Global Payroll Framework and Compliance Manager

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Global Payroll Framework and Compliance Partner

People Services organisation is supporting all Wärtsilians by delivering every day HR services in a consistent & easy way. This is done by working as one community, a seamless team and

enhanced by smart technologies. People Services Community consist out of HR Local Professionals, Subject Matter Specialists and People Support Specialists.

People Services is the face of HR, working in the frontline, supporting our people and delivering services and expertise globally across the whole HR spectrum, bringing a world-class employee

experience to life for Wärtsilä. We offer our services from every region in the world with a hybrid and interactive set up so that we can ensure that no matter where you are, you will get the support

you need.

People Services. People First.

About The Position

In this role, you will work in a small team of passionate HR experts within Rewarding and Mobility, to which you will add your expertise in Global Payroll Framework and Compliance.

The first part of the journey, which is estimated to be the initial three years, you will be working on leading the creation and implementation of a future Global Payroll Framework and hence drive all payroll evaluation and potential future set up proposal. You will furthermore identify a strategy and future improvements around Time and Attendance solutions globally. In your role, you will act as a single point of contact for HR colleagues locally in the countries and the responsible face towards potential vendors and external stakeholders.

You will therefore have various touchpoints within HR, both on local and global level, as well as other stakeholders across the company, such as Finance, or external, such as relevant legal authorities in countries or potential providers.

The second part of the journey after successful implementation of the framework is to secure quality as per implemented measures (such as KPIs and SLAs) and continuously improve in areas of further automation, data collection, maintenance and provision to relevant parties both internal and external.

In this role you have the great opportunity to highly contribute to the quality of services delivered by HR.

You can be located in any Wärtsilä location. Work is remote or hybrid.

We want to find the best fit for your expertise and interested and also our need. As the first three years of the journey are highly transformational, we are also open to fixed term contracts for this stage. If you are a highly specialized individual, who enjoys and prefers to only be working on the first part of the journey with us, we are very open to your application.

As Global Payroll Framework and Compliance Manager, you will be focusing on:

• Identify a strategy and future improvements around Time and Attendance solutions globally, based on due diligence conducted
• Define the mid-and long-term strategy for Global Payroll Framework and Time & attendance solutions for the respective countries in scope, at max. for approximately 19.000 employees across the globe, according to local regulations and requirements
• Lead the implementation of the framework, where needed together with your HR Technology colleagues and local colleagues from both HR and Finance, where applicable. If applicable, this means leading any sort of out- or insourcing activities
• Continuously benchmark and ensure existing solutions are fitting the company’s need
• Continuously improve existing solutions, monitor market trends, benchmark and ensure all solutions in place are meeting the company’s needs and requirements
• Continuously improve ways of working around payroll and employee HR data processes, including further automation as much as possible and where applicable
• Establish measurements for payroll performance and compliance
• Monitor KPIs independently and take appropriate actions where needed, both internally as well as towards external stakeholders (Vendor management)
• Ensure overall compliance with relevant legislation guidelines in countries
  
  

About You

People Services community is a group of professionals who are solution-oriented collaborators, fostering a culture of people-centricity, operational excellence and focus on making an impact to the

business.

To succeed in this role, we are looking for someone with:

• Strong background in global payrolling solutions and framework
• Proven track record of implementing payroll and/or time and attendance solutionsa on global level
• Ability to understand compliance, regulatory, HR and business needs and translate these into actionable and compelling services within our HR Operating model
• Show high levels of customer service and orientation, including improvement of employee experience with regards to payroll and time solutions
• High levels of discretion given the nature of data you will be working with.
• Have a wide experience in Payroll practices, experience in detailed Taxation and Compensation/Benefits practices across regions such as the US, Nordics or Central Euope (e.g. Germany, Netherlands) is a plus.
• Technical knowledge and experience of implementing tech solutions supporting payroll and Time & Attendance
• Highly resourceful, self-driven with the ability to partner, execute and lead through influence and collaboration – across the organization.
• Demonstrated curiosity and capacity for learning.
• Be service-oriented - if you don’t know something, you will for sure find out!
• Experience with Time and Payroll modules in SuccessFactors is considered a plus
• Be passionate about improving the imperfect – we are constantly looking for ways to work smarter!
• Innovate thinking applied to further improve delivery services.
• Engagement, flexibility and a sense of responsibility.
• Solution oriented, pragmatic and innovative working style.
• Comfortable and proficient in collaborating and engaging with various stakeholders across all levels in the organization.
  
  

Career, job, calling, future – whatever you call it, only you can define it!

People Services is a place where you can have an impact on Wärtsilians day to day, helping us to deliver on our strategic goals while growing as a people pro and staying relevant for the future!

Why you and us

We at Wärtsilä believe in empowerment, ownership and taking responsibility of our work. We support each other’s growth and co-creation is the true basis of our innovation. We have courage to see opportunities and take initiative.

We are authentic and honest, and we strongly believe in that by being your own true self you can accomplish so much more. We don’t always get it right the first time, and if mistakes are made, we make sure to learn and grow from them. We want everyone to voice their opinions freely. That is why we have built an environment that empowers you and everyone around you, and where you can feel safe and cared for. Are you eager to be part of this ambition?

Contact & next steps

Does this sound like the job for you? If yes, we hope to hear from you before the application deadlineAugust 15 2022, through submitting your application through our careers portal. We aim to keep you updated on the process all the way.

Are you still wondering if you should apply and would like to get something clarified? This position will report to our Total Rewards and Mobility Services Lead Katharina Falke, who is enjoying a short parental leave until early September. Please reach out to Minna Naumanen, Head of People Services (Minna.Naumanen@wartsila.com) with any questions related to this position (only for questions from direct job applicants, applications through email will not be recorded or responded to).

Please apply by August 15 at 23:59 EEST. Our recruiting tool recognizes the time zone where the job ad has been published and closes the application period according to same time zone.

Last application date: 15/08/2022

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities.

All new Wärtsilä employees in Finland will attend occupational health check, including the drug test/screening. The legislation of the country followed when person is located outside of Finland.

This is Wärtsilä

Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. We emphasise innovation in sustainable technology and services to help our customers continuously improve their environmental and economic performance. Our dedicated and passionate team of 17,000 professionals in more than 200 locations in 68 countries shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. In 2021, Wärtsilä’s net sales totalled EUR 4.8 billion. Wärtsilä is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. Find out more at www.wartsila.com.