Manager – Payroll

Education, experience and skills:

Basic:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution 
• Payroll and social insurance specialist certification or equivalent professional education
• Minimum 3 years of experience managing a payroll team
• Basic English language skills 
• Comprehensive understanding of end-to-end payroll processing requirements
• Strong systems knowledge, including the ability to quickly learn new systems
• Effective people management skills
• Ability to influence and collaborate with all levels of the organization including leadership while building cross-functional relationships with HR, finance, and operations teams
• Excellent planning and organizational skills

Preferred:

• Knowledge of interactions between HRMS systems & payroll processing
• Experience of working within a matrix organization
• Demonstrable project management experience
• Payroll system implementation experience

We will appreciate your services by providing:

• A competitive remuneration package
• Hybrid work schedule, promoting a collaborative work environment and flexibility
• Open minded and welcoming environment, where your ideas are taken seriously
• Challenging duties in truly International environment

Relocation sponsorship is not available for this position.

Howmet is currently in search of a Manager, Payroll to join our Financial Shared Services in Székesfehérvár.

As part of the Financial Shared Services organization, The Payroll Manager, is responsible for delivering payroll for all Howmet employees in Hungary. Overseeing all aspects of payroll processing, ensuring accuracy, compliance and timely payments.

Key activities:

• With support from the payroll team, manage end-to-end payroll processing and ensure efficient, quality and timely functioning of payroll and Time & Attendance transactional services. 

• Ensure accuracy and compliance with applicable laws, regulations and company policies related to processing of payroll.

• Work in close collaboration with HR, providing advice and guidance to HR and Hungary leadership for payroll related matters. 

• Collaborate with HR & the GPS (HR System) support function to ensure proper flow and maintenance of employee data between GPS and Payroll systems

• Manage the relationship with payroll, T&A and Cafeteria vendors, monitor performance, ensure delivering Howmet needs and coordinate development initiatives.

• Monitor and resolve payroll discrepancies, investigating and resolving issues promptly and accurately.

• Ensures reconciliation of payroll related general ledger accounts. 

• Ensures timely and accurate reporting of training to national registry of adult education.

• Must ensure SOX and internal audit compliance while carrying out his/her duties and testing is completed per agreed timetable for Hungary Payroll.

• Maintain confidentiality and data security standards for all payroll-related information.

• Represents payroll function during internal and external audits of Howmet-Köfém Ltd.

• Collaborate with the leads of other Howmet countries for payroll to share and receive best practice ideas that can be implemented for the betterment of the payroll function.

• Oversees month-end and year-end closings, ensuring accurate and timely closing.

• Performs duties independently and coordinates direct reports’ activities in line with legal, CBA and company policy requirements.