Senior Payroll Specialist (m/f/d)
On-siteWarsaw, Mazovia, Poland or Porto, Porto, Portugal
Job Summary
Receive, review, and validate payroll inputs from the centralized HR Administration team across defined EMEA countries, then consolidate and correct data prior to submission. Provide finalized payroll data to external payroll providers, validate multistep results, and upload files to banking systems while delivering anonymized data to Finance/GL teams. Maintain process documentation and SOPs, monitor SLAs and KPIs to identify operational improvements, and participate in system rollouts and User Acceptance Testing. Prepare reports on payroll trends and variances to assist in month-end close activities. This role supports the Global Business Services Center in Warsaw, Poland, ensuring accurate, compliant payroll operations across multiple regions.
Required Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience in payroll or pre-payroll operations within a shared service or GBS environment
- Experience managing payroll processes across multiple EMEA countries
- Fluent in English
- High attention to detail
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
- Self-driven, proactive, solution-focused, and able to work independently
- Comfortable collaborating with multicultural teams and multiple stakeholders
Desired Qualifications
- French
- Strong MS Office skills, especially Excel
- experience with payroll systems (Workday, SAP HR, SuccessFactors)
- Familiarity with centralized HR Administration processes and multi-country payroll compliance
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