Christine Grothaus

• Managed and developed a team of six payroll processors and senior tax analysts.
• Currently leading the outsourcing of all U.S., Puerto Rico, and Canada wages, garnishments, and tax to ADP Global View, with a go-live date of Jan 2026.
• Successfully led the U.S. Payroll Integration Team to an in-house payroll model for wage payments and taxes. (2021)
• Streamlined payroll processing and tax accounting to align with global standards and processing, while driving continuous improvements.
• Resolved payroll issues through collaboration with IT, Data Management, Legal, and other business partners.
• Oversaw U.S., Puerto Rico, and Canada payroll processing and tax activities, including ensuring our employees are paid accurately and on time, and that all tax payments and returns are done in accordance with agency requirements.
• Managed tax compliance for 23 entities in US and Puerto Rico in house using ADP Master Tax and outsourced using ADP Smart Compliance.
• Lead the US activities associated with the separation process, including the overall management of voluntary resignations and involuntary terminations, while driving continuous improvements.
• Ensured compliance with federal, state, local regulations, Bayer policies, and SOX controls.

• Managed and developed a team of 6 Payroll and Tax Analysts to enhance operational efficiencies.

• Provide financial leadership and approval on account reconciliations and oversight of Balance Sheet Review for all relevant payroll and tax accounts.

• Provide leadership and guidance on the US and Puerto Rico receivables process including managing calculations and communications for all employee receivables.

• Provide leadership and guidance for US activities associated with the separation processes including of voluntary and involuntary terminations.

• Ensured payroll tax and accounting compliance with federal, state and local regulations and in accordance with Monsanto policies and SOX controls.

Lead overpayments, separations, and tax accounting to global standard systems, tools, and processing, and drive continuous improvements in accounting activities.

• Managed and outlined Bayer’s payroll tax policy during the pandemic, ensuring the team was taking advantage of the tax-saving legislation from the CARES Act.

• Led initiatives on employee receivables, separations, and tax accounting to standardize global processes while improving processes.• Managed and developed a team of 6 Payroll and Tax Analysts to enhance operational efficiencies.

• Provide financial leadership and approval on account reconciliations and oversight of Balance Sheet Review for all relevant payroll and tax accounts.

• Provide leadership and guidance on the US and Puerto Rico receivables process including managing calculations and communications for all employee receivables.

• Provide leadership and guidance for US activities associated with the separation processes including voluntary and involuntary terminations.

• Ensured payroll tax and accounting compliance with federal, state and local regulations and in accordance with Monsanto policies and SOX controls.

• Lead overpayments, separations and tax accounting to global standard systems, tools and processing and driving continuous improvements on accounting activities.

• Managed and Outlined Bayer’s Payroll Tax Policy during the pandemic ensuring the team was taking advantage of the tax saving legislation from the Cares Act.

• Led initiatives on employee receivables, separations, and tax accounting to standardize global processes while improving processes.

• Overall responsibility of the Overhead FICA, SUI and FUTA forecasting process within payroll.

• Responsibly for entire employee receivables process including clearing, collections communications and reconciliation.

• Conducted account reconciliations of the tax and payroll accounts for annual balance sheet review presentations.

• Responsible for reconciling employee receivables, federal, state and local payroll taxes to ensure compliance.

• Overall responsibility for the entire employee receivables process from identifying the overpayments, employee communication and clearing the balances.

• Key payroll liaison in cross functional team communications and collaborations for payroll initiatives.

• Responsible for all aspects of transfer pricing documentation surrounding tangible and intangible intercompany transactions, monitoring entity profit levels, pricing policy analysis and implementation, intercompany accounting and transactional analysis to maintain accurate financial reporting.

• Prepared and reviewed shared services analysis to enhance operational efficiency.

• Documented work papers and compliance procedures to ensure standards of efficiency across operations.

• Managed and developed a team of ten Fixed Asset Analysts to enhance operational efficiencies.

• Maintain Compliance of Monsanto Global Fixed Assets with Corporate Controller’s Policies and Sarbanes-Oxley controls.

• Coordinated all fixed asset activities for acquired, merged, and liquidated companies for the US/LAS/LAN/Canada.

• Managed US/LAS/LAN/Canada Fixed Assets, including creations, retirements, transfers, account reconciliation, cash flows, audits and inventory processes.

• Managed and developed a team of four Intercompany Accountants to enhance operational efficiencies.

• Responsible for global Monsanto intercompany balancing activities to ensure compliance with Corporate Controller’s Policies and Sarbanes-Oxley controls.

• Overall responsibility for US/LAS/LAN/Canada Intercompany payables and receivables management. Including invoicing, netting, cash applications, audits, and account reconciliations.

• Daily execution of domestic and foreign wires and drafts for all US company codes in the banking and SAP systems.

• Managed procurement card audit process, supporting Internal Audit special investigations.

• Coordinated 1099 and 1042 compliance, ensuring data integrity and addressing reporting questions.

• Responsible for escheatable process for all US bank accounts, collaborating with tax, general ledger, and vendors.

• Lead the implementation of Monsanto In-House Bank Payables process for US.