Payroll Specialist - Europe

Short Description

Conducts all payroll procedures to ensure employee hours and pay are correctly processed, as well as answering staff queries about timesheets or payslips

Job Summary

As a Payroll Specialist you will ensure employees are paid accurately and in a timely manner. You will manage payroll functions, including calculating employee paychecks, withholding taxes, and any other deductions, as well as maintaining accurate payroll records.

Job Description

Typical roles and responsibilities include:

• Process and communicate all payroll updates and changes with high levels of accuracy and attention to detail of manual payroll input.

• Ensure data for payroll is received in line with established payroll formats and deadlines.

• Primary point of contact for employee queries in relation to designated payrolls.

• Process payroll funding in each location including salaries and 3rd party payments in collaboration with the Treasury Team.

• Handle payroll closing activities.

• Maintain a detailed process documentation.

• Interact with the global payroll provider and sub-contractors if applicable.

• Audit the payroll calculations and payroll output reports (G2N, Variance Report, payslips, payment files, etc)

• Identify, investigate and resolve discrepancies in payroll records.

• Identify improvements and opportunities for process automation and implement resultant changes.

• Provide advice on best practices on routine as well as complex payroll transactions while ensuring compliance with relevant legislation impacting payroll and internal policies.

• Conduct regular checks to ensure the integrity of the payroll database, updating data as necessary and ensuring that the payroll database is working correctly.

• Assist and co-operate in any internal or external audits / projects.

Skills

Process Improvement

Project Change Management

Data Analysis

Auditing

Payroll Taxes

Financial Systems

Relationship Management

Education

A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Finance or Accounting or a relevant field