Payroll Representative

Responsibilities

The HR Solutions organization is responsible for the design and delivery of innovative solutions to all employees and leaders. HR Solutions roles contain deep subject-matter expertise in order to consult on programs, processes and people.  The top priority of HR Solutions is to deliver the best Employee Experience. Role Description   The main objective of the Payroll Representative role is to ensure that the employees are paid in time and accurate, in compliance with the respective country tax-legislation, agreed labor conditions and company rules and regulations.     As a Payroll Representative you will be responsible to perform and coordinate administrative and control activities on behalf of the department. In your work you demonstrate structure and process orientation, with an eye for detail. Flexibility is key for your tasks, with a high work capacity. In your interactions with local and international partners you are perceived as a valuable advisor on payroll matters.    By nature, this job requires a substantial amount of coordination with a variety of internal- and external stakeholders where accountability and ownership of data and processes are key.    

Requirements

Job Expectations:

• Delivering Payroll, Time & Absence, and Data Management in a productive and efficient manner.
• Processing information with confidentiality and with a high level of accuracy.
• Ensuring accurate and timely payments to employees and local authorities.
• Maintaining a “best in class” internal/external compliance landscape and develop it as internal/external compliance environment change.
• Strong collaboration with other HR departments. 

Indicative activities

• Interchange salary input and output data with the payroll provider and perform calculations and validation activities to ensure the processing of accurate data.
• Prepare and execute accurate and timely (manual) payments to employees, to local authorities and to the payroll provider.  
• Perform activities according to the internal control & compliance framework including internal and external audits.  
• Handle employee and people leader requests and service tickets to resolve payroll related issues and queries.
• Ad-hoc reporting and other duties as required. 

Qualifications

• You have a bachelor’s degree in HR, Finance, or related area.  
• Experience in the Payroll, HR or Finance field is desirable.
• Fluency in English and good verbal and reading skills in German. 

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Workday, ServiceNow, MS Office & SAP. 
• Proficiency in any other European is an asset. 
• Understand organizational interdependencies and experience working across functions and cultures. 
• Experience in high volume operational environments is required. 
• Experience in internal controls through prior audit participation is preferred. 
• Good problem solving, critical thinking skills and managing competing priorities.  
• By nature, this job requires a substantial amount of coordination with a variety of internal- and external stakeholders where accountability and ownership of data and processes are key.