Payroll Specialist

Payroll Specialist
Fulltime | Geleen Limburg - Netherlands

We are looking to reinforce our HR EMEA Payroll Team with a Payroll Analyst Europe m/f/d

WHY AVIENT:
Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with 2021 revenues of $4.8 billion, provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:

• Barrier technologies that preserve the shelf-life and quality of food, beverages, medicine and other perishable goods through high-performance materials
  

• Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation
  

• Breakthrough technologies that minimize wastewater and improve the recyclability of materials and packaging across a spectrum of end uses

Avient employs approximately 8,400 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®. For more information, visit www.avient.com.
At Avient, we strive for a culture of trust and engagement. Our associates are leading company initiatives such as Lead by Women, HYPE (Harnessing Young Professionals), Pride at Avient and Embrace to advance diversity in professional and personal development. We also provide our associates with robust development programs such as Avient Academy, Lean Six Sigma, and various leadership workshops to allow for career growth in a variety of ways. With workplace flexibility, health and wellness programs, casual dress days, and paid time off for community service, we are committed to building upon our positive momentum.
At Avient, we believe diversity of ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions in hiring, promotion, development, compensation and advancement are based upon non-discriminatory factors such as, for example, qualifications, abilities, experience, and performance.

Job summary
Reporting to the Senior Manager Payroll, you are responsible for the accurate and timely processing of employee payrolls and oversight of payroll taxes and benefits payments for the Netherlands. You provide severance calculations and manage regular and irregular payments in addition to year-end activities. You evaluate current payroll and time management systems, recommending and operating efficiency improvements as well as participating in key projects.

Essential Functions:

• Manage all payroll transactions for the Netherland, including those related to expatriate associates

• Ensure the accurate and timely processing of all payroll transactions, both regular and irregular payments, for assigned geographies

• Ensure the accurate and timely processing of all related time and attendance transactions

• Perform regular audits to ensure data accuracy and compliance

• Support all internal and external payroll and time management audits

• Ensure all associates correctly set up in related HR systems

• Answer questions from associates and managers regarding payroll matters, records, deductions and procedures.

• Ensure all related documentation provided to associates as required (for example, confirmation of employment)

• Identify, develop and implement process improvements as it relates to the administration of payroll and attendance management
  

Participate on projects as required (LEAN process improvements or digitalization projects)

Education and Experience

• Graduated with a bachelor or master degree

• Minimum 3 years’ experience related with payroll in the Netherlands including regulation regarding e.g. medical insurance, ARBO, pensions

• Experience in payroll transitions / integrations
  

Additional Qualifications

• Ability to apply complex analytical and critical thinking skills

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Knowledge of Belgium, Luxembourg, UK and Ireland payroll legislation and related requirements seen as a plus

• Self-motivated with the ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications

• Proficiency with Oracle and ProTime an asset

• Languages: Dutch and English; any other language is an asset

Avient Corporation is a drug free workplace. Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran’s status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law.
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