People Operations Specialist

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Together, WE enable individuals to look, feel, and be their true selves.

Wella Company is one of the world’s leading beauty companies, comprised of a family of iconic brands such as Wella Professionals, Clairol, OPI, Nioxin and ghd. With 6,000 employees globally, presence in over 100 countries, Wella Company and its brands enable consumers to look, feel, and be their true selves. As innovators in the hair and nail industry, Wella Company empowers its people to delight consumers, inspire beauty professionals, engage communities, and deliver sustainable growth to its stakeholders.

For additional information about the Wella Company, please visit www.wellacompany.com and https://www.wellacompany.com/about-us .

THE ROLE

We’re looking for a People Support Center Specialist especialized on UK administration & payroll to join our People Operations Team. This role will be part of Wella’s People Operation Centre and you will report to the People Operations Leader.

Functions will be:

• Full ownership of payroll proccess and HRIS administration, working collaboratively with the local People Team and People Operations Leader.
• Forming and maintaining employee records following the end-to-end employee life cycle, such as employment contracts, starter packs, leaver letters, etc. 
• Data processing of all HR input such as starters, leavers and changes onto the HR System SuccessFactors.
• Expert knowledge and ownership of local laws and compliance matters, in line with local policies.
• Ownership of creating and issuing employment documentation, in line with the People processes for the end-to-end employee life cycle, such as employment contracts, starter packs, leaver letters & employee changes etc.
• Support on the employer managed mobility documentation.
• Data processing of all People input such as starters, leavers, changes and leave management (such as parental leaves etc.) onto People systems, ensuring 100% accuracy for payroll processing.
• Close collaboration and day-to-day liaising with key stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate payment cycles, based on the payroll calendar.
• Challenging and improving the current People Operations processes so that they are optimized and leveraged across the Country Clusters
• Management of People Inbox, query management and responding to relevant employee queries, escalating when necessary.
• Benefits management, processing, and reporting – in line with local laws and processes defined by Country.
• Assisting in the processing of annual salary increases / bonuses / Relocation payments.
• Working with the outsourced payroll partner, ensuring timely submission of all payroll schedules and where applicable working with the finance team to ensure appropriate deadlines are met for the payroll cycle.
• Ensuring the compliance with Internal Audit standards and local legal requirements.
• Act as an expert for all employee queries and requests relating to payroll, HR administration, pensions, and employee benefit schemes, for your responsible population.
• Liaising with Finance to complete monthly payroll reconciliations and ensuring that GL codes are updated where necessary.

What We Want You To Bring Along

Essential:

• At least 2 years’ experience in HRIS administration
• At least 1 years' experience in Payroll for UK.
• Fluent English speaker
• Experience with HR administration and data processing
• Proficient in Microsoft Office such as Excel, PowerPoint & Word
• Experience with payroll software (ADP or similar)

Desirable:

• Experience with SuccessFactors
• France, Benelux or Nordics payroll experience desired
• French language desired

EEO OPPORTUNITIES

We offer equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Wella Company with federal and state disability laws makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us at: https://www.wellacompany.com/consumer-affairs

We strongly believe that cultivating a diverse workplace gives a company strength. The combination of unique skills, abilities, experiences and backgrounds creates an environment that produces extraordinary results.