll Transformations at KPMG, who shares his insights into both the cultural and technological changes making an impact in payroll and how you can get ahead of these rapid pace transformations to propel your career. Want to hear more on this topic? Don't miss the Payroll Solutions Showcase, a virtual event moderated by Jay on July 13. More information can be found at payrollsolutionsshowcase.com

We're joined by Rebecca Harshberger, CPP, VP of Payroll Tax at Entertainment Partners and a member of the APA's Board of Directors for this cannot-miss episode. Becky specializes in payroll tax law, particularly in the mergers and acquisitions space. We discuss how payrollers can use business transitions to carve a path for their career and how to make your work stand out during an otherwise difficult time. Learn what to prepare to avoid damaging missteps, the questions you need to ask to be proactive, and how to develop the interdepartmental relationships you'll need to be successful. Want to get involved in PayTalk? Follow the American Payroll Association on Facebook for your chance to submit a Payroll Nightmare!

The legal ramifications of improper payroll practices are no joke, but we still found a few laughs during our conversation with Dan Messeloff, Esq., a lawyer and Partner at the law firm of Tucker Ellis. In this month's episode we discuss how 70% of companies in the US are not in compliance with federal payroll laws. Is your business one of them? Learn how payrollers like yourself can work to safeguard your career, your employer, and prevent yourself from falling into payroll's most common legal pitfalls.

How can someone living and working in the United States branch out into global payroll? We're joined by Jon Schausten, CPP, Director of Payroll and HRIS at OneAmerica, and APA's 2020 Payroll Man of the Year, who walks us through his journey into global payroll operations. Tune in for tips on navigating language barriers, cultural differences, and where and how to find the tools needed to empower your global payroll career!

It may seem impossible to anticipate how evolving technologies will impact day-to-day payroll operations, but Ian Sparrow, the Vice President for ADP Global Payroll in their Employer Services International division, is here to provide a path through the conjecture. In this month's episode we discuss how to partner strategy with technology to spotlight payroll professionals, what global leaders like ADP are doing to adapt AI and robotics into their existing practices, and how payrollers can use this unstoppable technology revolution to make their lives easier.

How can data help you tell a compelling story? Dive in with our guest Erin "Iggy" Svoboda, CPP, the Payroll Manager at Clif Bar & Company. We discuss the best tools to get started, the metrics you need to be monitoring, surprising payroll data points, and of course, mullets. Iggy also explores how data helps build a stronger payroll network, and where she expects payroll technologies will expand to in the future.

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