Payroll Specialist with Spanish

The Payroll Specialist with Spanish works as part of a team that is responsible for the timely and accurate accumulation of payroll data. This will be accomplished by the complete end-to-end processing of the payrolls allocated to the coordinator of various countries within Smith+Nephew in the region.

What will you be doing?

• Entry and review of the weekly, bi-weekly or monthly payroll time data as required, employee maintenance, tax information, direct deposit, new hire, terminated and any other current employee processing.
• Coordinate with Human Resource Department personnel on the timely and accurate updating of employee masterfile changes in Workday.
• Manage interfaces and reports between Workday HR and local payroll systems.
• Audit payroll data entry and employee status changes to ensure accuracy prior to payroll execution.
• Ensure timely and accurate administration of employee garnishments, insurances and taxes, ensuring proper withholding and remittance to appropriate agencies and authorities.
• Execute and audit payroll data with cooperation with internal and external vendors

What will you need to be successful?

• 2 – 5 years of payroll experience at a company processing 500+ employees.
• Degree in Payroll or Business related field
• Prior experience with having a role in new systems implementation, including the testing phase would be an advantage.
• Fluency in Spanish language
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience with Workday (nice to have)​
• Portuguese language fluency (nice to have)