Payroll Specialist

Think about Payroll differently – and make a real impact

Your Professional Experience is valued here

A welcoming and supportive setting where you can develop and make a real difference in the world – that’s what you’ll find at COFRA. We’re a family business, geared to creating lasting value and united by an ambition to change industries and society for the better. Aspiration and entrepreneurism are encouraged and rewarded with opportunity. Teams are diverse yet close-knit. Relationships matter. People matter.

What we can achieve together

One of our greatest strengths is our people: talented, dedicated professionals who are true experts in their field, completely committed to the pursuit of excellence, and open to new opportunities and ways of capturing them.

As part of our drive to execute COFRA strategy, we are determined to elevate employee experience through a unique EVP accelerating their contribution and development for business growth. We need an exceptional Payroll Specialist who will be responsible for independently performing the full range of processing payroll, taxes, time & attendance, reporting and record keeping for The Netherlands, along with coordination of payroll vendors and authorities in France and Germany, with possible expansion of other countries. Onboarding of new clients and special projects are part of your daily job.

You will

• Perform daily payroll department operations
• Manage workflow to ensure all payroll transactions are processed accurately and timely
• Reconcile multi-state payroll prior to transmission and validate confirmed reports
• Understand proper taxation of employer paid benefits
• Process correct garnishment calculations and compliance
• Time and attendance processing and interface with payroll
• Prepare and process all necessary documentation and reporting for yearly 401K, payroll and audits
• Process workflow items through HRIS system in a timely manner (i.e., change of statuses, terminations, direct deposit changes and much more)
• Develop ad hoc financial and operational reporting, as needed
• Research and email appropriate audience of file issues

What you will need

• 5+ years of experience as a Payroll Specialist or similar role
• Great organizational skills and detail oriented
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing with all stakeholders
• Experience assisting employees with patience and empathy
• Demonstrated accountability and urgency, facing issues positively and flexibly to deliver
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Thoughtfulness, flexibility and a positive attitude
• Experience working with payroll & HRIS systems (Exact HR Salarisgemak & SuccessFactors preferred)
• Strong technical skills including MS Office 365 – Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams
• Demonstrated determination and resilience, embracing your work with energy and creativity

Personal skills

• Meticulous
• Empathetic, can build a coalition
• Focus on structure, prioritization and decisiveness, remains persistent until the goal has been reached
• Demonstrate effective, constructive cooperation, gives feedback and can highlight the learnings
• Can make a work breakdown, paving a path to a longer-term goal
• Analytical and creative skills

What we offer you in return

The Payroll Specialist role is an opportunity to actively manage payroll administration and reporting and to support the growth of a strategic, data-driven HR function.

COFRA offers notable benefits, including a competitive pension plan. The opportunity itself is a great way to have a direct impact on the Group and realize potential across a multitude of areas. Training and development opportunities are available to all employees.

If you fit the profile and are interested in doing good while doing business, we would love to hear from you.

COFRA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disability. None of this gets in the way of hiring and retaining the best people.