Payroll Specialist

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Date Posted:

2025-04-15

Country:

Austria

Location:

Modecenterstrasse 17/Obj. 1, 1110 Wien, Austria

Position Overview

In this role, you will oversee the entire payroll process for Austria, ensuring accuracy and efficiency. You will collaborate closely with a small team to deliver precise payroll services. Additionally, you will work hand-in-hand with Otis HR Employee Services, HR business partners, key vendors like ADP, tax authorities, and unions to guarantee timely and accurate payroll execution.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate Payroll Activities: Oversee all operations related to Austria's payroll, ensuring smooth execution of end-to-end payroll processes, and manage the full cycle for our outsourced payroll solution.
• Collaborate on Sage: Work with Sage to deliver accurate and timely payroll services for Otis Austria, maintaining high standards of efficiency and reliability.
• Process Monthly Payrolls: Responsible for processing monthly payrolls, guaranteeing precision and timeliness for all payroll-related transactions.
• Ensure Accurate Calculations: Ensure the correct calculation of statutory payments and deductions, adhering to local legal requirements and company policies.
• Maintain Controls and Compliance: Ensure all controls and approvals are completed, supporting both internal and external audits as well as SOX compliance reviews.
• Cooperate with Finance Team: Work collaboratively with the Finance Team for accurate payroll bookings and smooth monthly closure activities, contributing to overall financial integrity.
• Respond to Employee Queries: Address and resolve employees’ payroll-related questions, providing clear and helpful information in a timely manner.
• Provide Team Support: Act as a backup for colleagues within the payroll team, ensuring continuity and support during absences or peak times.
• Flexibility in Hours: Periodic non-standard hours when necessary to support payroll production, demonstrating commitment to meeting deadlines.
  
  

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience: 3-5 years of hands-on experience in Austria payroll processes, showcasing advanced expertise in local payroll practices
• Knowledge of Legislation: Advanced knowledge of Austria Payroll Legislation is essential to ensure compliance and accuracy
• Communication Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in English & German
• Technical Proficiency: Familiarity with Sage Payroll software, Workday, and ServiceNow is preferred, enabling smooth integration and use of these tools
• Preferred Experience: Experience in processing Stock Options and RSUs is advantageous, adding valuable expertise to our team
• Shared Service Environment: Previous experience working in a shared service environment is beneficial, showcasing adaptability and collaboration.
• Problem Solving and Decision Making: Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Deadline Management: Ability to manage deadlines effectively, demonstrating resilience and focus
  
  

Our promise to you:

• A fair salary of at least € 59,766.98 per year (according to the KV) plus overpayment for performance-related pay
• Monthly Meal allowance
• Modern working with advanced digital equipment and flexible working hours and locations
• We offer you a collegial and respectful working environment
• We welcome new ways of thinking, fresh perspectives and creative approaches
  
  

If you thrive in a collaborative environment and have a keen eye for detail, we would love to hear from you!

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Otis is the world’s leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. We move 2 billion people every day and maintain approximately 2.2 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio.

You may recognize our products in some of the world’s most famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa and the Petronas Twin Towers! We are 69,000 people strong, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. We are proud to be a diverse, global team with a proven legacy of innovation that continues to be the bedrock of a fast-moving, high-performance company.

When you join Otis, you become part of an innovative global industry leader with a resilient business model. You’ll belong to a diverse, trusted, and caring community where your contributions, and the skills and capabilities you’ll gain working alongside the best and brightest, keep us connected and on the cutting edge.

We provide opportunities, training, and resources, that build leadership and capabilities in Sales, Field, Engineering and Major Projects and our Employee Scholar Program is a notable point of pride, through which Otis sponsors colleagues to pursue degrees or certification programs.

Today, our focus more than ever is on people. As a global, people-powered company, we put people – passengers, customers, and colleagues – at the center of everything we do. We are guided by our values that we call our Three Absolutes – prioritizing Safety, Ethics, Quality in all that we do. If you would like to learn more about environmental, social and governance (ESG) at Otis click here.

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