Payroll Improvement Specialist

Payroll Improvement Specialist

Solliciteer
Werkgebied
Locatie
Veghel, Netherlands.
Contract type
Full time
Solliciteer

Would you like to progress your career in a people oriented organization? In a department that is transitioning to a global scope and approach? If the answer is “yes”, then look no further than Vanderlande! 

We’ll give you the opportunity to: 

  • Be part of a project team working on (global) Payroll improvement projects 

  • Be the lead of improvement initiatives

  • Be part of a global payroll community 

  • Work in an international team of Payroll specialists

  • Help to translate our global payroll strategy into effective local solutions together with our main stakeholders within Finance and HR 

  • Help professionalizing our payroll organization

  • Teach, grow and learn

  • Have fun

Your team 

In this role, you will be part of the EMEA Accounting team which is part of the regional Financial Shared Service Center. Our regional FSSC’s are located in different geographic areas and together, comprise the global FSSC. From Payroll we work closely with other financial functions and there is a strong relationship and intense interface with HR. The Payroll team in EMEA is responsible for  timely and accurate payroll processing for 14 countries, servicing appr. 3600 employees each month. Worldwide we are processing payroll for over 35 countries, servicing appr. 8.000 employees. You report to the Finance Manager FSSC EMEA, with a dotted line to the (global) Payroll Capability Owner (PCO: the one responsible for the global process). You will work together in a project team on improvement projects and initiatives with a local, regional or global scope. 

Your tasks and responsibilities

In the tactical role of Payroll Improvement Specialist, you will be part of global Payroll improvement projects as part of the one global payroll program. In this capacity you will closely work together with the Payroll Capability Owner, other Payroll improvement specialists , functional and technical experts from HR, IT and Finance. You are in the lead for regional and local Payroll process improvements, and act as the (subject matter) expert on compliancy, fiscal and labor law.

Vanderlande is the global market leader for future-proof logistic process automation at airports and in the parcel market. Furthermore, we are also a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses, which seamlessly integrate innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services. 

At Vanderlande, you can develop your career, satisfy your ambitions, aspire to new heights, while enjoying personal growth and thriving on achievement. 

You will:

  • Set-up payrolls in new countries in the Vanderlande scope 

  • Analyze operational KPI’s and effectiveness to identify improvements

  • Process input and output audits on adherence and effectiveness and report to Capability Owner and Operational Payroll Team Lead

  • Identify global standards and opportunities for further standardization and understand local deviations

  • Actively share knowledge on payroll best practice in our payroll community 

  • Support, instruct and train Payroll colleagues on new or adjusted processes and ways of working

  • Support operational team in creating documentation (work instructions & knowledge articles)

  • Liaise with local Payroll colleagues, the Payroll Capability Owner, the Payroll project manager, the Tax function, payroll providers, IT, HR and other teams within the FSSC organization. 

Your qualifications and skills

If you’re an experienced, enthusiastic and versatile Payroll professional who is ready for the next step, you will recognize yourself in the following:

  • An open personality, enthusiastic and easy communicator

  • Interested in how things work and why they are the way they are now

  • Passionate about Every Day Better – can we work more efficiently?

  • Likes to analyze and eliminate waste at every opportunity

  • Proactive.

 Your profile

  • A minimum of 5 years’ of international Payroll experience.

  • Bachelor degree in accounting, finance or equivalent level of work experience

  • Fiscal knowlegde

  • Experienced in working with global Payroll providers

  • An excellent command of the English language, other languages are a plus

  • Ability to zoom in (nitty gritty details for local payrolls) and zoom out (to holistic, global process level)

  • Advanced analytical skills, such as using your advanced excel knowledge to analyze the data between different HR and payroll systems.

  • Communication and presentation skills, both verbally and in writing.

What we offer 

This position offers a competitive salary range of €4.000 to €5.500 gross per month (excluding 8% holiday allowance). Through exceeding performance expectations, you even have the possibility to grow outside this scale.

On top of your fixed salary, you will receive the following secondary benefits: 

  • 40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days). 

  • Flexible working hours. 

  • A hybrid workplace (40% working from home and 60% in the office). 

  • Commuting allowance, including full reimbursement of travel by public transport. 

  • Working from home allowance. 

  • Collective pension scheme and discount on health insurance. 

  • On-site company health centers with a gym, physiotherapists and occupational therapists. 

  • Vanderlande Academy and training facilities to boost your skills. 

  • A variety in Vanderlande Network communities and initiatives. 

  • And a great company restaurant and coffee bar with barista. 

Your application 

If this vacancy appeals to you, then please apply now by completing the application form, and uploading your CV and covering letter. For more information, please contact Michelle van der Schoot (Senior Recruiter) on +31 413 49 52 41.

Diversity & Inclusion 

Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. 

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