Required: Payroll Professional

We ARE Renewables is looking for a Payroll Professional for one of our clients within the offshore wind industry. In this position you manage the preparation of the weekly/bi-weekly, semi-monthly and/or monthly payroll process in the assigned country in The Netherlands and you are sponsible for coordinating accurate employee data and the transmission of these in a timely manner.

You will work closely with country HR teams, external payroll provider and Global HR Payroll manager, the focus of this role lies on updating and providing accurate employee data to ensure the quality of the payroll cycle in accordance with country, state, municipal and union regulations for the assigned countries.

Your responsibilities:

Processes payroll specific transactions, such as timecards, direct deposit elections, commission, pension and/or benefit and bonus processing and allowance payments.
Processes routine payrolls for one or more organizational units or pay groups.
Assists with creation, transmission and processing of routine data files such as time files, payroll account files or service providers’ data files between partners.
Maintains routine time reporting or accrual systems and processes.
Perform random calculation and ensure that incorrect pay slips are adjusted accordingly from the outsourcing provider.
Prepares and distributes various payroll reports for clients and management.
Responds to inquiries from clients or employees related to payroll and administration.
Processes garnishment orders, withholding orders or levels including facilitating payments to agencies.
Completes company specific payroll configurations and analyses for specific business cases, i.e for mergers, acquisitions or integrations.
Support transformation project as required.

Your profile:

You have +3 years of payroll processing experience, preferably in The Netherlands.
You have experience with payroll software like ADP, Oracle, Workday, Ceridian, Kronos etc.
You have knowledge of employment and tax lax, social security, governmental reporting and basic understanding of accounting principles.
You are proactive, flexible, assertive, with a creative approach to problem-solving.
You have demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to adapt communication styles for the appropriate audience.
You are detailed oriented and accurate working style with the ability to meet deadlines.
You have ability to set priorities and respect for the confidentiality of payroll information.
You are legally authorized for employment in assignment country.
You are fluent in English, verbal and written.
You have intermediate level Excel skills.

Preferred knowledge/skills, Education and Experience.

You have international payroll experience.
You have Project Management skills.
You have experience of working with an outsourced payroll provider (NGA HR/Alight, etc)
Experience with an HR/Payroll cloud solution such as Workday, Alight euHReka/HrX payroll software or other.
You have HR and/or Payroll Transformation experience.

Start date: ASAP
Employment type: Contract
Intended period:31/03/2024
Location: The Hague
Hour per week: 40 hours