Global Payroll Specialist

Experience Range - 3+years in EMEA Payroll

The Payroll Specialist will be responsible for provide payroll support for Manhattan Associates globally.  This involves being back up support for countries across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. This work will include collating the payroll information across all internal sources and submitting the needed information to the payroll companies in the required input format.  

The person in this role will review, validate and manage payroll output received, for accuracy and to ensure that accurate payroll payments are made to employees in line with legal country specific requirements and pre agreed timelines. In addition the payroll specialist needs to ensure that accurate processed payroll data is available for upload into the accounting system to reflect the costs of payroll. The role will need to ensure that the amounts remitted to tax authorities for regular payrolls are in agreement with the amounts due and is supported by the necessary filing requirements.

Principal Duties and Accountabilities

• Provide backup support for payroll in countries in the Americas, EMEA and APAC
• Understand and adhere to legal, legislative and tax requirements for each country
• Manage all inter-company deliverables including uploading of information in accounting systems and interacting with HR to gather all the necessary documentation to compile payroll
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of any employee data changes
• Work closely with payroll vendors to resolve any discrepancies or system issues
• Highlight and escalate/respond to any matter that may affect the smooth running of payrolls
• Liaise with employees on a regular basis to obtain necessary tax, banking and payment changes.

• Advise employees and managers on payroll issues as first point of contact for inquiries, referring inquiries on to senior staff as appropriate.
• Work with benefits providers to ensure benefits provided in line with company policies; Provide supporting data to finance to allow for accurate recording of benefit costs
• Monitor payments related to benefits and ensure full reconciliation between benefits expense and amounts paid to benefit providers/benefits authorities
• Prepare year end data for reporting to tax/social security authorities regarding the value of benefits provided to employees.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Experience

• Payroll experience with ADP Payforce or Vantage
• Payroll experience using Activ Payroll or Ascender automated payroll systems
• Understanding of Payroll, benefits, tax legislation (and aptitude to learn new countries)
• Submission of IR 21 with Tax Authorities
• Familiarity with calculation of over time payment/ week end allowances
• Familiarity with Year End Tax Adjustment ( YETA) activities
• Understanding of Shadow Payroll processes
• Knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
• Strong experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Experience in ERP environment, preferably Great Plains and Workday

       Other skills

• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• The ability to work effectively under pressure, independently or within a team environment.
• The integrity to handle highly confidential and sensitive information with complete discretion
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Must be able to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical internal and external customers