Payroll Specialist Benelux

The Apple Finance department based in Cork supports all functions of the Apple business including the European Logistics, Manufacturing and Asia /Pac Operations, European Technical Support, Retail, iTunes and Applestore.

Responsibilities:

Full responsibility for the processing of monthly payroll of salaried and hourly paid employees
Playing a lead role in managing the transition to the existing Belgian payrolls from the local site to our Shared Service team in Cork
Dealing with expansion and new initiatives impacting payroll in the Benelux region
All aspects of customer service, training and proactive communications
Ensuring that interfaces from Merlin and Time & Attendance systems have processed correctly and that any failures of the files are corrected and resubmitted
Manual upload of employee personal tax and social insurance information to the ADP system
Receipt of documentation from Benelux employees and filing and maintenance of same for payroll records and for audit purposes
Fully responsible for checking of trial and final payroll outputs which includes:-
Payslips,
Gross to net reports,
Weekly and monthly costing and deduction reports plus the reconciliation of same.
Transmission of funds by EFT.
Issuing documentation for leavers in a timely fashion.
Month end reporting and posting of payroll to SAP general ledger.
Dealing with queries from employees, Hr, Supervisors, managers and the local government offices.
Recording and reporting of clocking hours and holiday balances.
Retention of all records in a proper manner.
Implementing and maintaining controls over all documentation and processes in line with SOX requirements
Processing payroll deduction payments i.e. Pension, Union etc.,
Processing payments to third parties etc.,
Covering for other payroll functions where necessary
Tax year end experience

Desired Requirements:

· Fluency in Belgian and/or Dutch is essential

· Experience of Benelux Payroll processes and statutory environment would be an advantage

· Must be capable of dealing with high volume and regular changes in volume.

· Good Organisation Skills.

· Excellent Communicator.

· Ability to meet tight deadlines.

· Excellent team player

Educational Requirements

Minimum: Leaving Certificate examination (or equivalent) with Maths and Accounting or Business Studies

Desired: Qualified Payroll Specialist with local Benelux payroll knowledge

If you are interested in this position, please submit your CV to Laura Carroll, Recruiter, Apple.

Apply with a Cover Letter and CV.

Short link: http://www.adverts.ie/1090802 http://www.adverts.ie/jobs/apple/payroll-specialist-benelux/1090802