Global Payroll Systems & Operations Specialist

Global Payroll Systems & Operations Specialist Location New York Business Area Accounting and Finance Ref # 10046674

Description & Requirements

The energy of a newsroom, the pace of a trading floor, the buzz of a recent tech breakthrough; we work hard, and we work fast - while keeping up the quality and accuracy we're known for. It's what keeps us inventing and reinventing, all the time.
Our culture is wide open, just like our spaces. We bring out the best in each other through collaboration. Through our countless volunteer projects, we also help network with the communities around us, too. You can do amazing work here. Work you couldn't do anywhere else. It's up to you to make it happen.
What's the role? Bloomberg is seeking highly experienced Global Payroll Systems & Operations Specialist to join our diverse payroll teams based in New York, London, Hong Kong and Sao Paulo. The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy, timeliness and compliance of our international payroll processes. You will take a strategic lead coordinating inbound and outbound files and ensuring all data is accurately loaded into all systems from source to final general ledger system. You will also use your technical skills to troubleshoot issues, recommend system enhancements, and coordinate multiple projects to ensure our processes produce accurate and timely results. We are looking for a highly organized, detailed, responsive and flexible international payroll professional with the ability to handle multiple projects.
We'll trust you to:

• Build relationships and collaborate with internal partners (Payroll, Engineering, HR , benefits, etc.) to ensure that payroll systems provide accurate payments to employees and support compliant reporting
• Coordinate the global payroll process with third party vendors, internal team members as well as business partners; manage payroll system setup including annual schedule, calendar/register creation, element setup for all global payrolls, validation of exchange rates
• Maintain setup tables for earnings and deduction elements for all global payrolls 
• Support monthly and annual expat processing
• Load, reconcile and audit data feeds from the HRIS system (Workday) to the payroll system (PeopleSoft) and manage our monthly transmission of payroll data to vendor systems. Identify and resolve any data or transmission issues with the appropriate partners
• Prepare proofs, audits and reconciliations of our data; maintain monthly tracking worksheet to ensure all tasks are successfully completed
• Produce, balance, troubleshoot and develop our general ledger processing in conjunction with our accounting and HR technical teams, both US and globally
• Assist in the coordination of year-end processing, including our incentive compensation process, relocation expenses, salary increases, global taxation of transferred employees, etc. 
• Liaise with payroll teams and engineering to coordinate and support deployment and testing tax bulletins for US & Canada; provide back up for UK tax bulletin testing and UK 

PeopleSoft processing issues

• Assist in the development and maintenance of departmental documentation; provide training to global teams on process changes;
• Coordinate a variety of projects with a range of internal stakeholders including Benefits, HR Technology and Engineering
• Build system specifications and test plan strategies for payroll system change requests for the payroll team

You'll need to have:

• 10+ years of relative payroll experience with a large company
• Excellent knowledge of PeopleSoft US taxation, PeopleSoft Query and US payroll processing
• Strong multi-state payroll experience
• Payroll accounting and controls experience
• Exposure to and working knowledge of international payroll practices, auditing and procedures
• Advanced Excel skills, especially V-lookup and Pivot tables
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong focus and drive to complete tasks within designated timelines
• Ability to interface with Engineering and other technical teams
• Ability to research and resolve complex inquiries, seeking solutions and following through to resolution
• Strong organizational skills; attention to detail and ability to work on multiple projects at once and to quickly shift priorities

We'd love to see:

• Project management experience and the ability to drive process
• Global experience

Does this sound like you?Apply if you think we're a good match. We'll get in touch to let you know that the next steps are, but in the meantime feel free to have a look at: https://www.bloomberg.com/company/what-we-do/
Salary Range = 145000 - 170000 USD Annually + Benefits + Bonus
The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.


We offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available and offer a range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation (exempt roles only), paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, life insurance, and various wellness programs, among others. The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns.