Estée Lauder Companies | Pay Services Analyst (6 month Fixed Term Contract )

at  The Este Lauder Companies

POSITION SUMMARY

The Pay Services Analyst will partner with payroll vendors to facilitate end-to-end payroll processing for a specific group of countries in the region.
The Pay Services Analyst will work on a team focused on executing global payroll operations within the region. This role will be responsible for conducting payroll data inputs, reviewing data inputs prior to the processing of payroll and reconciling payroll outputs to ensure accurate and compliant payrolls across the assigned markets. In addition to collaborating with payroll vendors to deliver accurate and timely payroll for the assigned markets, the Pay Services Analyst will collaborate with the OneSource HR Services delivery teams to resolve escalated employee payroll inquiries.
As a part of this responsibility, the Pay Services Analyst will also be expected to meet defined standards of service and performance metrics to help Estee Lauder deliver a seamless employee payroll experience.

PAYROLL FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE:

Understanding of payroll processing activities within assigned markets:

• Ability to facilitate core payroll activities across multiple countries simultaneously
• Understanding of complexities of the payroll regulatory environment and the implications on operations within the assigned countries

PAYROLL SYSTEMS KNOWLEDGE:

Understanding of payroll systems and integrated technologies:

• Understanding payroll data flow between systems
• Understanding of the implications on system and data changes upstream to and downstream from payroll

WHAT THIS ROLE DOES

The Pay Services Analyst will report into the Pay Services Senior Analyst and will be specifically responsible for the following:

• Collaborate with HR Service Delivery team, to resolve Tier 2 employee payroll inquiries and escalate Tier 3 inquiries to Payroll Vendor as necessary
• Partner cross-functionality to provide special handling of pay-impacting transactions including equity, global mobility and benefits
• Adhere to policies, procedures and standards across assigned markets and within the local regulatory context
• Support delivery of core payroll activities such as executing prior period adjustments, evaluating wage attachments, reviewing year-end filings, and reconciling payroll data
• Conduct manual data inputs to the payroll system and validate consolidated inputs including those entered manually or received automatically via integration prior to payroll processing for regular and off-cycle payrolls
• Liaise with payroll vendors to process payroll accurately and timely across multi-national operations Partner with regional representatives from other functions (e.g., HR, Finance, Treasury, IT) to validate accuracy of inputs and outputs to/frompayroll
• Review payroll output reports and distribute to key stakeholders as necessary (e.g., bank file, GL file, tax remittance)
• Perform regular controls evaluations to monitor risks across all assigned markets
• Monitor payroll compliance within local regulations and requirements across assigned markets
• Deliver payroll services in accordance with internal service standards for assigned markets to enable operational excellence
• Partner with other members of the Pay Services Team to identify operational payroll improvements opportunities with a focus on agrees SLA’s and KPI’s

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BE SUCCESFUL IN THIS ROLE

• 1-3 years of experience with payroll; multiple countries a plus
• Technical experience with and knowledge of payroll processing
• Knowledge and experience with payroll systems and data flow. Experience of ADP Global View is desirable.
• Experience with regional multi-language operations and regulatory environments preferred
• Ability to think analytically and perform detail-oriented tasks
• Experience supporting shared services teams preferred
• Experience working with case management and/or other service management tools preferred
• Strong time management and organization skillsStrong collaboration and communication skillsStrong MS Office Excel skills
  Job: Human Resources
  Primary Location: GB-ENG-Fareham
  Job Type: Standard
  Schedule: Full-time
  Shift: 1st (Day) Shift
  Job Number: 249804
  Estee Lauder Companies is an equal opportunities employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity