Payroll Manager

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Hiring Remotely in Spain
Remote
7+ Years Experience
Greentech • Energy
The Role

FSS EMEA Payroll Manager

Department: Finance/Accounting

Plug Power

Plug Power is the leading provider of clean hydrogen and zero-emission fuel cell solutions that are both cost-effective and reliable. With more than 35,000 fuel cell units deployed, and more than 20 years of innovation, Plug Power is the largest buyer of liquid hydrogen and has built more hydrogen refueling stations than anyone else in the world. 

Green hydrogen represents a cornerstone of Plug Power’s long-term vertical integration strategy, and we believe it will be essential to our efforts to build a modern clean hydrogen economy.

Green hydrogen generation and storage are key support components to our strategy and plans to have green hydrogen account for more than 50% of Plug Power’s hydrogen usage by 2024. We are poised to become one of the largest green hydrogen generation companies in the world.

Position Summary

As the EMEA Financial Shared Services (FSS) EMEA Payroll Manager, you will oversee and manage the payroll processing for international employees within our fast-paced, high-growth organization. We are seeking an ideal candidate who possesses exceptional leadership skills, a positive attitude, and meticulous attention to detail. Regular collaboration with various departments, including Human Resources, will be a crucial aspect of the role. We expect the successful candidate to be service-oriented, thrive in high-volume responsibilities, and take pride in delivering accurate and thorough work. Professional interaction with all Plug Power employees is expected, and the ideal candidate will demonstrate care and discretion when handling sensitive payroll and personal data.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

  • Manage the day-to-day payroll operations ensuring accurate and timely processing of weekly payrolls in a high growth, fast-paced organization
  • Review and approve international payrolls for accuracy
  • Identify area of improvements and efficiencies by partnering closely with the Shared Services, Human Resources and other internal stakeholders to establish best practices for EMEA payroll
  • Ensure compliance with all corporate and country-specific policies and procedures
  • Drive process standardization, automation, and continuous process improvement to ensure efficiency and effectiveness
  • Manage all stock compensation from tracking to disbursement.
  • Act as point of escalation and work to identify, track, document, and resolve errors, issues and risks proactively with timely further escalation of unresolved items to senior management
  • Ensures payroll processes are administered in compliance with SOX requirements, internal company policies as well as applicable country, federal and state regulations or legislation, including applicable wage and hour regulations
  • Project lead for payroll related projects, including continuous development of processes that are scalable and support the company's growth
  • Additional responsibilities include project management of EMEA payroll service implementations, coordination with teams to integrate payroll systems with other upstream and downstream systems, and leading or participating in other EMEA initiatives
  • Represent Plug Power in a professional manner at all times and in all interactions
  • Perform all other duties as assigned

Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, or other relevant field
  • 7+ years of payroll experience with at least 3 years of overseeing a EMEA Payroll function
  • Experience working in an organization with numerous locations and a remote workforce is highly preferred
  • Extensive understanding of stock and equity disbursement and related tax implications
  • Extensive knowledge in Payroll & Accounting procedures and Payroll Tax Laws & Regulations
  • Experience with Workday payroll software strongly preferred
  • Computer and software systems skills as applicable to position including but not limited to: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook
  • Self-motivated and ability to work in a fast-paced growing environment
  • Strong project management and process improvement capabilities
  • Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to prioritize
  • Demonstrates the highest level of integrity and confidentiality
  • Dynamic interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with diverse audiences and stakeholders at all levels
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, detail and results orientation are required.
  • Demonstrated analytical abilities with strong attention to detail
  • Excellent follow-through

Plug Power, Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

The Company
HQ: Latham, NY
0 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1997

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