Payroll Specialist
GE Vernova · Posted Oct 7
Power generation, wind turbine, grid solution, and electrification services
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About the role
The Payroll Center of Excellence (COE) at GE Vernova delivers end-to-end payroll and benefits processes for multiple European countries, acting as the primary point of contact for outsourced payroll vendors. The team focuses on payroll accuracy, data integrity, legislative compliance, and process improvement across country and business unit boundaries. This Payroll Specialist role oversees payroll input submission, output validation, reconciliations and audits, SLA monitoring, and stakeholder query resolution while supporting system implementations and upgrades.
What you will do
- Vendor Management: Act as the primary interface between the company and the outsourced payroll provider.
- Manage payroll inputs, validate output files, and ensure all payroll and benefit cycles are completed on time and with high accuracy.
- Operational Execution: Support accurate and timely payroll processing across one or multiple countries and business units.
- Data Integrity & Analysis: Review payroll registers (earnings, deductions, taxes) for completeness before disbursement.
- Develop and maintain payroll procedures, process documentation, SOPs, and knowledge materials.
- Monitor payroll SLA’s and identify recurring errors or operational risks.
- Ensure all service level agreements (SLAs) are met with a professional and customer-centric approach.
- Continuous Improvement: Support payroll system implementations, upgrades, integrations, testing, and change initiatives.
- Stakeholder Support: Manage and resolve payroll queries from employees, managers, and HRMs.
- Work closely external payroll providers and local payroll teams.
- Compliance: Develop an understanding of legislative rules and internal policies, ensuring all operations align with the defined framework.
- Perform or support payroll reconciliations, audits, controls, and data-quality checks
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (or a high school diploma/equivalent with significant, proven experience).
- Experience: 3+ years of relevant experience in international payroll, specifically within the European region.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in HR, payroll and time & attendance systems (experience with Strada processes is highly preferred).
- Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Language: Professional proficiency in English (additional European languages are a strong asset).
- Competencies: Strong analytical aptitude and high attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work cross-functionally.
- Ability to troubleshoot payroll issues and manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.
Preferred qualifications
- Demonstrated ability to document, plan, and execute programs effectively.
- Strong customer service mindset with the ability to explain technical payroll concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Benefits and support
- Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
About GE Vernova
GE Vernova Inc. is a global energy company that provides equipment, services, and software to generate, transfer, orchestrate, convert, and store electricity. Operating through its Power, Wind, and Electrification segments, the company supports a broad customer base across more than 100 countries in powering economies and driving the energy transition. Formed as part of the strategic spin-off of General Electric's energy portfolio, GE Vernova is dedicated to electrifying and decarbonizing the world.
- Industry
- Energy
- Company size
- 75000+ employees
- Founded
- 2024
- Location
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer and President
Stephen F. Angel
Chairman of the Board
Lola Lin
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Roger Martella
Chief Corporate Officer, Chief Sustainability Officer & Head of Global Government Affairs
Eric Gray
CEO, Power Segment
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