Job Title: Payroll Specialist
The Global Finance Services (GFS) currently manages payrolls for approximately 40 countries across the EMEA, Asia, LATAM & Canada regions.
This role will provide support to the Payroll and Finance teams by preparing all transactional and accrual journal entries, reconciling payroll-related General Ledger accounts, performing payroll data audits, and other projects as required.
This role will report to the Director of Payroll.
Responsibilities:
* Perform month-end close activities, including preparation of monthly payroll-related journal entries, accruals, and adjustments, in accordance with company policy and accounting guidelines.
* Prepare month-end reconciliations of key payroll-related balance sheet accounts and actively manage reconciliation of any open items.
* Support Payroll Specialists with month-end activities.
* Coordinate with business partners, such as RTR, Tax, FP&A, for reporting and analysis, and monthly calls.
* Interact successfully with internal and external auditors and support quarter-end, interim, and year-end audits by providing timely and accurate data and communication.
* Liaise with Controllership on requests for SOX controls and support to the team in this area, training, and support for IPE and lead in this area, ensuring IPE is across all accounting requirements.
* Work with payroll managers to recommend improvements and process enhancements.
* Create and update standard operating procedures (SOPs) at regular intervals.
* Support and lead ad-hoc finance-related projects and systems testing as assigned.
Requirements:
* Experience in a global finance function of a multi-location, multinational corporation.
* Qualified Accountant or person with an equivalent accountancy qualification with a fundamental understanding of what it takes to operate within a multi-country environment in a multi-national corporation.
* A flexible and adaptable individual with strong peripheral vision to capture accounting-related matters in newly established markets and work closely with outsource providers to ensure local compliance.
* Proven working experience in Accounting, Finance, and/or Payroll roles.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Solid organizational skills, including attention to detail and multitasking skills.
* Able to work effectively in a multi-functional, multi-cultural environment.
* Strong working knowledge of Oracle/SAP.
* Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
* Bachelor's Degree in an appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience.