Payroll and Accounting Manager

Join us in this role where you’ll lead and unlock the Payroll & Accounting team's full potential to deliver world-class people services to all employees in our global organisation. You'll be responsible for leading a high-energy team of nine Payroll & Accounting specialists supporting Central Europe and UK region and ensuring that your team is empowered to deliver and succeed.

Welcome to Global People Services
You’ll be part of GPS, CE & UK where you, together with your colleagues, will run a best-in-class payroll and accounting department, currently serving 17 countries across the CE & UK region. You’ll be working closely with HR Operations & Learning Manager sharing countries, responsibilities and stakeholders, working together to support the wider team delivering our common goal.

As a team, we collaborate across our own organisation, as well as the broader organisation, to gather learning from all relevant stakeholders to provide the best possible support to our colleagues and customers.

You’ll play an important role in:

• ensuring the execution of payroll and accounting in the countries across CE & UK region currently comprising 17 countries
• being the point of contact for the team and maintaining a full understanding of processes to be able to resolve matters swiftly and accurately
• maintaining effective relationship with internal and external stakeholders, incl. banks, authorities, etc.
• developing and implementing procedures, processes, and controls to improve efficiency and accuracy of operations within the team's remit and supporting the team in their initiatives
• coordinating with external tax advisors to ensure compliance with all employment tax laws and regulations. As well as leading on year-end reporting, audits, statutory audits, and related project work
• taking care of the Payroll & Accounting team’s well-being and cocreate the supportive work environment with a space to grow.

To succeed in the role, you:

• have extensive experience in payroll management, post payroll, accounting, and reconciliation
• have solid understanding of payroll regulations and compliance requirements in multiple EU countries
• have knowledge of organisational effectiveness and operations management
• can build a team culture based on trust and respect and are responsive to team needs and requests.

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Join a global leader in renewable energy
Ørsted is a growing green energy major and global leader in climate action. With us you’ll play a part in driving change towards a green energy future. You’ll grow your talent in a fast-paced and high-growth industry where you have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop through challenging assignments and industry-leading experts. Here, you can perform in a friendly work environment based on trust, respect, and collaboration.

Shape the future with us
Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we’ve found the right candidate.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via [email protected].

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country. We don't take applications or inquiries from external recruiters or agencies into account for this position.

About the job
Application deadline:
9 January 2025

Location:
Warsaw, PL

Field of work:
Human resources

Employment type:
Permanent

Work hours:
Full time

Workplace:
Hybrid (office and home-working)

Imagine a future with Ørsted

About Ørsted
- We develop, construct, and operate offshore and onshore wind farms, solar energy farms, storage facilities, and bioenergy plants in Europe, Asia, and North America.

- Our vision is to create a world that runs entirely on green energy.

- We’ve been ranked as one of the world’s most sustainable energy companies for the past six years.

- We’re headquartered in Denmark.

- We have over 8,600 employees, working in 15 countries and growing.

An inclusive team
Ørsted wants all employees to have the same opportunities for impact and growth, regardless of age, nationality, disability, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or beliefs. We’re committed to secure an inclusive work environment characterised by a respect for all people so everyone feels free to openly share their input and ideas.