Payroll Controller

The payroll controller manages monthly payroll processing and ensures that we comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and country specific requirements. It involves managing and controlling the data to our external service provider, working to a tight timetable ensuring that our employees and all related tax authorities and instances are paid in an accurate and timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Manage accurate and timely processing of various EMEA payroll data

• Work closely with our HR department and other stakeholders to ensure compliance with local legislation and SOX controls.

• Identify and execute payroll process improvements, continuous monitoring of metrics and KPI’s is part of the improvement process.

• Address payroll inquiries from employees in a timely manner

• Document and maintain the payroll procedures manual

• Ensure accurate and complete journal entries for the General Ledger

• Ensure accurate and complete monthly payroll accruals

• Prepare, review, and analyze payroll costs and balances in accordance with control assertions. Ensure timely resolution of reconciling items

• Prepare materials for external or internal auditors, including tax audits, and provide additional explanations when required

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

• Strong accounting knowledge

• Attention to detail, with strong analytical and numerical skills

• Understand and comply with all SOX controls and departmental processes and procedures

• Planning, conflict analysis and resolution

• Ability to work as a team member and manage outsourced teams

• Strong written and verbal communication skills are required including the ability to collaborate with people at all levels.

• Flexibility, pro-activeness, initiative, hands-on, high energy

• Ability to work as a team member and manage outsourced teams

• Able to cope with working in a fast-paced international environment