Wise
Finance / FinServ
SeniorPayrollSpecialistFTC
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“Senior Payroll Specialist FTC at Wise. Skills: payroll processing, payroll compliance, payroll auditing, payroll reconciliation, payroll reporting. accurate, effective, and timely processing of your payroll for each pay period. partnering with our third-party payroll vendor and their advisors to strive for accuracy, reduce errors, and process payroll more efficiently”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure your payrolls are processed in accordance ahead of payroll deadlines; strive for accuracy; reduce errors; process payroll more efficiently; ensure the execution of payroll in an effective, efficient, and timely manner; ensure payrolls are processed in accordance ahead of payroll deadlines; ensure the timely submission of your payroll inputs to our third party payroll provider; ensure payrolls balance to your inputs; ensuring that SLAs are met and issues are resolved efficiently; Continuously drive for process improvement; lead future optimisations of the payroll area; Develop robust & detailed processes to ensure the execution of payroll in an accurate, effective, efficient and timely manner; driving accuracy and compliance in all payroll related processes; ensure compliance across all locations globally; meeting applicable timelines effectively and efficiently; ensure accuracy and service to our customers; complete and respond to regulatory agency inquiries; ensure all reporting and data is completed timely; create efficiencies in our current ways of working; develop new ways of payroll processing
Industry & Context.
keen eye for accuracy; attention to detail; reduce errors; process payroll more efficiently; drive for process improvement; lead future optimisations; Recommending new approaches; make procedure changes towards continuous improvement; Develop robust & detailed processes; driving accuracy and compliance; assist to create efficiencies; help us develop new ways of payroll processing
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Prior payroll in-house processing experience of at least 3+ years in a high growth, product or service led company, Experience processing multi-state and/or international payrolls is required, Payroll skills - you’ll have experience in preparing, processing, correcting, and auditing most aspects of payroll - as well as the ability to learn new payroll processes efficiently, Ability to multi-task - you must be able to handle multiple tasks - often at the same time. You’ll also have the ability to start, stop, pick-up and complete tasks on a recurring basis
Nice to Have
UK & EMEA payroll experience is a plus!
What You'll Do.
and timely processing of your payroll for each pay period
partnering with our third-party payroll vendor and their advisors to strive for accuracy
and process payroll more efficiently
develop robust & detailed processes to ensure the execution of payroll in an effective
providing a variety of deliverables
including global projects
pre-post payroll journals
providing input regarding team goals
and future optimization of our payroll team
providing outstanding customer service
Support on various ongoing payroll projects
review and analyse payrolls according to the established deadlines
ensure the timely submission of your payroll inputs to our third party payroll provider
ensure payrolls balance to your inputs
Managing first and second line queries from employees
other teams and external providers
ensuring that SLAs are met and issues are resolved efficiently
responsible for all documentation within your historical payroll files
Continuously drive for process improvement and lead future optimisations of the payroll area
Recommending new approaches
monitoring policy and make procedure changes towards continuous improvement within the team
Increase Subject Matter Expertise on your allocated locations
on all payroll and legislative matters
Develop robust & detailed processes to ensure the execution of payroll in an accurate
efficient and timely manner
Develop and maintain partnerships with payroll and tax vendors
driving accuracy and compliance in all payroll related processes
provide additional processing/transaction support
ensure compliance across all locations globally
to include International
and local payroll tax laws
meeting applicable timelines effectively and efficiently
Stay current with regulation changes affecting your payrolls to ensure accuracy and service to our customers
complete and respond to regulatory agency inquiries
Responsible for outputs of your payrolls
such as payroll journals
ensure all reporting and data is completed timely
assist to create efficiencies in our current ways of working
help us develop new ways of payroll processing
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
partnering with our third-party payroll vendor and their advisors; Cross-training will be key!; partner to develop robust & detailed processes; providing a variety of deliverables; providing input regarding team goals, KPIs, efficiencies, process improvements, and future optimization of our payroll team; working as a part of a wider Global Payroll Team; Work with the Payroll team and the Senior Payroll Lead to provide additional processing/transaction support, as needed; Partner to complete and respond to regulatory agency inquiries; partner with your peers and cross-check of assigned payrolls
Communication Scope
Managing first and second line queries from employees, other teams and external providers; providing support, as needed, to others
Process & Methodology
global projects, ongoing payroll projects
Full Job Description
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. Min fees. Max ease. Full speed. Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money. As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money. For everyone, everywhere. More about [our mission](https://wise.jobs/our-mission) and [what we offer](https://wise.jobs/what-we-offer). We’re currently hiring for a Senior Payroll Specialist 18 months FTC to join our global Payroll Team based In our Budapest office We’re looking for a payroll superstar, with a keen eye for accuracy, attention to detail and a desire to share your payroll expertise and knowledge with our Global Payroll Team. Reporting to the Payroll Lead, you’ll have above-average understanding of the EMEA region payroll, its overall function, and how our team provides excellent service to others. You’ll be responsible for the accurate, effective, and timely processing of your payroll for each pay period. Wise has already pioneered new ways for people to transfer money across borders and currencies. Our customers can also manage their hard-earned money with the world’s first platform to offer true [multi-currency banking](https://transferwise.com/gb/multi-currency-account/). We’re 6000+ Wisers strong, with over 90 nationalities working in 25+ locations around the globe! We’re looking for a Payroll Specialist who lives our [values](https://transferwise.com/documents/TransferWise-handbook-180702-v12.pdf), will help grow our [culture](https://medium.com/transferwise-ideas/why-culture-is-key-to-growth-a6935aced37f), and drive our mission forward! 🚀 Your Mission This exciting role will join a team responsible for the overall global payroll process, including compliance, internal audit, and reconciliation across multiple countries for
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