Payroll Team Lead (maternity cover)

At NielsenIQ we are seeking an experienced Payroll Team Lead to join our Global Payroll Center of Excellence on a maternity cover this role you will be responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of payroll operations across Bulgaria Poland and Hungary partnering closely with HR Finance payroll vendors and other stakeholders.

As the Payroll Team Lead you will provide operational leadership to the payroll team ensure compliance with local regulations manage payroll audits and controls and support continuous improvement initiatives. The role reports directly to the Regional Payroll Director EEMEA and is part of NielsenIQs Global Payroll organization.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities 
 

• Manage Monthly Payroll processing activities for allocated countries in the Cluster Bulgaria Poland and Hungary ensuring pay is processed on time accurately completely and in compliance with all regulations. 

• Lead coach and develop Payroll team members.
• Contribute to designing short-term and long-term strategies to achieve continuous improvement and efficiencies in payroll processing and in optimizing systems. 

• Development and execution of payroll strategies planning and communications; establish and maintain departmental policies practices and procedures. 

• Oversee all Year End payroll processes ensuring all statutory deadlines and requirements are met across multiple countries 

• Design implement and perform SOX compliant controls relevant to the payroll process 

• Manage internal and external audit and tax-related activities including preparation of data and evidence and ensure any identified changes are executed. 

• Build positive relationships to ensure successful collaborations to be able to respond to internal payroll questions and handle ad-hoc payroll requests. 

• Be accountable for ensuring all Payroll discrepancies are resolved in a timely manner and effectively communicated as required 

• Other duties as assigned. 

Experience & Qualifications 

• Minimum of 5 years of payroll operational experience in various countries across EEMEA. Hands-on experience with Bulgarian and/or Polish payroll processing is required.
• Experience in leading a team of payroll professionals

• Attention to detail professional awareness and sense of urgency for employee questions; be able to spot errors or exceptions quickly. 

• Able to demonstrate a strong ability to absorb multiple country regulations and complexities 

• Strong experience with Microsoft Office. 

• Excellent communicator and collaborator. 

• SAP/ Workday experience a plus. 

• Multiple EU language skills an advantage 

Additional Information :

The annual salary range is between 32.000 - 36.000 EUR. (Offers are made within the disclosed range based on objective role-related criteria and internal pay equity);

Our Benefits

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

NIQ may utilize artificial intelligence (AI) tools at various stages of the recruitment process including résumé screening candidate assessments interview scheduling job matching communication support and certain administrative tasks that help streamline workflows. These tools are intended to improve efficiency and support fair and consistent evaluation based on job-related criteria. All use of AI is governed by NIQs principles of fairness transparency human oversight and inclusion. Final hiring decisions are made exclusively by humans. NIQ regularly reviews its AI tools to help mitigate bias and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. If you have questions require accommodations or wish to request human review were permitted by law please contact your local HR representative. For more information please visit NIQs AI Safety Policies and Guiding Principles: NIQ

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Employment Type :

Full-time