Payroll Specialist

12 Minutes ago • All levels • Administrative

Job Summary

Job Description

This Payroll Specialist role requires managing all aspects of payroll processing and projects for specified locations. Key responsibilities include ensuring payroll compliance, accuracy of transactions, and timely delivery of payroll returns. The role demands strong communication skills to liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including employees, HR teams, and payroll providers like ADP. You will act as the first point of contact for payroll inquiries, support payroll-related projects, create reports, and maintain compliance with local regulations. Continuous improvement of processes and maintaining up-to-date knowledge of regulations are vital. Experience with global payroll operations, particularly in EMEA and APAC, is a plus. The role also includes managing relationships with third-party payroll providers and advisors.
Must have:
  • Payroll compliance and accuracy
  • Excellent communication skills
  • ADP experience
  • Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
  • Knowledge of multiple country payroll laws
  • Stakeholder management
Good to have:
  • EMEA & APAC payroll experience
  • Experience with outsourced payroll
  • Project management experience
  • Multilingual capabilities

Job Details

Job Title:

Payroll Specialist

Requisition ID:

R025225

Job Description:

We're looking for a skilled Payroll Specialist to join our team, with knowledge and experience in aspects of local payroll. You'll be responsible for all Payroll processing and allocated projects for your specific locations. Working closely across multiple key stakeholder groups within Finance, partnering with HR and liaising with individuals at all levels; you will deliver on all payroll related matters and compliance.

Your role includes managing relationships with third party payroll and advisors to ensure the execution of payroll is delivered in an efficient and effective manner.

Key Responsibilities:

  • You are responsible for payroll compliance, efficiencies & timeliness for your countries.
  • To ensure correct accounting via our payroll journals, maintaining accuracy of transactions to ensure high quality outputs are maintained at all times.
  • Liaise with a number of stakeholders both internally and externally (e.g. Employees, HR teams and our payroll provider ADP), providing excellent customer service, payroll knowledge and meet all required SLAs.
  • Acts as the first point of contact for Payroll enquiries and cases for locations responsible for.
  • Deliver monthly and annual payroll returns and maintain their accuracy for all employees within remit.
  • Support as a resource on project impacting payroll where appropriate.
  • Provide support on KPI deliverables of payroll and the team.
  • Run recurring or adhoc reports, checking data and formatting appropriately to ensure they are suitable for use by finance colleagues or the business
  • Make suggestions to processes, supporting on team projects and working with others to upskill on other SME areas across Payroll.
  • Keep up to date on regulation changes for specific supported locations ensure accuracy and service to customers.
  • Maintain compliance on reports and data with all local regulations regarding payroll and benefits.
  • Recommends innovative approaches, policies and procedures for continual improvements in efficiencies of the department.
  • Continue to increase Subject Matter Expertise on your allocated locations, on all payroll and legislative matters, providing expertise support where needed to others.
  • Work with the Payroll team and the Global Payroll Operations Manager to provide additional processing/transaction support as required.
  • Create and submit monthly pensions submissions to the relevant providers in line with agreed SLAs.
  • Work to a global standardised way across your team, to ensure cross country back up & peer checks are completed, highlighting issues and identifying trends.

Skills to create thrills

  • Knowledgeable in Global Payroll Operations, EMEA & APAC payroll experience is a plus.
  • Excellent payroll knowledge (e.g. statutory, legislative) on multiple countries.
  • Experienced with Payroll journals and cost analysis.
  • Excellent communication skills, both internal & externally.
  • Fluent in English, both written and verbal. Other languages are a plus.
  • Excellent IT skills – particularly PowerPoint and Excel.
  • Have a proactive & positive attitude towards global payroll tasks, process improvements and changes.
  • Ability to work well independently and demonstrating initiative with minimal direction.
  • Ability to work in a fast-moving, ambitious and matrix organisation.
  • High attention to detail, with accuracy as a consistent trademark for all deliverables.

Bonus points

  • Experienced with outsourced Payroll including Connectivity.
  • Experienced working in a project environment and contributing to payroll change projects.

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