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Payroll Specialist at Nokia — Hybrid in Amadora, Portugal
Manage Portuguese payroll, vendor relationships, compliance, audits, and continuous improvement for Nokia. Coordinate European payroll operations and maintain accurate, secure, and timely processing.
Description
- Manage end-to-end payroll processing and relationships with payroll vendors
- Safeguard payroll accuracy, compliance, timeliness, efficiency, and data security
- Supervise the preparation, processing, and validation of monthly payroll runs
- Complete monthly payroll validation, required checks, and SOX controls
- Approve final payroll and bank files before salaries are released
- Review payroll posting files and accruals, and help Finance clear postings
- Investigate and resolve payroll data issues before each cycle is finalized
- Assess how legal and business requirements affect payroll and time-management systems and processes
- Maintain payroll dashboards and incident-tracking files
- Oversee tax year-end activities, statutory filings, and annual employee tax forms
- Assist with internal and external payroll audits
- Coordinate payroll schedules and calendars with vendors
- Track vendor performance against SLAs and KPIs, escalating issues as needed
- Represent Nokia in service meetings with payroll, time-management, and benefits vendors
- Review vendor agreements and recommend service improvements or changes
- Validate monthly vendor invoices and request new payroll or time-management elements
- Support access-rights administration for payroll tools and data
- Develop and improve country payroll procedures in accordance with HR policies and legislation
- Maintain deputy coverage and provide support for other countries when required
- Act as the senior escalation contact for payroll issues and employee service matters
- Contribute to payroll projects across requirements, design, documentation, testing, and training
- Store, maintain, and archive payroll records in line with statutory requirements and Nokia policies
Requirements
- Use root-cause analysis and research to resolve open issues promptly
- Deliver strong customer service, including effective handling of conflicts and complaints
- Plan, organize, and schedule work to meet payroll deadlines
- Work independently and carefully under pressure with limited supervision
- Assess complex information, identify solutions, and escalate matters appropriately
- Adapt working patterns during peak payroll periods
- Apply foundational functional knowledge and relevant prior experience
- Make decisions within authorized limits, using originality and ingenuity when needed
- Train less experienced team members
- Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners
- Demonstrate professional conduct consistently
- Be available for 5–10% international travel, primarily within Europe
- Communicate fluently in written and spoken English and Portuguese
- Bring at least five years of end-to-end Portuguese payroll experience
- Have strong knowledge of Portuguese payroll and tax legislation
- Hold a college degree in a related discipline
- Have experience in a mid-sized or large multinational organization working within a global team
- Knowledge of additional European payrolls is advantageous
Benefits
- Regular full-time employment
- International travel opportunities of 5–10%, primarily within Europe