Payroll & Benefits and HR Operations Specialist - Greece and Small Countries

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Summary:

As a P&B and HR Ops Specialist you will be participating in dedicated HR Ops & Payroll processes where you will be an expert handling Employee / HR queries and being involved in projects of improving/simplifying your respective process responsibilities.  You will work closely with respective HR business partners for dedicated GE Business/Location and cooperating with Senior experts / owners of your responsible HR service process.   

Essential Responsibilities:

• Support HR Operations services such as On-boarding, Off-boarding, employee life cycle, benefits and Payroll services and ensure people, structures, processes and systems are aligned to deliver key objectives efficiently and effectively. 
• Advise on questions/requests from employees, managers and the HR community in a professional, courteous & timely manner 
• Review payroll entries and the files to ensure they meet the necessary quality & compliance requirements 
• Understand payroll GL and payroll accounting 
• Prepare reports, reconciliations and associated statistics related to payroll and benefit activities such as pension, benefits, company shares.  
• Participate in internal & external payroll audits 
• Deal with operational issues and process failures, identifying and implementing appropriate solutions. 
• Develop action plan to mitigate operational risks or resolve escalated issues 
• Proactively seek customer feedback to identify areas for simplification, standardization and productivity within assigned process. 
• Build and share knowledge of area of expertise by continuously keeping up to date with internal and external updates and changes 
• Ensure that high standards of accuracy and quality are maintained with appropriate controls in place, taking accountability for compliance with relevant legal and GE Vernova policy requirements 
• Develop a strong working relationship with the GE HR community through proactive facilitation & improvement of HR processes, ensuring effective communication and early identification of requirements & any issues 
• Identify frequent customers / process issues and be able to suggest process, procedure and training improvement opportunities 
• Cooperate with payroll provider and other 3rd party providers to have efficient processes 
• Create respective documents that support the regulations of the country-specific legal environment  

Qualifications/ Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related Business degree from an accredited university or college or equivalent knowledge or experience
• Fully professional English language knowledge both verbal and written, knowledge of Greek language is a plus.
• Minimum some experience of relevant professional work experience with demonstrated achievement in Service-oriented environment. 
• Strong computer skills, highly proficient in Microsoft Excel 
• Ability to work in a complex and rapidly changing work environment across multiple stakeholder groups, with comfort and efficiency 
• Ability to communicate effective through written and verbal communication and consistently deliver high quality customer service in a professional manner 
• Demonstrated effectiveness to prioritize between tasks with different deadlines, complexity  

Desired Characteristics:

• Strong problem-solving skills to quickly identify and present the creative/collaborative solutions  

• Strong Communication Skills

• Ability to make decisions and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, multi-task and highly matrixed environment, and connect effectively with employees 
• Previous experience working with Workday and any ticketing system 

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No