Payroll Specialist - Junior

APM Terminals plays an important role in enabling the global Maersk Ocean and Logistics network as well as serving other Shipping Lines, Beneficial Cargo Owners, Freight Forwarders, intermodal logistics providers and integrating with a wide variety of local port authorities, customs and government bodies across our global network of transshipment, import and export gateway terminals.

In support of the broader Maersk strategy, we are accelerating the transformation of our business from a portfolio of independently operated terminals into a safer, better, bigger global terminals operator

We Offer

This is an exciting career opportunity in an international, challenging business setting known for diversity and high paced environment.

You will get to focus on creating valuable relations with current and new customers and work with highly professional teams in an environment where you will be valued, recognized, and well rewarded.

Key responsibilities :

• Manage pre-payroll, on-cycle payroll, off-cycle payroll processes
• Extract the T&A data and provide the same to payroll provider
• Validate payroll results & provide approvals for final pay credits based on control reports
• Annual payroll reconciliation and new Payroll Year preparation
• Ensure timely Social Insurance Tax Payment and Reporting
• Manage advance payments.
• Adjust basic time configuration of systems after initial implementation, as approved / required.
• Track vendor deliverables on payroll SLAs vide defined payroll metrics.
• Be risk aware and help identify, report, mitigate and track risks in the payroll delivery process
• Support the Payroll team lead in providing necessary data and clarifications to questions raised by audit internal and external
• Manage the timely submission of RICC controls.
• Participate in Time and Attendance initiatives including system upgrades, communication of changes to People Partners, testing and documenting all changes for historical and record retention policies, project support as needed
• Interfaces with People Partners / HR stakeholders to support employee / manager queries
• Identify improvement opportunities in regional processes and raises them to global process managers
• Facilitate knowledge transfer across different parties involved in service delivery in the current operating model, the core program team, external implementation partner, etc.

We are looking for :

• 2-5 years of hands-on experience in managing Payroll, Time & Attendance processes, within a complex international organisation
• Knowledge of compliance and legal regulations for payroll & benefits
• Broader HR Operations experience as well as exposure to an outsourced payroll model would be a benefit.
• Experience in AGIRH and Workday preferred.
• Ability to effectively engage and mobilize diverse local HR stakeholders
• A proactive, let’s get it done’ attitude geared towards continuous improvement
• Flexibility and adaptability to operate in a fast-paced, developing project environment, taking ownership and setting directions with minimal guidance;
• Resilience : the change process, is anything but straightforward; accepting uncertainty and bouncing back from setbacks while keeping your enthusiasm is a tall order, but we need it;
• Collaborative working style, fostering cooperation and teamwork to find solutions;
• Fluency in English and high level of written and spoken French languages are essential;
• Highly analytical approach with a strong eye for detail
• Structured working style and focus on delivering results as per agreed timescales and scope.

You are data, systems and process savvy in the Payroll, Time & Attendance domain and are excited about putting your deep expertise at work in the transition into new technology and processes at Maersk.

You want to propel your career further by gaining unique project experience in an international environment and would like to play a key role in building the future payroll delivery landscape and solutions.

As we progress with the transformation you are comfortable with your role changing shape and scope. You will be responsible for high quality delivery of Payroll Services and continuously driving improvements to ensure great employee experience process optimization and compliance.

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