Do you strive to get the right salary paid out at the right time? Are you experienced within payroll solutions, and do you take pride in a smooth payroll process? Do you have extensive experience with blue-collar workers? Then you might be exactly who we are looking for!

On behalf of our client Mærsk, we are searching for their new Payroll Specialist whose priority will be to run the payroll process from A – Z for their new warehouse in Taulov, Frederica. The warehouse is expecting to grow increasingly in the coming months, creating the need for a new Payroll Specialist.

The new Payroll Specialist can be located near either Mærsks headquarters (HQ) in Copenhagen or at their new warehouse in Taulov. You will a part of Mærsk HQ’s payroll team.

The candidate will be responsible for local payroll operations and will ensure high quality. To a lesser extent, the job also entails continuous improvement to ensure a good employee experience and smart process optimizations. With a curious and investigative approach to the tasks, the candidate will also be responsible for validating payroll results and giving approvals for final payroll credits based on control reports.

Furthermore, you will be involved in the following tasks:

• Quality assurance of employee data and payroll inputs going from Workday to the payroll vendor as well as manual payroll inputs such as hours and overtime. They are currently working on implementing a new time tracking system.
• Pay salaries to mainly blue-collar employees located in the packing center in Taulov, but also White Collar to a limited extent. Workers are paid monthly.
• Monthly payroll reconciliation, audit controls and preparation of a new payroll month.
• Cooperation with the colleagues in the People Function to support employee/manager queries.
• Ongoing contact with partners, pension providers and similar.
• Helping to identify, report, mitigate and track risks in the payroll process.
• Participate in system and process upgrades.

Who are we looking for?

The ideal candidate has several years of experience within a payroll function from a relatively big and complex organization. It is also an advantage (not a requirement) that the candidate has broader experience with companies operating within logistics/transport and the accompanying labour agreement (ATL Transport and Logistics labour agreement between Dansk Industri and 3F).

As a person, you exude integrity and good energy, and you have a collaborative work style that promotes cooperation and teamwork. You have a highly analytical approach with a strong attention to detail and a proactive attitude geared towards continuous improvement. It is vital that you are proactive and solution-oriented in your workflow and that you take initiative and ownership of your own processes and tasks.

Furthermore, a good understanding of financial aspects related to payroll as well as knowledge of IT systems related to payroll is also an advantage. Knowledge of Danish payroll laws is a requirement.

We also hope to find a candidate with these attributes:

• Flexibility and adaptability to operate in a rapidly evolving environment.
• Structured work style and focus on delivering results according to agreed timelines and scope.
• Great collaboration skills.
• Process oriented.

With these requirements and wishes you are naturally expecting to be compensated. Mærsk offers these perks and terms:

• Competitive salary package.
• A steep learning curve and the opportunity to improve your skills and advance, both professionally and personally.
• Great facilities whether you are located in Copenhagen and will get the best office view in town or located near Taulov in the recently opened “state of the art” warehouse along with brand-new surroundings
• Great facilities such as a nice canteen and training center
• Several discount options through partnerships.
• Social events.
• And much more…

The process

FLAIR is handling the recruitment process on behalf of Mærsk, and applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. If you want to know more about the position, please contact Senior Management Consultant, Bogi Magnussen by phone: +45 53 88 89 76. To ensure a professional process, and because of GDPR, we do not accept applications or CVs via email. Please apply through our system.