Payroll Analyst - Austria

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Job summary:

The Payroll Analyst is responsible for performing the day-to-day payroll activities (including cooperation with external payroll vendor) allowing for timely payments of monthly salaries, related income tax and social security payments, as well as for timely submissions of any payroll related reports and filings. The role cultivates relationships with stakeholders and vendors, resolves payroll cases and gains deep understanding of payroll processes. The role proactively contributes to research, data analysis, and knowledge sharing, ensuring adherence to policies and procedures, as well as to collaborate on country-level projects and identify process improvements opportunities. As a member of the Global Payroll organization the initial focus will be to support Payroll Operations for HP Inc. Austria, but over time could extend to the support of other HP Inc. subsidiaries in the EMEA region.

Responsibilities:

• Executes moderately complex payroll calculations and/or certain parts of the general payroll process (general processing, terminations, time & LOA management, data management, etc.) for a complex country or set of countries, exercising a good understanding of the payroll framework, systems and government regulations impacting payroll calculation to determine the best method for achieving operational objectives.

• Contributes to projects that impact payroll and/or time solutions at the country level in coordination with key stakeholders such as HR, Controllership & IT teams, and may lead projects of low to moderate complexity.

• Collaborates with payroll leaders to identify opportunities for process improvement and policy development (within and out of payroll), engaging in the design and implementation.

• Develops healthy business relationships with internal stakeholders and external vendors, driving issue resolution to achieve desired results.

• Resolves payroll or time and absence support cases and effectively manages and follows up on escalations; may handle day to day employee and business partner queries.

• Maintain employee and company records related to payroll and time pre-processes.

• Share knowledge in a natural way with other team members and contribute to a knowledge management culture by maintaining clear process documentation.

• Develops a deeper understanding of HP's payroll and time processes and working on knowledge of the business.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Good business applications skills (especially Microsoft Excel).

• Good written and verbal communication skills; mastery of English language (German or other foreign language would be a plus).

• Positive “can-do” attitude, customer focused and proactive approach to problem solving.

• Diligence and attention to details.

• Appetence for digital transformation and ready to develop new digital skills to help automate processes.

• Good work organization and ability to work with deadlines.

• Knowledge of local labour legislation would be an advantage.

Impact and Scope:

• Directly impacts timeliness and accuracy of payroll for the supported country.

• Supports payroll operation management and project team.

• Impacts immediate team and acts as an informed team member providing analysis of information and limited project direction input.

Complexity:

• Low to moderate: Some senior management interface; frequent cross-functional / cross-organizational interactions.

• Responds to routine issues within established guidelines.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's / Master’s degree in a relevant area or demonstrated competence.

• Typically 2-4 years of experience , preferably in Payroll or Finance role.

Disclaimer:

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

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