Payroll Transaction Specialist

**Come create the technology that helps the world act together**

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people’s lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.

We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work.

**The team you'll be part of**

Nokia’s People organization is responsible for leading a business-driven people strategy and offering people and workplace services to all Nokia employees. We partner closely with the business to provide a motivated and engaged workforce that is fit for the future.

**What you will learn and contribute to**

As a Payroll Specialist. your responsibilities include collecting and reviewing employee information and working hours, calculating wages, preparing and processing employee payments, and maintaining accurate payroll records.

To be successful as a Payroll Specialist you should be able to investigate and resolve payroll issues and ensure strict compliance with company and regulatory standards. An outstanding Payroll Specialist should also have excellent people skills and a high numerical aptitude. This particular role will support Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Canada and US payrolls.

**Principal Duties and Responsibilities include**:

- Gathering payroll related data, uploading/entering as necessary, and validating for accuracy all payroll maintenance resulting in pay implications and deliver payroll data for payroll processing to include but not limited to benefits, interfaces, time data, garnishments, supplemental payments, termination payments, etc.
- Working with payroll vendor and team to solve system, policy, and/or payroll related items and projects when necessary.
- Communicating payroll policies and procedures; researching and providing expertise to country specific payroll questions from employees, stakeholders, vendors, and other HR Colleagues
- Establishing and maintaining company and employee payroll records as it relates to time data, earnings, deductions and tax withholding, while maintaining accuracy of system data.
- Maintaining documentation of payroll processes and procedures.
- Accountable for quality and accuracy of own output. Errors may have impact on function/project/customer.
- Adhering to delivery deadline based on yearly payroll calendars.
- Tracking changes in local legislation and initiating revision in local payroll processes according to the global approach.
- Tracking down discrepancies and collaborating with other HR/FSS/Finance colleagues and employees.
- Preparing and controls payroll related financial accruals (holiday, restructuring) and journal entries as needed.
- Creating and controlling payroll related reports to authorities to include period based reporting and year-end tax filings.
- Adhering to and performing SOX control related activities while validating accuracy and reporting deviations.

**Your skills and experience**
- Proven experience of ate least 2 years as a payroll coordinator/lead or similar role
- Good knowledge of legislation relevant to accounting and payroll (such as Sarbanes-Oxley Act, benefits, LAT/US countries legislations)
- Working knowledge of payroll systems (e.g. SAP, PS, Oracle, Kronos, TM etc.)
- Comfortable with Excel (functions, data, VBA etc.)
- An analytical mind with good math skills
- Strong communication skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Bachelor in accounting, finance or relevant fields.

It would be nice if you also had:

- Proven experience as a payroll coordinator/lead of ate least 2 years or similar role
- Familiarity with payroll processes of North America or Caribbean regions
- Familiarity with payroll processes of LAT region
- Good knowledge of legislation relevant to accounting and payroll (such as Sarbanes-Oxley Act, benefits, Lat countries legislations)
- Working knowledge of payroll systems (e.g. SAP, PS, Oracle, Kronos, TM etc.)
- Comfortable with Excel (functions, data, VBA etc.)
- An analytical mind with good math skills

**What we offer**

Nokia offers flexible and hybrid working schemes, continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

**Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer**

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

- One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
- Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
- Workplace Pride Global Benchmark

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people.

Nokia’s employment decisions are made regardless of race