Payroll Specialist | Porto

Adecco Recruitment; Porto; On-site; EUR 29,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco Recruitment is recruiting a Payroll Specialist – Fluent English for its SSC in Porto. You will review time records, interpret pay rules, and support migration and testing as part of building an international payroll team.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree or payroll experience, 3 years in payroll processing, and strong Time & Attendance knowledge. Experience with UKG or Kronos is preferred; for the right candidate, this is a chance to join a dynamic, multi-site environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent payroll experience.
• 3 years of payroll processing and time administration experience.
• Strong understanding of Time & Attendance and payroll integration processes.
• Experience supporting payroll testing and reconciliation activities.

Responsibilities

• Review and validate employee time records within the Time & Attendance system.
• Ensure accurate interpretation of pay rules, schedules and labour agreements.
• Monitor attendance exceptions and resolve discrepancies.
• Participate in payroll-related requirements gathering workshops.
• Validate migrated employee timekeeping and historical records.
• Perform parallel payroll testing and reconciliation activities.
• Support payroll integration testing with UKG.

Skills

Payroll

Timekeeping

Data validation

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

UKG

Kronos

eTime

Job description

Adecco Recruitment is recruiting a Payroll Specialist – Fluent English for a premium client that is currently building a new international team within its Shared Services Center (SSC) in Porto.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll & Time Administration

• Review and validate employee time records within the Time & Attendance system.
• Ensure accurate interpretation of pay rules, schedules and labour agreements.
• Monitor attendance exceptions and resolve discrepancies.

Migration Support

• Participate in payroll-related requirements gathering workshops.
• Validate migrated employee timekeeping and historical records.
• Perform parallel payroll testing and reconciliation activities.
• Support payroll integration testing with UKG.

Data Reconciliation

• Compare payroll outputs between eTime and UKG environments.
• Investigate calculation variances and identify root causes.
• Maintain audit trails and validation documentation.
• Ensure payroll compliance and data integrity.

Operational Support

• Provide post-go-live payroll and timekeeping support.
• Assist managers and employees with system-related inquiries.
• Support ongoing reporting and system optimization activities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent payroll experience.
• 3 years of payroll processing and time administration experience.
• Strong understanding of Time & Attendance and payroll integration processes.
• Experience supporting payroll testing and reconciliation activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with UKG, Kronos, eTime or similar workforce management solutions.
• Payroll certification (CPP, FPC or local equivalent).
• Experience in large, multi-site or international payroll environments.

Key Competencies

• Payroll expertise
• Timekeeping administration
• Data validation and reconciliation
• Attention to detail
• Compliance awareness
• Analytical thinking
• Customer service orientation

Success Measures for the Three Roles

• On-time migration delivery.
• Successful completion of UAT and payroll parallel runs.
• Accurate migration of employee timekeeping data.
• Minimal payroll disruption during go-live.
• Compliance with labour regulations and company policies.
• Positive end-user adoption and stakeholder satisfaction.