Payroll Specialist

Booking Holdings Romania is a Center of Excellence based in Bucharest, Romania and was created to support the increasing business demands of the Booking Holdings Brands. The Center of Excellence provides access to specialized and highly skilled talent, leading industry best practices, and collaboration opportunities across all of our Brands.

As part of our Booking Holdings Romania team, you will have the opportunity to be a part of the world’s leading provider of online travel, with a mission of making it easier for everyone to experience the world through six-primary consumer-facing brands: Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, KAYAK, OpenTable and Rentalcars.com.

We are looking for a  Payroll Specialist to join Booking Holdings’ People team. As a Payroll Specialist you will be responsible for managing the end to end payroll for Romania. On a monthly basis this includes running the payroll reports, coordinating & checking the payroll with an external vendor, preparing the journal and making sure payments are made timely & accurately, while adhering to local and SOX regulations. You will need to maintain relationships with the external payroll vendor as well as internal stakeholders. In this position you will be part of a dynamic, humble and open minded international team, who manage payroll for our offices in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Asia and Oceania. The role will be based in Bucharest, Romania and report to the Booking Holdings COE HR Lead with a secondary functional line to the Regional Payroll Manager at Booking.com.  

To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate the ability to work independently as well as be a strong contributor within our internal account team and key stakeholders for Booking Holdings Romania COE organization. Interpersonal skills, strong communication and the proven ability to work accurately with tight deadlines and a strong focus on results are a must. Our employees are some of the best and brightest and working with them will be both challenging and rewarding. So, if you can do it all with a smile and a great attitude that is a huge plus.
In this role, you will collaborate closely with various stakeholders such as People Operations, C&B, People Systems, Finance, Risk & Control, HR Advisory and other COE experts. 

B.skilled

Minimum 3+ years of experience working in an payroll/accounting environment;
Strong Experience in end to end payroll processing for Romania within a dynamic, international environment;
Experience & knowledge on Tax related benefits within the IT industry;
Experience managing internal and external stakeholders such as other HR functions, employees, and local payroll providers;
Experience with HR technologies (Workday, SAP, PeopleSoft);
Experience in a shared service environment is a preference; 
Experience with Microsoft Office and Google tools such as Excel, Powerpoint, Google sheets, etc;
Excellent communications skills in English and Romanian;
Ability to work effectively as an individual and as a team member;
Ability to manage fast paced environment;
Ability to take ownership of payroll processes;
Problem solving mindset & positive attitude;
Excellent organizational skills and ability to multitask;
A high level of accuracy and attention to detail;
Available to travel;
A flexible, positive and problem-solving mindset; versatility to adapt to changes from Booking Holdings Romania S.R.L. and Booking.com International BV.

B.responsible

Be responsible for the maintenance and preparation of the payroll process;
Be responsible for data validation and resolving discrepancies within tight deadlines;
Manage relationships with our in-country Payroll provider with focus on the accuracy and timely receipt of payroll services;
Coordinate payroll approvals & funding instructions with the Finance team;
Prepare monthly payroll reconciliations, journal and accrual reports;
Ensure compliance with statutory regulations, company policies, and Sox requirements;
Reply to tax notices, wage orders, unemployment claims, government correspondences, and verification of employments for international entities;
Act as a POC for employees and key stakeholders on Payroll related matters;
Support Finance teams with month-end close and reporting activities;
Support various internal and external audits;
Provide payroll feedback and data when required to support ongoing HR projects and assist in design, planning and coordination of locally specific initiatives which may impact Payroll operational excellence;
Coordinate Year End payroll activities in alignment with HR and Finance stakeholders;
Identify process harmonization opportunities together with Payroll Leads and key stakeholders, set priorities and own implementation planning.

Benefits:

Health insurance
Prepaid medical subscription (Regina Maria)
Meal vouchers (20 RON/ticket)
25 days annual leave
Birthday day off
Work-from-home allowance
Home office one-time bonus
Summer break
Gym subscription