Payroll Specialist Jobs

Contract Duration: 12 Months

The Payroll Specialist is an experienced customer-focused finance professional who is results-oriented, has a successful record of delivering high-quality and timely results, and ability to work in a fast-paced and multi-tasking environment.

Job Responsibilities:

• Reconcile final output file/balance financials to core HR data and approve relevant reports
• Check all payroll entries: new hires, terminations, wage changes, position changes, additional job assignment, status changes etc are correct and match to core reporting, expected accuracy of 100%
• Manage the Outsourced Payroll Service Providers (PSP) to ensure all information is received/processed in a timely manner
• Ensure Payroll Compliance (Payroll Taxes, Stock Based Compensation, Benefits, Tax and Statutory Audits, Internal Policies)
• Conducts research of complex issues/questions with minimal supervision
• Build Payroll Processes, Ensure adequate internal controls, Drive Efficiencies and Continuous Process Improvements
• Support in the setup of new entities and integration of any M&A activities
• Join weekly, monthly & quarterly meetings to help drive continuous process improvement
• Experience in payroll transitions to other PSPs is essential - involving parallel testing, reruns etc
• Ensure timely, accurate & compliant processing of payroll for the employee population (including but not limited to error resolution, processing validation, internal/external policy compliance & payroll accounting)
• Regularly influences others within their team, peers in XFN teams, and building skills to influence XFN stakeholders at next level
• Assist with auditing/processing of monthly payroll: error resolution, processing validation and policy compliance

Minimum Qualification

• Experience with a large, fast-growing multi-national company
• Ability to engage in constructive, analytical problem solving
• Excellent team player who is very comfortable working as part of a larger team located in different locations
• Strong computer and analytical skills, including proficiency in Excel
• Proven delivery of projects and process improvements
• Experience with Oracle HCM or SAP Payroll or similar ERP platforms
• Detail oriented and maintain accuracy while performing multiple tasks
• Experience in local payrolls is essential

Preferred Qualification

• Six Sigma Training.
• Relevant Payroll qualification (CIPP) or equivalent