Payroll & Benefits Administrator

Allow us to introduce ourselves.

At dss+, we are not just your average operations consulting firm; we are implementers and change makers. Our passion lies in engaging organisations to craft resilient and sustainable business, guiding them through transformational changes in safety, risk and resilience and through their energy transition. We take the complex world of risk and sustainability and translate it into actionable roadmaps that work with our clients business. We implement, working side-by-side with our clients to deliver real, tangible results.

What role will you play?

This is an excellent opportunity to work with a fast-paced, outcome-focused HR team in supporting and coordinating payroll and benefits administration for our employees in Western Europe. You will be supporting employees and the HR function to ensure that HR & Payroll data is processed accurately and on time to meet payroll deadlines each month. The position coordinates benefits administration for multiple countries and will be an integral connection between dss+ Human Resources and third party benefits and payroll providers.

The Role:

• Coordinating the administration of payroll and benefits information for dss+  employees in Western Europe.
• Work directly with our external payroll provider to communicate and collate payroll changes and ensure that data is processed and queries are answered within the different country payroll calendars each month
• Complete processing of benefits administration and ensure employee benefits data is updated with the payroll provider each month
• Administer employee benefits in accordance with country requirements
• Answer employee questions about benefits coverage; act as a liaison between the employee, third-party administrators and benefit vendors
• Partner with HR and the business to optimise and upgrade the dss+ employee experience

What can we offer?

Working for dss+ gives you the chance to directly impact employee engagement and facilitation of end-to-end HR operational tasks and activities. Reporting to the regional HR leader in EMEA, this role enables you to drive continuous improvement in our HR operational activities and employee engagement landscape. This is an opportunity to directly impact the success of HR systems and procedures for ongoing efficiency and effectiveness, in addition to contributing to an engaging work environment.

You will bring:

• Hands-on, strong functional knowledge and a minimum of 3 years in-house payroll operations and benefits administration experience
• Demonstrated working knowledge of benefits administration in European countries
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a remote HR team, taking work directions from supervisors based in a different country
• Strong vendor management and project management skills
• Strong influence and stakeholder management skills
• Experience using MS Office suite
• Organised and able to correctly prioritise your workload to meet tight deadlines
• Conscientious with meticulous attention for detail
• Proactive and able to use your own initiative.