EMEA Payroll Specialist Role Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled EMEA Payroll Specialist to join our Finance Team. This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate with experience in multi-national payroll management and process improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
* End-to-end processing of payrolls for various countries within EMEA, each with their own complexities, in partnership with global third-party payroll providers.
* Consolidate payroll change related data in conjunction with HR and Total Rewards teams.
* Prepare payroll-related documentation to ensure accuracy before submission to payroll providers.
* Maintain sufficient controls in place to capture changes month on month and reconcile any differences.
* Answer employee/HR queries in a timely manner.
* Provide wider finance team with Month-end reporting documents and answer relevant queries.
Projects/Process Improvement:
* This role will focus on process improvement in the EMEA Payroll team to support the team, automate, scale, and deliver successful results in a timely manner in an increasingly complex environment.
* Closely collaborate with the International Payroll Manager and EMEA Team, as well as other key stakeholders in Finance, HR, and Total Rewards.
* Identify gaps or areas of improvement and work with Int'l manager to redesign and standardize processes.
* Update documentation of process flow and procedures.
* Work with other stakeholders to identify task owners.
Audit and Integration Support:
* Work with internal and external audit on all payroll related audits and own action plan completion.
* Collaborate with Payroll Manager, HR, and Finance Team to plan and execute integration of new payroll entities/countries against planned timelines.
* Other project work related to payroll.
Requirements:
* Degree holder or equivalent relevant experience in business, finance, commerce, or similar.
* Experience in project management or process improvement initiatives required.
* Minimum 3 years payroll experience in multi-national companies preferred.
* Knowledge of payroll-related tax/legislative process in EMEA beneficial.
* Ability to effectively communicate in English, both verbally and in writing. Fluency in another European language an advantage but not essential.
* Excellent communication and organizational skills.
* Team-oriented and able to establish strong effective working relationships.
* Ability to understand challenges or underlying concerns, share ideas, and develop effective responses or escalate to management.
* Strong customer service skills with quality focus.
* Proficient in all MS Office applications, particularly MS Excel.
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