We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Human Resources​

Our HR Team are the force for good that bring Reckitt's ambition to life. We work together to ensure the delivery of sustained profitable growth by unleashing the power of our purpose, people and performance. Now is an exciting time to be part of shaping the future of HR, influencing an exciting global organisation, while developing business and functional leadership skills, all at the same time. Whatever your role in our HR community, you'll take ownership of your projects and workstreams. We focus on developing our leaders to spearhead our culture and growth, so you'll be supported and mentored to deliver the right plans to drive business performance - and we'll celebrate the results with you along the way.

About the role

Are you the meticulous cornerstone every payroll team needs? At Reckitt, we're searching for a conscientious Payroll Administrator to join our spirited and progressive team. Precision and care are at the core of this role, where your mastery in managing financial data ensures every employee is rewarded accurately for their hard work. Dive into a role that is as much about attention to detail as it is about genuine interactions, all while working within a company that champions your growth and nurtures your potential.

Your responsibilities

The Assistant Manager – Payroll is responsible for ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant payroll delivery for Reckitt markets globally. The role provides leadership to payroll teams, oversees vendor performance, supports operational governance, and drives continuous improvement initiatives

Operational Deliverables -

1. Supervise and guide team to ensure Reckitt employees globally are paid correctly, on time and in accordance with both statutory legislation and company policy.

2. Collaboration with Assist and payroll vendor to resolve all the replication and data issues resolved prior to cutoff. Guide team further with solution. Raise the Manager in case it’s repetitive and tough to get the solution

3. Ensuring that there are no material audit issues and the principles of customer service are maintained.

4. Ensure timely sign-off and upload of Bank files for timely dispersal to Reckitt employees

5. To provide support and assistance to the Payroll Manager along with team members, which may include deputizing for them in their absence.

6. Manage teams to ensure vendor completion of all payroll processing tasks and complete sign-off schedule for review ensuring any exceptions and outstanding tasks are documented.

7. Reporting areas of concern to Payroll Manager in a timely manner

8. Ensuring Knowledge Transfer Activities between the GPS team and the in-country payroll teams are fulfilled to a high degree of understanding.

9. Supervising the delivery of UAT activities within the GPS

10. Responsible for the performance management and development of team members, onshore and offshore.

11. Responsible for Capacity planning and hiring.

12. Advice Payroll analyst, Team Leader, HR and Vendor as and when required

Stakeholder Management –

1. Vendor management by addressing their queries, additional service support, sharing feedback & managing escalation.

2. Interact with Country HRD and FD on monthly basis for queries and payroll performance.

3. Interact with IT and Project team for payroll related support.

4. Managing incoming inquiries to the service center to agreed Service Level Agreement. Resolving queries at first point of contact or referring to regional payroll service teams as and when required.

Transformation / Continuous Improvement Deliverables –

1. Identify and Drive Continuous Improvements rigorously within the team.

2. Drive regular audits on payroll procedures and records within the team

3. Drive Quality and Controls enhancement through Six Sigma Methodologies within the team.

4. Monitor Projects activities within time and in prescribed manner.

5. Review and approve payroll for assigned market along with Project report.

The experience we're looking for

• Bachelor/master’s degree, preferred commerce with Minimum 8-12 years of experience in payroll profile should be working as Payroll Lead or similar with multiple countries payroll expertise.

• Team managers experience mandatory with current employer.

• Deep knowledge of payroll terminologies and tax regulations for multiple countries.

• Good knowledge of Excel and MS Office along with Excellent analytical skills

• Knowledge of one or more of the payroll application systems preferred such as ADP Celergo / GV, Dayforce, Strada.

• Effective communication, analytical and interpersonal skills.

• Demonstrated aptitude for acquiring new technical skills in data reporting.

• Ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Experience in payroll and HR transformation, Vendor change management.

• Experience in the Payroll industry or candidate having 70% as core payroll experience would be preferred.

• Should be able to support and train teams to manage payroll along with additional project deliverable.

Personal Attributes

• Strong customer service orientation.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with a professional demeanor.

• Highly self-motivated and directed.

• Ability to align with Organizational Goals.

• Should be ready to work beyond office hours in flexi work environment considering multi country requirement

The skills for success

Data and Analytics, HR Process Improvement; Process management; HR Process improvement, Solutioning, Compensation & Benefits, Digital literacy, Operational Excellence, HR Data Analysis; Data management; Employee data management.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.