Payroll Representative English/German Dow Terneuzen

Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Payroll Representative Germany, within Human Resources. Are you ready to take a next step in your career? Then perhaps this can be an excellent opportunity for you! Receive a good pension, reimbursement of travel cost and much more! Interested? Read more and apply today!

Employment agency Manpower is looking for a Payroll Representative Germany for Dow in Terneuzen.

The main objective of the Payroll Representative role is to ensure that the employees are paid in time and accurate, in compliance with the respective country tax-legislation, agreed labor conditions and company rules and regulations.  

As a Payroll Representative you will be responsible to perform and coordinate administrative and control activities on behalf of the Dow Payroll department. In your work you demonstrate structure and process orientation, with an eye for detail. Flexibility is key for your tasks, with a high work capacity. In your interactions with local and international partners you are perceived as a valuable advisor on payroll matters.  

By nature, this job requires a substantial amount of coordination with a variety of internal- and external stakeholders where accountability and ownership of data and processes are key. Some of your duties are:

• Delivering Payroll, Time & Absence, and Data Management in a productive and efficient manner
• Processing information with confidentiality and with a high level of accuracy
• Interchange salary input and output data with the payroll provider and perform calculations and validation activities to ensure the processing of accurate data.
• Prepare and execute accurate and timely (manual) payments to employees, to local authorities and to the payroll provider

The Payroll Representative Germany is part of the Payroll/T&A team in the EMEAI HR Solutions organization, located in Terneuzen, the Netherlands.  
The HR Solutions organization is responsible for the design and delivery of innovative solutions to all employees and leaders. HR Solutions roles contain deep subject-matter expertise in order to consult on programs, processes and people. The top priority of HR Solutions is to deliver the best Employee Experience. The team will consist out of 5 persons (1 manager, 2 specialists and 2 representatives). This is a long term assignment.

What’s in for you

• Competitive salary
• Vacation pay equivalent to 8.33% of your bruto salary
• Thirteenth-month bonus
• Reimbursement of travel expenses at a rate of €0.21 per kilometer and coverage of Westerschelde tunnel expenses (T-Tag tariff)
• Enrollment in a pension plan provided by Manpower through STIPP
• Full-time employment with a 40-hour workweek
• Fixed-term contract with Manpower at Dow
• On-the-job training at Dow
• Free access to Manpower's online learning platform

Dow is a leading player in the chemical industry with a focus on innovation, sustainability and inclusiveness. Worldwide, the company has 104 plants in 31 countries with 36,000 employees. In the Benelux, Dow has seven locations, employing more than 4,000 professionals with a wide variety of nationalities. In the Netherlands, Dow has production sites in Terneuzen, Dordrecht and Delfzijl. Dow Terneuzen is the second largest production site in the world and is home to several key corporate functions. Dow Terneuzen employs more than 3,600 people with over 50 nationalities, making Dow one of the largest employers in Zeeland. Whether you work in production, logistics, finance, human resources, customer service or research, Dow offers plenty of opportunities to develop yourself.

Working hours
The working hours in this full-time position of 40 hours per week are during regular office hours. There is a preference for 40 hours a week but 36 is also possible. Lower than 36 is not an option. Working from home the majority of the time is an option as long as several key meetings can be physically attended.

• Bacheloror mbo 4 level of thinking and working preferably in HR, Finance or related area.
• An excellent command of the English and German language (at least level C1/ C2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) 
• Preferably you also have 2 years of payroll experience or an affinity with numbers and an understanding of seeing connections 
• Availability of 40 hours per week
• A Dutch work permit that is valid for at least nine months or an EU-nationality
• A certificate of conduct (Verklaring Omtrent Gedrag or VOG) that shows you have not committed any criminal offences

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Workday, ServiceNow, MS Office & SAP. 
• Proficiency in any other European language is an asset. 
• Understand organizational interdependencies and experience working across functions and cultures. 
• Experience in high volume operational environments is required. 
• Experience in internal controls through prior audit participation is preferred. 
• Good problem solving, critical thinking skills and managing competing priorities.  
• By nature, this job requires a substantial amount of coordination with a variety of internal- and external stakeholders where accountability and ownership of data and processes are key

Do you meet the job requirements and are you interested in this position? Apply today and Manpower will contact you within two working days!