Payroll Specialist

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As Arrive, we guide customers and communities toward brighter futures and more livable cities. This isn't a challenge just anyone could take on. Luckily, we have something to help us make it happen: our people and our values. We Arrive Curious, Focused, and Together. Just as our entire brand is inspired by the North Star, the shining light leading travelers to their destinations since time began, our values guide us. They help us be our best. For our customers. For the cities and communities we serve. For ourselves. As a global team, we are transforming urban mobility. Let's grow better, together.

We're looking for a Payroll Specialist to join our team in Łódź, Poland. The Payroll Specialists at Arrive are the face of the People & Culture team for any employee seeking support on global payroll, people topics. You'll manage core Payroll functions, focusing on efficient HR administration, payroll, data management, and employee relations.

Within the People & Culture team, the specialist roles are paramount to managing day-to-day People needs, maintaining HR data accuracy, ensuring smooth payroll processing and legal compliance. Collaborating closely with the rest of the P&C organisation as well as peer enablement teams (finance, IT, etc), the Payroll Operations Specialist will play a key role in supporting both employees and leadership, contributing to our growth and People agenda.

You're an experienced Payroll Operation professional with a strong understanding of European employment law and regulations. You're comfortable working autonomously, eager to learn about other regions, and dedicated to maintaining high standards in HR administration and data management. You thrive in a fast-paced, global environment and are committed to providing exceptional employee support.

Payroll Administration: Managing the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and timely reconciliations. You'll collaborate with finance, legal, and payroll providers, handling complex queries and driving improvement projects.

Administrative and Compliance Support: Preparing and distributing essential HR documents (e.g., contracts, offer letters, addendums), maintaining organized personnel files, and ensuring documentation meets data protection standards.

Data Analytics and Reporting: Serving as a data steward, maintaining high-quality employee data in HRIS (experience with Workday is essential), and providing insights to leadership through monthly/quarterly workforce reports. You'll also lead data-driven projects to streamline reporting capabilities.

Project Management and People Initiatives: Leading or actively participating in global People & Culture projects, promoting cross-regional collaboration, and championing continuous improvement of People Operations processes.

Employee Support: Providing comprehensive support to employees and managers across the entire employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding, and serving as a resource for case management regarding payroll, benefits, and policy interpretation.

Regional Expertise and Compliance: Ensuring compliance of operational and payroll activities with local employment laws and regulations and providing ongoing guidance to managers and employees on regional HR compliance matters, including GDPR and labor law standards.

A minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role within a fast-paced global organization.

Proficiency in Workday is required. Experience with other HRIS platforms is a plus

A full understanding of data security, the need for approvals, and correct procedures.

Experience supporting in Payroll Operations.

The ability to diagnose and create solutions for employees and managers.

A collaborative work style, with the ability to operate independently when needed.

A detail-oriented and structured approach to your work.

Clear communication skills across functions and global geographies.

Fluency in English is essential; other languages are desirable but not required.

This role is based in Łódź, Poland (hybrid).

Arrive, including brands like EasyPark, Flowbird, RingGo, ParkMobile, YourParkingSpace, and Parkopedia, is a leading global mobility platform. Present in over 90 countries and 20,000 cities, the company helps people and decision-makers make smarter decisions about urban mobility and ease the experience of travel worldwide. Arrive delivers a unique combination of the core ingredients to make cities more livable: from smart payments and optimized car parks to data-driven traffic reduction and support for reinvestment in public transport and green space. It's about more than function, it's about saving time and simplifying the experience of travel for everyone. Travel is more than a journey, it's how you Arrive.