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Job description
Functioning as a member of the EMEA HR and Payroll team, the Payroll Manager EMEA performs duties at the professional level in some or all of the following functional areas: employee relations, training, employment, affirmative action and employment equity program, benefits administration, and payroll functions. This position requires an extremely perceptive person who is capable of relating to individuals at all levels within the organization. The generalist must be sensitive to corporate needs, employee goodwill and the business needs.
Essential Job Functions
• Reporting to the Regional Director of HR , the HR/Payroll officer ensures company compliance and administration and all applicable law regulations.
• Maintains all employee and applicant documentation as dictated by governing agencies.
• Ensures compliance with local employment laws in all aspects of Human Resources. this includes coordination and process of the Monthly Payroll for EMEA.
• Access payroll challenges, resolves complex payroll matters and makes recommendations for more efficient and accurate payroll cycles.
• Process manual checks and research payroll discrepancies as necessary.
• Reconcile payroll balance sheets, accumulators, YTD earnings, payroll tax and general ledgers.
• Manages end-to-end payroll function; payroll workflows to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the EMEA monthly payrolls.
• Maintains and processes all Unemployment Notices of Entitlement and potential charges in a timely, efficient manner. Attends unemployment hearings when necessary.
• Liaise with external Pension Consultants & outsourced Payroll Providers.
• Acts as an employee relations specialist.
• Monitors tardy and absenteeism reports and ensures proper documentation is issued on employees who have excessive tardiness or absenteeism problems. Reports vacation, sick, personal day and holiday use to Payroll and Benefits departments as required. Maintains and distributes reports of same.
• Maintains employee personnel files.
• Handling of wage garnishments and refunds
• Encourages and builds positive relationships and communicates effectively with all internal clients, co-workers, stakeholders and outside vendors.
• Conducts themselves at all times as the public image of the company in accordance with our Code of Conduct.
• Is highly visible and is the employee’s first point of contact for HR and Payroll related queries and concerns.
• Proactively identifies and communicates employee issues that impact the client group’s ability to meet business objectives.
• Participates in projects as assigned by the Director of HR .
• Facilitates collaborative problem-solving strategies to resolve employee relations issues through effective communication with all.
• Reporting to the Regional Director of HR on , the HR/Payroll officer ensures company compliance and administration and all applicable law regulations.
• Maintains all employee and applicant documentation as dictated by governing agencies.
• Ensures compliance with local employment laws in all aspects of Human Resources. This includes coordination and process of the Monthly Payroll.
• Access payroll challenges, resolves complex payroll matters and makes recommendations for more efficient and accurate payroll cycles.
• Process manual checks and research payroll discrepancies as necessary.
• Reconcile payroll balance sheets, accumulators, YTD earnings, payroll tax and general ledgers.
• Manages end-to-end payroll function; payroll workflows to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the DE monthly payroll.
