Sophos
Cybersecurity
EMEAPayrollSpecialist-RomaniaandOverseas
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“EMEA Payroll Specialist - Romania and Overseas at Sophos. Skills: EMEA payroll, Payroll processing, Compliance. Process EMEA payrolls. Prepare payroll data”
What You'll Achieve.
Enhance quality of Payroll services; Reduce cost of Payroll services
Industry & Context.
Holiday restrictions, Work with confidentiality, Flexibility required, Periods of high-volume work
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Extensive technical payroll experience, Payroll and benefits knowledge across international payrolls, Working with outsourced payroll providers, Experience in working with payroll systems, Experience working cross functionally with HR
Nice to Have
Working within a software company, Working within a global organisation, Worked as part of a global Finance organisation, Experience of working within a highly sales driven culture, Experience of working within a fast moving culture, Experience with SAP HRIS, Experience with ADP Streamline, Experience with IQHR
What You'll Do.
Process EMEA payrolls
Maintain payroll system
Calculate payroll data
Ensure data consistency
Work with payroll vendor
Provide payroll reports
Provide benefits reports
Maintain Payroll Procedures manual
Update process changes
Document new processes
Respond to payroll questions
Recommend process improvements
Enhance payroll quality
Ensure compliance requirements
Ensure control requirements
Coordinate compliance reporting
Manage compliance deliverables
Prepare government reports
Prepare insurance reports
Calculate pension contributions
Pay pension contributions
Report pension contributions
Support audit requests
Resolve payroll issues
Resolve employee benefits issues
Deal with employee matters
Escalate employee matters
Record sickness absence
Record absence matters
Remain current on regulations
Support cash forecast
Analyze monthly variances
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional departments; HR and Finance; Payroll vendor; Third parties; HPBPs; Internal audit; External audit; EMEA Central team; Overseas Payroll Team
Communication Scope
Oral communication
Full Job Description
## Description About Us Sophos is a cybersecurity leader defending 600,000 organizations globally with an AI-driven platform and expert-led services. Sophos meets organizations wherever they are in their security maturity and grows with them to defeat cyberattacks. Its solutions combine machine learning, automation, and real-time threat intelligence with frontline human expertise from Sophos X-Ops to deliver advanced, 24/7 threat monitoring, detection, and response. Sophos offers industry-leading managed detection and response (MDR) alongside a comprehensive portfolio of cybersecurity technologies — including endpoint, network, email, and cloud security, extended detection and response (XDR), identity threat detection and response (ITDR), and next-gen SIEM. Together with expert advisory services, these capabilities help organizations proactively reduce risk and respond faster, with the visibility and scalability needed to stay ahead of evolving threats. Sophos goes to market with a global partner ecosystem, including Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), resellers and distributors, marketplace integrations, and cyber risk partners, giving organizations the flexibility to choose trusted relationships when securing their business. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com. ## Duties & Responsibilities Responsible for the end-to-end payroll processing of a number of EMEA payrolls, including preparation, processing, post-Payroll and tax filing, in coordination with the outsourced payroll solution provider Maintain payroll processing system and records by gathering, calculating, and inputting data Review data feeds from HR system, ensuring fixed data changes are made in the payroll system and data remains consistent across the two systems Work closely with the payroll vendor and other third parties to ensure a smooth monthly process Provide payroll and benefits reports to HR and Fin
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