Bank Of America Regional Payroll Operations Consultant – 

United Kingdom, England, Chester 

585451402

Job Description:

Job Title:Regional Payroll Operations Consultant – France Payroll

Corporate Title:Assistant Vice President

The Europe and Middle East (EMEA) Payroll Team is responsible for the delivery of pay services across the EMEA region. Reporting to the EMEA Payroll Manager, you will be part of the team ensuring accurate pay service delivery in addition to meeting our tax and legal obligations.You will work closely with the individual pay delivery teams, as well as the Compensation, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, Shared Services, Global Mobility and HR Leadership.

This is a challenging role that requires exceptional communication, organizational and interpersonal skills to effectively solve complex tax and pay related issues and advise key stakeholders. The ability to understand and clearly communicate issues and provide solutions is critical to success, as are flexibility, ability to multi-task, and sold time management skills to ensure multiple deadlines are met. There is a requirement to proactively identify employee and firm level issues and work to mitigate these whilst understanding the wider implications.

Key Overview

• Reporting into the EMEA Payroll Manager. Thissenior

• Delivering regular oversight to our monthly pay process, enhancing the expertise in the team, looking for efficiencies help to directing our pay vendor to ensure delivery for team.

• Contributing the overall goal of EMEA HR Shared Services

• Building on ourPartnerships
• Working through theStrategy
• Deliveringto our employees & stakeholders

Responsibilities:

• Identifying gaps and implementing processes: identifying areas for improvement and implementing efficient processes to enhance operations working with key stakeholders.

• Working with the EMEA/FR Pay manager in maintaining regular vendor engagement to changes in the FR payroll to ensure compliance and clarity to the employee.

• Opportunity to actively participate in key Payroll deliverable projects.

• Provide FR Pay process support and guidance to all monthly pay BAU activities to the team. (Audit Requests, Post Audit Findings).

• Ensure the management and processing of the monthly payroll for the France entities, including benefits and taxes employees in compliance with French legislation.

• Working with Key Internal and External stakeholders, in the delivery of all monthly and annual reporting.

• Finance Accounting Breaks – working with our Financial Governance Team to ensure balance sheet is clean/well reported.

• Contribute and help guide ad-hoc queries from employees and/or GHR colleagues.

• Liaising with local authorities in specific areas when required to ensure alignment with local regulations.

• Ensure the adoption of risk and SOX controls are in place with continuous process improvement.

• Liaise with Internal and External Audit as appropriate.

Required Skills:

• French Payroll experience

• Strong knowledge of French payroll legislation and statutory obligations

• Excellent Excel skills

• Strong PC skills, including proven ability to use numerous payroll software packages

• Ability to work under own initiative to drive efficiencies and new ideas for a better working environment.

• Excellent team player with the ability to build effective team relationships and promote an environment of trust and flexibility.

• Ability to prioritise workload and manage numerous deadlines, in line with the various payroll deadlines

• Strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate with people from different levels of the organisation and across the different lines of business, as well as with external bodies.

• Possess a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Fluent in English and French, spoken and written

Desirable

• Previous banking experience or experience within a large corporation
• Understanding of payroll accounting and finance
• Wider Regional Payroll Experience

UK

• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner

• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons

• 20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum

• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc.

• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders and virtual GP services.

• Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and help for everyday matters

• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution

• Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program and receive discounted entry to some of the UK’s most iconic cultural institutions and exhibitions.

• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local community.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements