EMEAI Senior Payroll Specialist II

Sherwin-Williams; Poznań; On-site; PLN 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwin-Williams is seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist to manage multi-country payroll for the EMEAI region, ensuring timely data delivery to outsourced vendors and compliance with local laws. You will support transitions and audits, and collaborate with global payroll teams.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years of multi-country payroll experience, strong language skills (Polish, English, German), and a track record in payroll implementation and process improvement.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of multi-country payroll experience
• Excellent knowledge of Polish employment laws and payroll processes
• German payroll experience and knowledge would be advantageous
• Fluency in Polish, English and German (written and spoken)
• Payroll transition/implementation experience
• Strong teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Change management and process re-engineering capabilities

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day payroll processing across countries
• Coordinate data to local payroll bureaus per calendar deadlines
• Ensure accurate and timely earnings statements and wage payments
• Handle payroll inquiries and escalation for EMEAI region
• Support payroll audits and regulatory compliance
• Document and maintain payroll procedures and controls

Skills

Multi-country payroll

Polish language

English language

German language

Payroll transition

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance, business administration, human resources or relevant work experience

CPA or BF or comparable

Tools

Time & Attendance systems

Payroll software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

This position is responsible for all the multi-country payroll activities in the company, ensuring all data is timely and accurately provided to the outsourced vendor. Demonstrate a strong knowledge of EMEAI payroll practices and processes. Processing of the payroll data in accordance with the prescribed timetables. The Company’s EMEAI Senior Payroll Specialist objectives are to ensure the Vendor makes accurate and timely payments to all employees, makes payroll deductions for taxes, statutory payments, benefits, and other items to respective parties. In addition, this individual will be responsible for performing a standard set of internal controls over EMEAI region payroll processes to ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial data related to the payroll function, the protection of Company assets, and the privacy of employee data. Furthermore, this position is also responsible for making certain the Company is in compliance with all current and future payroll laws and regulations for each Country within the region. The EMEAI Senior Payroll Specialist should also demonstrate some payroll transition/implementation skills and knowledge/experience to support the EMEAI Payroll Sub-Regional Manager, Director Time-To-Pay EMEAI, EMEAI and the Project team deliver a successful, Payroll and Time and attendance transition/implementation projects.

Responsibilities

• Perform the day to day payroll processing activities.
• Responsible for sending payroll related data to the local payroll bureaus for payroll processing, adhering to the payroll calendar deadlines.
• Ensure the vendors make accurate and timely preparation of earnings statements and payment of wages for the employees in the countries assigned.
• To ensure that Employees Net Pay payments are made on time.
• Perform peer review and back-up EMEAI Payroll team members
• Follow payroll-related compliance and controls.
• Resolve level payroll problems and investigate any discrepancy.
• Act as first point of escalation for general payroll related questions and be responsible for operation issue resolution or escalation for EMEAI Payroll Department.
• Respond to all internal and external inquiries on payroll related issues, social insurance, and taxation.
• Ensuring timely responses for all payroll queries and where required following up with vendors or escalating to EMEAI Payroll Sub-Regional Manager.
• Identify and present solutions for continuous process improvement and take training, workshops and knowledge sessions quarterly, at a minimum.
• Build and foster “customer” relationships with key business partners, both internal and external.
• Responsible for payroll audits, internal and external agencies in collaboration with correct stakeholder
• Responsible to bring to the immediate attention of the EMEAI Payroll Sub-Regional Manager any identified payroll or compliance issues
• Identify and execute payroll process improvements
• Document and maintain payroll procedures manual
• Able to partner, collaborate and support all key stakeholders, customer, local and Global Payroll Team.
• Performs routine and non-routine data retrieval, research, analysis, and reporting from payroll record as requested.
• Preparation and submission of year end reporting and any other Pay As You Earn and Benefit In Kind (BIK) requirements.
• Support or lead Tax/Social Security compliance investigation, Internal and External Audit on specific issues as and when they arise.
• Support Internal Finance Team on specific General Ledger/Payroll Journal questions as and when they arise.
• Provide support to EMEAI Payroll Sub-Regional Manager, Regional Senior Payroll Manager, EMEAI and Global Project Team regarding projects and business initiative.

Qualifications

FORMAL EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance, business administration, human resources or relevant work experience.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance, business administration, human resources or relevant work experience.

Recommended

• CPA, BF or comparable
• Payroll certifications preferred
• Ideally educated to A-level or similar
• NVQ in Business, finance or administration
• Additional European Language advantageous – especially German

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• 3+ years of multi-countries payroll working experience
• Excellent knowledge with all aspects of Polish employment labour laws and payroll processes and related systems, including garnishments, benefits, taxes, Social security, local legislations, time & attendance collection preferred.
• Have a German Payroll experience and knowledge would be advantageous
• Be fluent in Polish, English and German, both verbally and written
• Payroll transition and implementation experience
• Teamwork and collaboration oriented with a commitment to excellence.
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills.
• Excellent problem solving and conflict resolution capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage change and re‑engineer processes.
• Organized, self‑motivated, detail oriented, and able to shift priorities.
• Capability to synthesize and analyze information quickly and make informed decisions.
• Strong commitment to customer service.

Preferred

• Project management or system implementation experience.
• Multi-country Payroll experience

TECHNICAL/SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• A demonstrated understanding of all aspects of Multi-country payroll processes and related systems; including, but not limited to, benefits, taxes, Social Security and time and attendance collection.
• The ability to review regulatory publications, understand technical terminology and easily determine the effect pending and/or newly enacted legislation will have on current Department procedures.

Preferred

• Computer savvy with working Microsoft knowledge
• TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: 10-20% of the time

About Us

At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in:

Life … with rewards, benefits and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being

Career … with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution

Connection … with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities

It's all here for you... let's Create Your Possible

Eligibility to Work

You will need to provide proof of right to work. It is a condition of any offer of employment we make to you that you have the permission to work in the country for the role for which you are applying for.

Equal Opportunity Employer

An equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, colour, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic or national origin, disability, age pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, or any other protected characteristic prohibited by law.

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