Senior Payroll Specialist - German Speaker

About Wolt

At Wolt we create technology that brings joy simplicity and earnings to the neighborhoods of the 2014 we started with delivery of restaurant food. Now were building the delivery of (almost) everything and youll find us in over 500 cities in 30 countries around the 2022 we joined forces with DoorDash and together we keep on dreaming big and expanding across the globe.

Working at Wolt isnt always easy but its definitely exciting. Here youll learn more build more and ship more than in most other companies. Youll be challenged a lot but also have a lot of fun on the way. So if youre a self-starter with drive and entrepreneurial spirit this could be the ride of your life.

Are you an experienced Specialist with experience in outsourced international payrolls and a good eye for overall payroll development Do you want to be part of building and scaling our payroll operations in a truly global tech organization If this sounds like you then wed love to chat!

Role background

Wolt is a Finnish technology company founded in 2014 with a mission to transform the way people can order food from restaurants. We always strive for global scalability modern processes and automation and therefore we prioritize systems development in every area of the business. With this attitude during 2021 the People team has launched platforms like Workday Altshare and Charles Schwab while simultaneously beginning the rollout of Quinyx and changing our payroll vendor to ADP.

We are going through rapid growth in our global payroll team and we are looking for a Senior Payroll Specialist located in Hungary with an end-to-end understanding of global payroll processes and ideally payroll experience from both in-house and outsourced payroll.

This is a truly unique opportunity to be part of a payroll team in one of the fastest growing companies in Europe having a chance to really contribute to what modern global payroll looks like with a goal to provide a world-class payroll experience to all of our employees.

What youll be doing

• Demonstrate advanced proficiency in managing complex international payrolls including receiving validating and completing payroll-related data activities for one or more countries.
• Deliver a world class employee payroll experience when delivering payroll services and when customers need help while also resolving any complex issues that arise with a root cause analysis and corrective action.
• Work closely with our HR and Finance teams day to day and in all project activities and ensure that the global design turns into local best practice payroll processes.
• Supporting our HR team in the hands-on collection calculation and entering of payroll data where not handled within our system integration and analysing more complex inputs across the team including management reporting activities.
• Ensure the integrity of payroll data across integrated HR and payroll systems.
• Develop analytical approaches to scrutinize intricate data apply critical thinking skills and gather input from a range of peers to make key decisions for rectifying any discrepancies. Implement mitigating mechanisms to prevent future failures.
• Own a number of development projects that impact the payroll function Woltwide and take the payroll lead on other payroll or business lead change activities.
• Act as the SME on our payroll transformation rollout for your countries drawing current and future needs of payroll in your regions transferring the data and ensuring that the new design fulfils all local statutory and legal requirements.
• Mentors and supports other teammates on their day to day work and complex challenges and employee queries and when necessary backup your teammates to deliver payroll services.
• Opportunity to take on a Payroll Partnering role with a key cross functional stakeholder or process to evolve the process function wide.
• Owning the prioritisation and execution of a roadmap for the given area.
• Create maintain and improve payroll process documentation and act as peer reviewer.
• Take ownership of your development plan and collaborate with your Team Lead to achieve your goals.
• Fulfil any additional tasks as assigned by the Team Lead.

Our Humble Expectations

• You are a strong communicator with high working proficiency in English and German.
• You have a strong understanding of core payroll management and processes.
• You have 3 to 5 years of experience in a similar role
• Experience and passion towards payroll and payroll-related technology and processes.
• Previous experience in payroll operations and Workday (or other enterprise HR systems) is considered a strong advantage.
• You enjoy taking ownership and solving problems proactively.
• You know how to use MS Excel proficiently.
• You work well in a team and are completely comfortable collaborating remotely and dynamically using digital tools such as Slack and Zoom.

What youll get by joining us

• Opportunity to be part of building something exceptional in an international environment
• Lots of learning and growth in a globally scaling tech company

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Were committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company industry and cities. Thats why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds experiences and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools resources and opportunity to excel.