Payroll Manager, Denmark

Opportunity

At Maersk we have a vision that’s larger than the ocean: to be a true integrator of container logistics connecting and simplifying our customers’ supply chain through global end-to-end solutions. We count on our people to make it happen.

That is why we are building a new global HR service enabled by new technology: to make sure we deliver great experience to our people, so they can deliver great experience to our customers.

The HR of the Future will work across brands, geographies and cultures to support one global Maersk. Next to the Centers of Expertise (CoE) and the strategic HR Business Partners, the People Partnering Organization is the largest part of the new HR organization and the closest to our people.

To enable our future HR service delivery model, we are establishing three People Partnering Hubs covering geographical regions: Bangalore, India, covering Asia Pacific; Lisbon, Portugal, covering Europe & Africa; and San José, Costa Rica, covering the Americas.

We are looking for a Payroll Team Lead based in Denmark to manage ongoing delivery of related services, while driving our ambitious agenda for optimizing the processes and strengthening governance.

We Offer

You will have the responsibility for all service delivery and governance related to Payroll, Time & Attendance. In collaboration with the Local Payroll team and our Vendors you will ensure consistent Payroll, Time & Attendance delivery and an aligned employee experience.

While directly reporting to the regional Head of payroll and time and attendance delivery, you will be based in Denmark and have close collaboration with stakeholders and contributors across the business.

Your priority in this role will be ensuring a timely and smooth delivery of Payroll processes, corresponding to the current service delivery model with external Payroll providers.

You will also lead the transition of Payroll as we go live with Workday. To achieve this, you will collaborate closely with the Regional Implementation Manager, the Employee Experience team driving the local roll-out as well as external payroll providers.

Key Responsibilities

The purpose of the role is to support the regional payroll organization, working with a matrixed group of stakeholders and vendors to ensure great employee experience and regulatory compliance from a payroll delivery perspective

Key responsibilities:

• Manage a team of payroll specialists
• Lead a team of ‘Payroll specialists’ and administrators to translate the regional goals and service delivery - deliver high quality and on-time outputs in relation to Payroll, Time and Attendance in order to enable a great employee experience
• Manage the payroll delivery to exacting global standards and business specific needs
• Translate the governance structure by defining and executing the right payroll metrics at the country and legal entity level
• Implement the agreed model to identify, report, mitigate and track risks in the payroll delivery process
• Act as the anchor point for manage ‘Audits’ – both internal & external
• Manage the timely submission of RICC controls
• Monitor performance metrics and identify patterns. In case of underperformance, help fix the issue working with the respective payroll specialist.
• Bring to the fore any improvement initiatives for global consideration and vindication.
• Act as sparring partner to ‘people advisors and reward delivery teams Drive the engagement agenda with the respective teams

Who we are looking for

You are highly driven, enjoy working at a fast pace, dealing with change and a touch of uncertainty. To manage complexity, you employ a structured approach and have strong focus on driving consistency and alignment. As for the skillset and experience, we are looking for:

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience managing a team of payroll specialists preferably in an international organization
• Deep understanding on legal payroll requirements and personal administration processes in the region
• Actively discuss and implement risk mitigation strategies
• Be a natural leader and passionate about driving team engagement and change
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and a natural trustworthy presence towards business leaders and stakeholders
• External Vendor management skills and ability to govern payroll processes by metrics
• A process and continuous improvement mindset who takes pride in delivering high quality and efficient Payroll services
• Collaborative work style, fostering cooperation and teamwork to achieve results
• Customer-centric putting employee experience at the center
• Workday experience is preferred
• Fluency in English required.
• Low tolerance for delays and deviations.

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