ABOUT GREYSTAR

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate company offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $300 billion of real estate in nearly 250 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, manages over 1,000,000 units/beds globally, and has a robust institutional investment management platform comprised of nearly $78 billion of assets under management, including over $35 billion of development assets. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

Responsible for working with Greystar HR Team to develop and execute an operationally excellent payroll & in the longer term administration service across the Employee Lifecycle in Greystar’s European locations. Managing our core payroll processes initially, you will ensure that the colleague experience is at the heart of everything we do, driving continuous improvement in our processes.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the end-to-end payroll process for various European countries in collaboration with local payroll providers
• Manage transactional services of payroll working with in-country HR Advisors and supporting the HRBP team.
• Proactively streamline processes and systems to improve ways of working and make them more efficient & scalable as our business grows.
• Be accountable for data integrity in systems, embedding robust quality assurance and control mechanisms into new processes to ensure compliance and exemplary data management.
• Ensure accuracy in payroll data, including working hours, absences, bonuses, benefits, and statutory deductions.
• Coordinate with HR, Finance to ensure compliance with local laws and internal policies.
• Act as the main point of contact for internal and external payroll audits.
• Monitor legislative changes in each country and update payroll processes accordingly.
• Support payroll-related projects such as process standardisation or system implementation across Europe.
• Prepare and deliver regular payroll and cost reports to management.
• Provide timely support and responses to employees regarding payroll inquiries

Knowledge & Qualifications:

• Graduate calibre or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated ability to operate a broad range of computer packages, including advanced skills in current Microsoft applications and familiarity with HRIS, ideally Workday.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of payroll production processes in Spain & other European countries.

Experience & Skills:

Essential:

• A proven track record in International/Europe payroll – essential in Spain, ideally also another European country like Germany, France, Netherlands, Austria or Denmark
• Fluent in English
• Demonstrates a passion for customer service and a flexible approach to working supportively with others in the achievement of the overall Company goals.
• High accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities to work effectively to deadlines and show good judgement under pressure.
• Creative problem solver when presented with complex issues, with the initiative to explore new ideas and ways of working to achieve results.
• The ability to adapt to a constantly changing environment and to work collaboratively to drive results and support the wider team and business objectives.
• Knowledge of GDPR and implications for HR processes and data management.
• Highly organised and deadline focused, with the ability to work through and motivate others to deliver.

Desirable:

• Demonstrated experience working in a multinational environment.
• Knowledge of service delivery review, process mapping, process improvement - demonstrable experience of improving systems and processes, including quality assurance and compliance.