Payroll Consultant

**Your Job**

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

**About Us**

Scottex®. Kleenex®. Huggies®. Cottonelle®. Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform - so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

**Led by Purpose. Driven by You.**

**About You**

As the Payroll Consultant, as part of Global Business Services (GBS), you will be responsible for delivering payroll and employer compliance services in Italy. You will be also responsible for co-ordination of the outsourced payroll and execution of any monthly input, checking or output activities for the full payroll cycle, plus all local employer compliance activities including annual returns and reporting requirements. The role will be responsible for full employer compliance and will therefore be required to keep up to date with changing legislation and implement as necessary.

You will report to the Payroll Operations Team leader - Eastern Europe and will be an individual contributor (no direct reports).

**The contract will be temporary with a one year maternity cover.**

**YOUR KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES**:

- Manage the monthly payroll cycle, including any non-system driven input processing and checking, via the outsourced provider to ensure timely and accurate payment to employees
- Escalate issues on local service provided taking any corrective action where necessary and proactively recommending improvements or efficiencies.
- Provide technical payroll input on any payroll process or system changes as required
- Develop and communicate payroll policy and procedures to ensure roles and responsibilities are clear for all roles involved in the process, including employees, line managers, HR, Finance and the outsourced provider
- Monitor changes in payroll legislation and regulations, adapting and communicating internal policy and procedure changes as required
- Prepare and manage annual activities in accordance with local compliance/legislation.
- Manage contact and communication with external regulatory bodies as required. Maintain up to date knowledge of regulatory requirements and ensure compliance with all relevant regulations
- Ensure accurate payroll accounts and assist the finance departments with account reconciliations and clearing
- Process regular and ad-hoc payroll reporting and payments, provide payroll reporting and insights to the business as required, absence administration for payroll
- Administer company Share and LTI plans, processing sales/exercises, vests and purchase
- Manage payroll audits and internal control activities

**WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU**:

- Strong payroll experience, in a sole position or small team preferably
- Knowledge of external regulation relevant to payroll is imperative and a track record of managing within regulations, particularly regulatory bodies for payroll and benefit taxes
- Demonstrable experience of dealing with complex employer compliance issues
- Experience processing annual payroll activities and able to build and adapt payroll processes
- Ability to manage connections with HR, Finance and other internal and external stakeholders
- Able to work accurately and calmly to tight deadlines, while working effectively within a dynamic and changing environment
- Resilient character, able to cope with multiple demands
- Fluent in Italian and good English

**We Offer**

**To Be Considered**

**Please submit your CV in English as it will be considered by English speakers.**

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**And finally, the fine print.**
- For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicant