When you look at a balance sheet, company to company, can you guess the single largest common denominator when it comes to cost? Spoiler alert: it’s payroll. Which raises an important question — how can organizations get this critical part of their business right?

In this episode, Julie is joined by Dimitris Papageorgiou, Partner and Global Payroll & Workforce Management Lead at KPMG, to explore why payroll is finally moving out of the back office and into the strategic spotlight. Drawing on insights from the KPMG–UKG Global Payroll Survey, Dimitris explains why payroll is no longer just a transactional function, but a critical source of trust, data, and insight across the enterprise. Together, they unpack why organizations continue to struggle with payroll execution despite having “strategies,” and how inefficiencies quietly drain labor spend.

If you’re curious about the future of payroll, tune in as Dimitris offers his perspective on whether payroll truly belongs among the C-suite, and what it would take to get it there.

Find the KPMG–UKG Global Payroll Survey HERE.