Senior Payroll Analyst - Financial Operations Team
Hybrid Role - Berlin (Germany) or Galway (Ireland) Offices

Wayfair’s EU Financial Operations team is seeking a Payroll Senior Associate. We are looking for the right individual to support the European Payroll team.

The ideal candidate will bring strong organizational and planning skills, highly motivated, detail oriented, collaborative, self-motivated, customer oriented mindset, a high sense of urgency and problem-solving abilities to the role. This person should be smart, engaging, fun, curious, and unflappable!

Wayfair’s EU Financial Operations team supports and manages the day-to-day activities for many teams across the organization. These activities include Invoice processing, supplier & vendor statement reconciliation and payment, cash collections, expense payments, employee salary payments, supplier credit card programs - the list goes on! This team serves as a Finance service centre for all employees, Suppliers, Vendors, Category Management, Offshore teams, legal, HR. This is a unique opportunity for someone with excellent organizational skills to take their career to the next level.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Prepare Monthly Payroll to ensure the timely processing of payroll across several EU entities with primary responsibility for Germany.
• Ensure payroll reporting and employee payments are accurate and compliant with company policy and local country and EU regulations
• Working within the payroll team to assist your team mates with their workload and cover
  periods of leave.
• Responsible for updating and maintaining the following guidelines and training documents: 
• Payroll Process documentation
• Up to date Payroll InfoHub page
• Payroll data in various systems
• Ensuring quality and completeness of payroll data across company systems

• Liaise with internal stakeholders (Talent teams, field employees, Finance team) and external stakeholders (health insurance companies, insurance companies and authorities) to ensure a smooth and accurate monthly payroll process.
• Actively engage in continuous improvement initiatives across teams:
• Ensure timely guidance is provided to the Business on Payroll timelines & expectations
• Embrace Wayfair's People Principles
• Find ways to continuously improve efficiency of all tasks within your remit.
• Respond to audit queries and regulatory inquiries, as needed
• Perform administrative duties, and additional functions, as needed and determined by
  management

Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree/Payroll qualification desirable
• At least 2-3 years of experience working in a busy Payroll environment with experience managing payroll for multiple European countries.
• An understanding of German Taxation and Statutory requirements is a strong advantage.
• Previous experience working with a Third-Party payroll provider is advantageous
• Meticulous attention to detail and strong planning and forward-thinking capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate needs and situations before they are fully developed.
• Advanced proficiency in Google Enterprise Suite tools (calendar, mail drive, docs, sheets, slides, meet)
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills in both English and German, Polish is
  advantageous
• Extremely high level of discretion pertaining to confidential information
• Flexible and able to handle ad hoc issues that may arise outside of core business hour

Who We Are:
Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.

No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators,
risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or genetic information.