Payroll Professional II

Company Description

At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it’s consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities
● Payroll Management
○ Payroll gatekeeper, responsible for all monthly payroll data, upload/update all permanent
changes on the payroll system. for checking the monthly payroll and preparing validation
reports in accordance with global payroll guidelines
○ Where required work with external benefit providers to ensure benefits are processed
correctly through payroll. Work closely with HR teams to provide any reporting
requirements relating to payroll.
○ Prepare for annual internal and external audits for each entity, work closely with the
Finance team to ensure all audit requirements are met.
○ Ensure all Year End processes are completed in a timely manner, and in accordance with
all local legal and statutory requirements
○ Day to day payroll, benefits and pension queries
○ Preparing Adhoc reports and reconciliations for Finance, HR and Comp & Bens

Qualifications

Attributes

2-4 yrs

● Experience managing multi-country or multi-entity payrolls in collaboration with external global
payroll vendors and/or in-house. Experience working with Neeyamo is highly desirable
● Excellent organisation skills, can prioritise workload effectively, and work accurately, at speed,
displaying exemplary attention to detail.
● Discretion, tact, sensitivity, recognises need for confidentiality.
● Proactive problem solver, resourceful, demonstrates initiative, has a can-do attitude, works well
independently.
● Excellent communication skills and confidence in dealing with all levels of employees and building
effective professional relationships across all departments and with external providers.
● Sound knowledge of all Microsoft and Google IT systems, experience of HR information systems
desirable, ideally SAP/Employee Central
● Ability to work under pressure and within tight timelines

Additional Information

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