Payroll Specialist

Job Description

The Payroll Specialist is responsible for managing all aspects of payroll processing to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time, for assigned markets. This role involves collecting and verifying timesheet data, calculating and processing payments, and ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Carrying out full-scale payroll tasks for assigned markets for GfK and NIQ.
• Partner with the external payroll provider, ensuring monthly payroll admin/data is provided accurately and on time.
• Liaise with payroll vendor to ensure consistent, timely and accurate application and compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and company’s policies and practices.
• Ensure payroll report is correct and execute salary payout via bank transfer.
• Administration related to the establishment and termination of employment.
• To keep up-to-date payroll records in the HR shared point.
• First point of contact for payroll and admin matters, escalating to HRBP where necessary.
• Assist in the daily running of the department providing information and dealing with enquiries.
• Support and administer Payroll Management and includes all tasks related to payroll process, validations and report generations.
• Liaising with Government agencies and Statutory bodies to ensure compliance with regulations.
• Prepare and submit required reports and payments to relevant authorities in a timely manner.
• Maintain employee confidence and protect payroll operations by keeping information confidential.
• To handle all other ad hoc payroll related matters as and when required.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU

As a Payroll Specialist, you must be able to work as part of a team, while managing your work independently with minimal supervision and in a timely manner. As NIQ is a fast-paced environment, you will need to be agile with your work, managing ad hoc requests, and global processes. Time management and prioritization are important. If you are proactive and would like to work in a diverse and global environment, this will be a great start for your career in the Human Resource Department!

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of relevant professional experience in HR, related to Payroll activities
• Experience working in HR Shared Services Hub
• University degree in HR, Economics or related
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office, advanced Excel
• Excellent English proficiency, both written and spoken
• Interest in working with numbers/data and detail-oriented
• Strong analytical thinking
• Accurate and reliable working attitude

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

About NIQ

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.

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Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

NIQ is committed to reflecting the diversity of the clients, communities, and markets we measure within our own workforce. We exist to count everyone and are on a mission to systematically embed inclusion and diversity into all aspects of our workforce, measurement, and products. We enthusiastically invite candidates who share that mission to join us. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class. Our global non-discrimination policy covers these protected classes in every market in which we do business worldwide. Learn more about how we are driving diversity and inclusion in everything we do by visiting the NIQ News Center: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/news-center/diversity-inclusion