Emea Payroll Analyst Ftc German, French or Spanish

This newly created 18 -24 month FTC role will join our Internal Payroll team who are responsible for paying over 3000 of our colleagues in 14 countries globally. You will be involved in SAP related payroll processes working with external payroll providers,to ensure that all of our people get paid accurately and on time.

**Who will you be working for?**

SThree is the global STEM-specialist talent partner that connects sought-after specialists in life sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics with dynamic organisations across the world. We are the number one destination for talent in the best STEMmarkets: these are today's unsung heroes who positively shape the future. Now we're helping them shape their own futures.

Operating through a global house of specialist recruitment brands we understand our client's resourcing needs, matching sought-after skills with dynamic organisations, game-changers with change-makers.

**About this role**

You will be part of a fantastic team who all work closely together to ensure that our processes are effective, up to date and internationally compliant.

Responsibilities will include:

- Process monthly payrolls and check payroll input/output data for complete accuracy
- Process payments to employees inside the agreed process
- Take responsibility for lodging statutory reports, tax returns and third-party requests, making payments and reconciling.
- Maintain a positive working relationship with all stakeholders.
- Balance payroll journals and supply accounting team with payroll reports as required
- Provide ad hoc reports as required.
- Responding to all queries in line with agreed SLA's.
- Support with internal and external audit preparation

**What skills and experience should you have?**
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant payroll experience and/or from a HR or Finance background with language skills in German, French or Spanish preferred
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Microsoft Excel, (VLOOKUPS, SUMIF, Pivot Tables) with an excellent standard of formatting
- A good working knowledge of financial systems (with previous experience of SAP would be advantageous)
- Excellent attention to detail, willing to question and investigate
- Comfortable to work under pressure
- Strong customer care skills
- Strong people skills
- Identifying when to escalate issues to Team Leader for resolution / action
- Continuous improvement mind set, driving process excellence

**Qualifications**:

- CIPP Payroll qualification or HR/Finance background would be advantageous

**As well as all the standard benefits you come to expect, we also offer**
- The choice to work flexibly from home and the office, in line with our new hybrid working principles.
- Annual bonus linked to company and personal performance
- Generous 28-day annual holiday allowance in additional to public holidays
- Annual leave purchase scheme
- Five days paid Caregiver/Dependant leave per annum
- Five days paid off per year for volunteering '
- Company sick pay to support your mental and physical well-being
- Financial, physical and mental well being support
- Competitive family policies
- Private healthcare, discounted dental insurance and health-scheme cash back (after qualifying period)
- Opportunity to participate in the company share scheme
- Access to a range of retail discounts and savings

At SThree we pride ourselves on our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we have a number of programmes in place to ensure that our people are valued and respected every day. With a sharp focus on training and development, we go above and beyond to ensurethat our colleagues have adequate support to excel in their careers.
- We are also really excited to announce our permanent move to hybrid working so we are encouraging our people to work where they feel most productive - with a blended office/home working model_

**SThree are committed to ensuring equal opportunities, fairness of treatment, dignity, work-life balance and the elimination of all forms of discrimination in the workplace for all staff and job applicants.