Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world. Join Visa and do work that matters — to you, to your community, and to the world.

Progress starts with you.

Job Description

• Owning the end-to-end payroll process for multiple European entities (monthly paid)
• Responsible for collating and transmitting payroll input, reviewing output, and providing primary approvals working with the outsourced payroll vendor.
• Knowledge of relocation and equity taxation and payroll processing rulesTo make sure that all payments and statutory reporting to Tax / Social Security authorities, Pensions etc are reconciled and paid in an accurate and timely manner
• Liaising with counterparts such as Finance - to resolve accounting issues, Reward Team - to roll out new benefit programs, Internal Tax Team & the Global Payroll Manager - to remain aligned with internal best practices.
• Support monthly tax submissions and year-end tax review and validation process
• To answer all employee queries within agreed SLA’s.
• To assist with any internal / external payroll audit tasks.
• To report annual RSU awards, stock options and grants via payroll and reconcile to source documents supplied by the Equity Team.
• To work with internal stakeholders, such as Onboarding, HR IT & HR Ops to streamline processes & improve efficiency.
• To liaise with tax authorities, pension, and benefit providers plus other third parties as required.
• Involvement in ad hoc projects as required i.e. New payroll set up, Short Term Business Visitor reporting, A1 compliance etc.

This is a remote position. A remote position does not require job duties be performed within proximity of a Visa office location. Remote positions may be required to be present at a Visa office with scheduled notice. 

Qualifications

• Strong experience of processing European payrolls
• Proven ability to meet multiple deadlines - with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• High level of customer focus.
• Pro-active nature to solve issues and suggest process improvements that could also benefit the wider team.
• Good understanding of payroll processes and procedures, along with experience of producing and maintaining SOP documentation.
• A natural curiosity to challenge status quo and willing to drive change
• A team player who thinks outside the box and is stepping up when colleagues need a helping hand
• Good communication skills.
• Experience of working with an outsourced payroll vendor.
• Intermediate Excel skills (Vlookup, Pivot tables).

Experience of working on payroll related projects such as new payroll set up, transitioning to a new vendor etc.

Additional Information

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.