Senior Payroll Specialist

Job Summary:

The role of the Senior Payroll Specialist is to produce the payroll for clients, acting as their liaison for payroll-related processing. In addition, this role will participate in system testing as needed, provide consultation to clients and others, and as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Produce timely and accurate payroll – includes all interface and payroll processing activities;
• Ensure quality controls in the payroll process and update documentation, includes reconciliation of results and audit checks
• Extract monthly and annual reports (YE activities) and act as a backup for SME
• Act as day-to-day liaison with client designated contacts for payroll-related processing
• Respond to client inquiries and take appropriate action ensuring timely review and resolution of issues.
• Work effectively across ADP France to resolve client issues. 
• Maintain client payroll procedure manuals and business process documents
• Highlight and escalate relevant matters that may impact the running of client payrolls
• Process relevant tax forms for employees
• Conduct timely and accurate processing of cyclical events including month-end, qrtr-end, and year-end activities.

• Constantly and actively contribute to the Standardization and Improvement process.

• Create or adapt existing training material depending on new instructions received from stake holders/ functional leaders, in cooperation with the SME when the case.
• Act as a Trainer/ Mentor/Buddy to the new comers, ensuring process knowledge is well absorbed, job shadowing
• Work closely with the Team Leader and contribute to creation of refresher training sessions for the team whenever the need is detected/ at supervisor’s request or other ADP functions’ suggestion.

• Uses expertise to enhance activities that drive positive change
• Effectively manages the knowledge and tools within the team in order to impact delivery capabilities
• Readily takes advantage of opportunities to suggest or promote new ideas
• Recognises the ups and downs of project delivery and has the strength of character to provide support through difficult periods.
• Works close with the SME to optimize the knowledge level

• Extract monthly and annual reports (YE activities) and act as a backup for SME

Education & Experience:

• Degree or Equivalent:                                                    Bachelor’s Degree
• Major Area of Concentration:                                       IT / Business / Accounting
• Work Experience:           

• Associate Payroll Specialist 1-3 yrs
• Payroll Specialist 3-5 yrs
• Senior Payroll Specialist 5-8 yrs

People Management: 

• Team oriented/Team Player
• Customer Service Skills, Client focus
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills, written, listening and verbal, in country of servicing and English

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

• Language Skills
  • Fluent in French and English language
• Technical skills :
  • Microsoft office suite (Excel, Word, ….)
• Skills and Abilities:
  • Payroll industry, process, and France-specific knowledge and expertise
  • Ability to use ADP systems and processes accurately and consistently; “SAP” HR/Payroll expertise
  • Troubleshooting/problem resolution skills
  • Ability to organize, prioritize and multitask
  • Ability to work under pressure while maintaining deadlines
  • Analytical ability
  • Attention to detail
  • Possesses a continuous improvement mind-set and is receptive to change
  • Must be able to demonstrate competencies as detailed in the Leadership Expectations for Individual Contributors
  • Can do attitude, developed team work approach

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