EMEAI Senior Payroll Specialist II

1. FORMAL EDUCATION

   Required

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance, business administration, human resources or relevant work experience.

Recommended

• CPA, BF or comparable

• Payroll certifications preferred

• Ideally educated to A-level or similar

• NVQ in Business, finance or administration

• Additional European Language advantageous – especially German

1. KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

   Required

• 3+ years of multi-countries payroll working experience

• Excellent knowledge with all aspects of Polish employment labour laws and payroll processes and related systems, including garnishments, benefits, taxes, Social security, local legislations, time & attendance collection preferred.

• Have a German Payroll experience and knowledge would be advantageous

• Be fluent in Polish, English and German, both verbally and written

• Payroll transition and implementation experience

• Teamwork and collaboration oriented with a commitment to excellence.

• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills.

• Excellent problem solving and conflict resolution capabilities.

• Demonstrated ability to manage change and re-engineer processes.

• Organized, self-motivated, detail oriented, and able to shift priorities.

• Capability to synthesize and analyze information quickly and make informed decisions.

• Strong commitment to customer service. 

Preferred

• Project management or system implementation experience.

• Multi-country Payroll experience

1. TECHNICAL/SKILL REQUIREMENTS

   Required

• A demonstrated understanding of all aspects of Multi-country payroll processes and related systems; including, but not limited to, benefits, taxes, Social Security and time and attendance collection.

• The ability to review regulatory publications, understand technical terminology and easily determine the effect pending and/or newly enacted legislation will have on current Department procedures.

Preferred

• Computer savvy with working Microsoft knowledge

1. TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: 10-20% of the time

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• Perform the day to day payroll processing activities.

• Responsible for sending payroll related data to the local payroll bureaus for payroll processing, adhering to the payroll calendar deadlines.

• Ensure the vendors make accurate and timely preparation of earnings statements and payment of wages for the employees in the countries assigned.

• To ensure that Employees Net Pay payments are made on time.

• Perform peer review and back-up EMEAI Payroll team members

• Follow payroll-related compliance and controls.

• Resolve level payroll problems and investigate any discrepancy.

• Act as first point of escalation for general payroll related questions and be responsible for operation issue resolution or escalation for EMEAI Payroll Department.

• Respond to all internal and external inquiries on payroll related issues, social insurance, and taxation.

• Ensuring timely responses for all payroll queries and where required following up with vendors or escalating to EMEAI Payroll Sub-Regional Manager.

• Identify and present solutions for continuous process improvement and take training, workshops and knowledge sessions quarterly, at a minimum.

• Build and foster "customer" relationships with key business partners, both internal and external.

• Responsible for payroll audits, internal and external agencies in collaboration with correct stakeholder

• Responsible to bring to the immediate attention of the EMEAI Payroll Sub-Regional Manager any identified payroll or compliance issues

• Identify and execute payroll process improvements

• Document and maintain payroll procedures manual

• Able to partner, collaborate and support all key stakeholders, customer, local and Global Payroll Team.

• Performs routine and non-routine data retrieval, research, analysis, and reporting from payroll record as requested.

• Preparation and submission of year end reporting and any other Pay As You Earn and Benefit In Kind (BIK) requirements.

• Support or lead Tax/Social Security compliance investigation, Internal and External Audit on specific issues as and when they arise.

• Support Internal Finance Team on specific General Ledger/Payroll Journal questions as and when they arise.

• Provide support to EMEAI Payroll Sub-Regional Manager, Regional Senior Payroll Manager, EMEAI and Global Project Team regarding projects and business initiative.

1. FORMAL EDUCATION

   Required

• Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance, business administration, human resources or relevant work experience.

Recommended

• CPA, BF or comparable

• Payroll certifications preferred

• Ideally educated to A-level or similar

• NVQ in Business, finance or administration

• Additional European Language advantageous - especially German

1. KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

   Required

• 3+ years of multi-countries payroll working experience

• Excellent knowledge with all aspects of Polish employment labour laws and payroll processes and related systems, including garnishments, benefits, taxes, Social security, local legislations, time & attendance collection preferred.

• Have a German Payroll experience and knowledge would be advantageous

• Be fluent in Polish, English and German, both verbally and written

• Payroll transition and implementation experience

• Teamwork and collaboration oriented with a commitment to excellence.

• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills.

• Excellent problem solving and conflict resolution capabilities.

• Demonstrated ability to manage change and re-engineer processes.

• Organized, self-motivated, detail oriented, and able to shift priorities.

• Capability to synthesize and analyze information quickly and make informed decisions.

• Strong commitment to customer service.

Preferred

• Project management or system implementation experience.

• Multi-country Payroll experience

1. TECHNICAL/SKILL REQUIREMENTS

   Required

• A demonstrated understanding of all aspects of Multi-country payroll processes and related systems; including, but not limited to, benefits, taxes, Social Security and time and attendance collection.

• The ability to review regulatory publications, understand technical terminology and easily determine the effect pending and/or newly enacted legislation will have on current Department procedures.

Preferred

• Computer savvy with working Microsoft knowledge

1. TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: 10-20% of the time

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