Hays
Payroll Project Executive

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Hays client, a global professional services organisation based in Belfast city centre, requires a Project payroll executive to join their global outsourcing team. However, whilst payroll experience is not essential, it would be helpful.
The primary responsibility of the role
- Support the team in managing the day-to-day project delivery for high-profile multinational clients
- Liaise with international offices, client(s), in-house team of payroll project managers, seniors, project executives and portal administrators
Your new role
- Monitor project deliverables on a daily basis ensuring all tasks are completed on time
- Review issue logs on a weekly basis and discuss with relevant Project Manager
- Escalating in a timely manner
- Control and monitor tickets via the appropriate system
- Setting up Teams conference calls
- Preparation of monthly reports SLA's/Metrics
- Recording task and time accurately on appropriate timesheet system
- Support other team members in following tasks:
- Build and maintain client's documentation
- Support setup of client payrolls
- Support with preparation of payroll calendars/deadline timetables on an annual basis
- Other general administrative tasks
- Control project calls
- Maintain and update issue logs
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What you'll need to succeed
This role is a non-technical role and you are not required to have specific accounting or payroll qualifications.
Essential Criteria:
- Graduate or equivalent qualification, or payroll foundation experience
- 1-year project management experience, preferably in a financial services firm or similar environment
- Excellent project planning skills
- Attention to detail is a key part of the role
- Efficient & deadline driven
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Experience of accurate minute taking
- Proactive and forward-thinking
- Ability to multitask between projects
- Full control of calendar and associated tasks with multiple deadlines


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Desirable Criteria:
- Languages an advantage but not necessary
What you'll get in return
- Hybrid working
- Competitive salary
What you need to do now
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