Payroll, Time & Attendance Professional

Maersk; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk is seeking a Payroll Specialist to support our payroll organization in Rotterdam, ensuring accurate and timely processing within a global logistics setting.

You will coordinate with stakeholders, maintain regulatory compliance, and drive data integrity across payroll cycles while leveraging ADP and advanced Excel tools.

Qualifications

• Experience in Payroll and Time & Attendance processes.
• Knowledge of local payroll regulations and benefits.
• Fluency in English is essential; Dutch is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage pre-payroll, on-cycle and off-cycle processes.
• Extract T&A data and provide to payroll provider.
• Validate payroll results and approve final pay credits.
• Conduct annual payroll reconciliation and year-start prep.
• Ensure timely social insurance tax payments and reporting.
• Manage advance payments and system configuration changes.
• Track payroll SLAs and vendor deliverables.
• Support audits with data and clarifications.

Skills

Payroll & T&A

Regulatory compliance

Data analysis

Advanced Excel

English fluency

Dutch language

Tools

ADP

Excel

Job description

Payroll Specialist

At Maersk, we have a vision larger than the ocean: to be a true integrator of container logistics connecting and simplifying our customers' supply chain. We count on our people to make it happen.

Besides focusing on creating value for our customers and the business, a key priority for us is to drive personal and professional development for our people to prepare for further career progression.

We value the diversity of our talent and will always strive to recruit the best person for the job.

We Offer

We offer you an exciting career at the forefront of world trade. Thanks to our global scale, you will be well-positioned to explore opportunities at Maersk around the world. The many other highlights include the most modern talent development initiatives and competitive benefits. We are proud of our people who define our company’s industry leadership, global team culture and customer-centric focus every day.

When you join our team, you join a truly diverse, global organization in a fast-moving, values-based, work environment where you can grow on the job, create and shape our digital solutions, tap into industry-leading talent development initiatives, enjoy working with your colleagues and broaden your world view through our international job postings.

Key Responsibilities

The purpose of the role is to support the payroll organization, working with a matrixed group of stakeholders to ensure great employee experience and regulatory compliance from a payroll delivery perspective.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage pre-payroll, on-cycle payroll, off-cycle payroll processes

• Extract the T&A data and provide the same to payroll provider

• Validate payroll results & provide approvals for final pay credits based on control reports

• Annual payroll reconciliation and new Payroll Year preparation

• Ensure timely Social Insurance Tax Payment and Reporting

• Manage advance payments

• Adjust basic time configuration of systems after initial implementation, as approved/required

• Track vendor deliverables on payroll SLAs vide defined payroll metrics

• Be risk aware and help identify, report, mitigate and track risks in the payroll delivery process

• Support the Payroll team lead in providing necessary data and clarifications to questions raised by audit – internal and external

• Manage the timely submission of RICC controls

• Participate in Time and Attendance initiatives including system upgrades, communication of changes to People Partners, testing and documenting all changes for historical and record retention policies, project support as needed

• Interfaces with People Partner to support employee/ manager queries

• Identify improvement opportunities in regional processes and raises them to global process managers

Who we are looking for

• Experience in Payroll, Time & Attendance processes.

• Knowledge of local compliance and legal regulations for payroll & benefits

• Fluency in English is essential

• Fluency in Dutch is an advantage

• You are data, systems and process savvy in the Payroll, Time & Attendance domain and are excited about putting your deep expertise at work in the transition into new technology and processes at Maersk (ADP is considered an asset)

• You are the Excel wizard

• A proactive, ‘let’s get it done’ attitude geared towards continuous improvement

• Flexibility and adaptability to operate in a fast-paced, developing project environment, taking ownership and setting directions with minimal guidance

• Highly analytical approach with a strong eye for detail

• Structured working style and focus on delivering results as per agreed timescales and scope

As part of our pre-employment screening, we ask you to provide a VOG.

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.