Responsibilities and Outcomes:
- Process monthly payroll for all Norwegian employees
- Ensure employees are paid accurately and on time, while also ensuring all legal compliances are met.
- Ensure payroll, tax and social security payment commitments are met at all times
- Maintain and supervise payroll-relevant employee master data
- Work closely with SAP Support to ensure the SAP payroll system is kept up to date at all times.
- Coordinate and support various projects as requested, including SAP system enhancements and upgrades, enhancement fixes and regulatory updates
- Ensure pension basis is correct and reported to relevant parties
- Responsible for governmental reporting, such as bi-monthly payroll tax and employer contributions.
- Responsible for the implementation of annual salary and pension adjustments, and bonus and stock programmes.
- Assist HR staff with payroll and tax-related queries and provide training and development as required.
- Work closely with HR Business Partners to integrate data flow between HR and Payroll.
- Respond to payroll-related questions escalated from HR Connections
- Collaborate with Accounting and Finance to ensure accurate and timely coordination of data transfer and reporting of payroll information.
- Identify and drive process improvement initiatives
- Ensure SOX compliance for payroll processes
- Ensure compliance with the company's compensation and benefit policies and procedures
- Ensure adequate internal controls exist and are followed to minimise payroll-related risk
- Identify and suggest improvements to processes and solutions through collaboration with relevant stakeholders in HR.
Critical Skills:
- In-depth knowledge of Norwegian payroll
- The ability to establish priorities and plan ahead in order to meet strict deadlines.
- Works independently with minimal supervision
- Ability to work well in a team environment
- Gains trust and respect within HR and with external stakeholders
- Analytical with strong problem-solving skills
- Customer-centric
- A broad understanding of HR processes and their integration with payroll.
- Strong IT skills including (but not limited to) SAP and Microsoft Office.
- Communicate effectively in both English and Norwegian, both verbally and in writing
- The ability to proactively research and resolve issues related to payroll processes.
- Well organised and detail-oriented
- Understands the cost implications of decisions made
Required skills (education & competencies):
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. HR, Finance, Economics etc.)
- Commitment to continuous improvement
- Knowledge and understanding of finance processes
- Professionally handle confidential employee and company information
Preferred skills (education and competencies):
- 5-10 years of experience directly related to Norwegian payroll activities. A lack of payroll experience can be compensated by a strong background and competencies within related activities.
