Payroll Specialist

Job description

Who you are

You have:

• Minimum of 3 year of Human Resources experience as well as 2 year of experience in payroll related operations
• Experience in using digital tools to optimize efficiency is a plus
• Very good knowledge of administering and processing payroll information to ensure co-workers get the right net pay at the right time, including accurate tax, social security reporting and input to financial accounting
• Talent for ensuring implementation and compliance of policies, standards and manuals to follow rules
• Knowledge about benefit packages, local timekeeping processes
• Good interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Self-driven, takes action without needing direction from others
• Expresses ideas and opinions effectively in verbal and written communication
• Passion for people and providing excellent co-worker experience
• Dare to challenge old way of working and passionate about changes & process improvement
• Fluent in both spoken and written English language.

What you'll be doing day to day

About the job

In the role as Payroll Specialist, you are responsible to deliver end-to-end payroll processes to support business units and co-workers according to IKEA policies and directions, legal standards and country-specific requirements.

About the assignment

• Perform in an accurate, compliant and timely manner pre-payroll activities: checking the entries of the working time and personnel master data related to the payroll processing and off-cycle payments by the payroll calendar, global and country statutory requirements.
• Individually handle payroll related questions and enquiries, support Co-workers and P&C units’ representatives on the salary-related issues, master data, and their payroll influence.
• Prepare and check data that is a source for the tax reporting and reconciliations. Consolidate, verify and file documents requested by the state authorities and auditors
• Interact with Finance function on the tax payments and reconciliation with Tax, Social Security Offices and other authorities.
• Produce all necessary HR documentation (hiring, transferring, leaving, salaries indexation, disciplinary sanction, etc.) based on received request forms from local units according to current procedures and policies
• Responsible for an efficient people administration support (upon requests of Co-workers)
• Enter personal data of co-workers into HR databases according to individual and mass requests received from local units according to the internal procedures and policies.
• Responsible for the execution and operation of country level total rewards operations routine work.
• Monitor legal changes, interpret and participate in delivery and testing of changes in the systems, processes and new working methods related to the payroll area
• Proactively review working practices and recommend changes to secure continuous improvement in payroll ways of working
• Support P&C Delivery Manager to leverage digital solutions and tools for efficient operation.

Together as a team

IKEA is all about people, and our team make sure to bring the best people on board to keep our strong spirit of togetherness. We believe that different experiences and backgrounds collectively make us wiser and stronger, and we ensure that our co-workers bloom into their best selves as they contribute to our business.

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