Payroll Specialist

The primary focus of the Specialist will be to support the activities for the payroll life cycle accurately and timely. You will have a key role in the support of all payroll activities in addition to providing support to the payroll team. As the Senior Specialist you will be expected to upskill and develop colleagues through training delivery and coaching to enable them to fulfill their role while performing champion responsibilities for innovation.
Key responsibilities:

Ability to support payroll and the payroll team from end to end according to the defined standards and client requirements including all associated payroll tasks and transactions

Ability to utilize the hrX suite of tools as it relates to payroll processing and all associated activities

Undertake, support and manage a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) when an issue occurs resulting in a client escalation ensuring that mitigating actions are implemented

Pro-actively identify upsell opportunities and support the Change Request process when deviations from the contractually defined standard scope of service are identified. This may include, but is not limited to, estimating and implementing changes

Understand standard and client specific payroll reports including statutory year end reporting needs as required by the customer contract and scope of service

Maintains current knowledge of legislation requirements; system updates, changes and overall payroll procedures while managing the payroll legislation road map

Answer payroll related questions and requests from the team and from clients; supporting the Operations Manager with client engagement activities

Update, maintain and enforce the usage of the Defined Work Instructions (DWIs)and other process documentation

Ability to recognize and deal appropriately with sensitive and confidential information

Ability to resolve and support technical and functional issues escalated from other team members and clients

Ensure compliant use of all systems

Support and maintain the client solution workbook and provision functional support as needed

Participate and champion innovation activities to drive continuous improvement

Support and guide project implementations and go-lives

Upskill and develop colleagues through training delivery and coaching to enable them to fulfil their role

Participates in projects and activities as needed and assigned

We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.
DISCLAIMER:
Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Strada business units.
.Originally posted on Himalayas