EMEA Payroll Specialist

Role Overview

• The EMEA Payroll Specialist is responsible for managing payroll operations across multiple countries in the region, ensuring accurate and timely payments while adhering to local laws and regulations
• This role involves processing payroll, managing vendors, employee data, handling tax obligations, and potentially assisting with audit responses
• Manage payroll, including monthly payroll, month end close processes, quarter and year end support
• Strong knowledge of payroll tax filings and payments
• Oversee relationships with external vendors who manage outsourced payroll operations, and vendors who license software applications for in-house processing
• Payroll delivery across region in a smooth manner by ensuring activities are undertaken to adhere to committed deadlines
• Monitor and ensure the maintenance of country-specific knowledge repositories pertaining to your region which will be relied upon due to collaboration with multiple functional teams across the organization
• Review business, processes and work towards continually improving delivery and enhancing customer satisfaction
• Respond to and resolve payroll issues
• Experience working with multiple payroll vendors and various processing methods

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Human Resources, Accounting or related field; or equivalent work experience
• Strong technical proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, with specific advanced competency in Excel, as well as general competency in Outlook, Word and PowerPoint
• Requires 5+ years of relevant payroll processing with demonstrated knowledge of the regulatory environment for payroll, leaves and time off

Benefits

• IGT is committed to sustaining a workforce that reflects the diversity of the global customers and communities we serve
• Creating a fair and inclusive culture that enables all our employees to feel valued, respected, and engaged