Principal Payroll Administrator

McDermott International, Ltd; Batam; On-site; IDR 1,800,000,000 - 2,400,000,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott International, Ltd is seeking a Principal Payroll Administrator to manage end-to-end payroll processes and ensure accuracy across tax, GL and treasury interfaces. You will communicate complex payroll information clearly to teams and drive process improvements in a fast-paced energy environment.

The role requires a finance or accounting degree, 5+ years in payroll, and strong Excel/Office skills, with the ability to meet tight deadlines and work both independently and as part of a team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in payroll.
• Able to perform gross to net calculations, reconcile taxes, and resolve GL/Treasury issues.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to meet multiple deadlines and work independently or as a team.
• Maintain payroll processing documentation and comply with deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Execute end to end payroll activities.
• Reconcile payroll taxes and assist in SOX documentation.
• Back up payroll supervisor and prepare special payroll reports.
• Maintain and file payroll documents electronically.
• Test new system functionalities and assist with system testing.
• Communicate with teams to ensure accuracy of processes.
• Research and resolve issues regarding posting, funding, and taxes.
• Suggest and implement payroll process improvements.
• Process new hires and payroll groups, including off-cycle payrolls.

Skills

Excellent communication

Multi-tasking

Meet deadlines

Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint,

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Job Description

The Principal Payroll Administrator provides solutions to problems that may be atypical or infrequently occurring based on practice and existing precedents or procedures. The work of the Principal Payroll Administrator directly impacts the quality of the team's work. They can communicate technical payroll information to the team and suggest improvements to existing processes.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Responsible for execution of assigned end to end Payroll activities
• Reconcile payroll taxes
• Back up to payroll supervisor
• Prepare special payroll reports as needed
• Ensure all SOX documents are completed for each on-cycle and off-cycle payroll
• Assist in the maintenance of documentation for all pay groups (desk procedures, job aids, checklists)
• Perform testing of new system functionalities/processes or assist with testing as needed using the ALM system
• Communicate with different teams to ensure all processes are accurate, complete
• Research and resolve issues regarding posting, funding, and taxes
• Recommend process improvements to payroll-related items
• Ensure all payroll processing documents are stored in proper files
• Maintain payroll files regularly (electronically)
• Attend regular meetings
• Cross-train on other processes
• Process any pay group including off-cycle payrolls, as needed
• Process new hires/rehires for any pay group
• Contribute to process improvement opportunities

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in payroll
• Able to perform gross to net calculations, able to reconcile taxes, able to resolve GL and Treasury issues
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to meet multiple deadlines
• Ability to work as an individual contributor as well as a team player
• Ability to adhere to strict deadlines
• Maintain critical competencies associated with the payroll processing function
• Communication and presentation skills, both written and spoken
• Computer literate in Microsoft programs: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

About Us

Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, we’ve forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing platforms hundreds of miles from shore, using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure, and reshaping the onshore landscape to deliver the energy products the world needs safely and sustainably.

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