Senior Specialist GBS Payroll

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

This is a team leader position in Global Business Services Centre in Dalian, who will be leading Rewards Services Team and working with 3rd-party vendor for below service lines: Time management, Compensation administration, Benefits administration, Payroll administration, Employee inquiries, Other country specific processes administration.

Key Responsibilities:

Operations:

• Complete all administrative tasks of the defined services independently and achieve the SLA requirements;
• Ensure operation compliance with legal requirements and internal policies;
• Ensure the process related documents are set up, updated and reviewed regularly and properly;
• Keep good relationships with business partners and global functional Team on a proactive basis;
• Identify the process risks and implement the preventive actions on a timely manner;
• Support the E2E process in the resolution of difficult questions in the day to day operations;
• Liaise between local HR teams and employees and ensure smooth communication & prompt resolution of all queries;
• Support the global and local H2R programs implementation;
• Support the internal/external audits involving payroll;
• Proactively drive the process improvement to achieve employees satisfactory and higher efficiency;
• Complete all administrative tasks of the defined services independently and achieve the SLA requirements;
• Guide the junior team members on daily operation and share the knowledge proactively；
• Ensure the process is implemented by following the standards completely;
• Implement operation control steps compliance with legal requirements and internal policies;
• Liaise between local HR teams and employees and ensure smooth communication & prompt resolution of all queries;
• Escalate the process risks and updates to team leader on a timely manner;
• Ensure the process related documents are updated and submitted for review properly;
• Proactively identify the process improvement to achieve employees satisfactory and higher efficiency.

Team Management:

• Assess the team's skills and build the team's capability for daily operation regularly;
• Effectively manage, motivate, and retain the team;
• Ensure accurate and timely regular operation reporting for the team.

Key Relationships:

Manager Hire to Retire, Global Functional Teams, Country HR Leadership and Business Partners, Payroll & Benefits Services Vendors

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent knowledge of MS-Office applications, especially Excel/Access; familiarity with VBA is an advantage;
• Experience with business computing solutions, ideally also with SAP-HR and ticketing solutions;
• Strong mindset in process improvement and continuous efficiency;
• Attention to details and good problem-solving skills;
• Ability to manage, coach and develop the team;
• Basic understanding of project management;
• Familiarity with the relevant industry is an advantage;
• International mindset.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of pyroll or C&B work experience in a similar function for a multi-national company;
• 2+ years of management experiences;
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent professional experience;
• Best knowledge of the regional business needs, company rules, law and HR regulations;
• Good command of both spoken and written Korean & English.

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE'S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

• COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
• OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
• INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
• TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
• INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company's standards.
• RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

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