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Sodexo is a global family-owned service company that offers services for all important parts of life; learning, work, health care, leisure and entertainment. Our services include, among other things, meals, cleaning, assistive devices and property maintenance for both companies and the public sector. We offer solutions to meet the needs that arise in everyday life, now and in the future, with the human being in focus.

Sodexo is in a development phase where we are modernizing our ways of working and implementing new systems within HR and payroll. We are now looking for an experienced and engaged Payroll Manager who wants to take overall responsibility for a comprehensive payroll process and at the same time play a central role in our continued development. In this role, you lead our payroll team and actively contribute to creating a stable, efficient and future-oriented payroll function.

About the role

As Payroll Manager at Sodexo, you are responsible for a comprehensive and complex payroll management for approximately 5,000 employees, within about 13 collective agreements. You lead a team consisting of four payroll specialists and one system administrator and have a central role in developing and ensuring the quality of the entire payroll area.

We are currently undergoing a major system change where we are implementing a new HR system and replacing our payroll front-end system. In this role, you will have an important position in establishing new ways of working, ensuring data quality and developing a modern and quality-assured payroll function.

Your main areas of responsibility

• Payroll process and quality – Responsible for correct salaries and compliance with laws, agreements and internal guidelines.
• Operational payroll work – Participate in payroll runs and handle more complex payroll issues.
• Leadership and team development – Lead, coach and develop the payroll team.
• System and process development – Develop routines, drive improvement work and act as a subject matter expert in system projects.
• Strategic development initiatives – Contribute to the work on salary mapping, salary transparency directive, compensation structures and other initiatives that modernize and strengthen our processes.
• Digital change journey – Actively contribute to the introduction of a new HR system and new payroll front-end system.
• Analysis and reporting – Prepare decision support, follow up key figures and ensure data quality as well as report to suppliers and authorities.
• Collaboration and communication – Be an important partner to HR, finance, managers and external actors.

We are looking for someone who has

• Deep payroll and regulatory competence and experience of complex payroll management, in larger organizations.
• Good understanding of labor law and collective agreements and how it affects the setup of the payroll system and the connection to payroll types.
• Experience of leading and developing teams within payroll.
• Documented experience of system changes or implementations in environments with several collective agreements, shift work and complex agreement interpretations.
• Experience of specifying requirements to system suppliers and ensuring that the solution really reflects the needs of the business.
• Ability to analyze data, see connections and drive improvements.
• High integrity, accuracy and a structured way of working.
• A communicative and non-hierarchical personality who thrives in change.
• Experience of working with salary mapping, benefit and compensation structures in both a Swedish and global context.
• Understanding of the connection between salary structure, benefit package and the company's total offer to employees.

Why Sodexo?

You become part of an organization where the payroll area has high priority and where you get the opportunity to influence and develop future ways of working. The role combines strategic responsibility with operational proximity, a balance that gives plenty of room to make a real difference.

With us, you work in a hybrid environment and enjoy benefits such as a wellness allowance, lunch benefit and the opportunity for competence development.

About the job

The position is full-time with a start date to be agreed.

Questions about the job and the recruitment process are referred to Lina Larsson, Talent Acquisition Manager, [email protected]. We look forward to receiving your application as soon as possible, but no later than June 14.

Please note that we only receive applications via our recruitment system.

For this position, we will conduct a background check on the final candidate in cooperation with an external supplier. The final candidate will be informed and will need to give their consent before the background check is carried out. All employees within Sodexo also need to undergo identity validation before employment begins.

Welcome with your application!

Sodexo Group Sodexo was founded by Pierre Bellon in Marseille in 1966 and is a leader in food and service solutions for better everyday experiences in learning, work, health and leisure. The Sodexo Group is unique through its independence and the founding family's ownership, as well as its sustainable business model. With its range of services, Sodexo meets the challenges of everyday life with a dual goal: to improve the quality of life for our employees and everyone who benefits from our service, as well as to contribute to economic, social and environmental progress in the communities where we operate. For us, growth and social commitment go hand in hand. Our purpose is to create a better everyday life, for a better life for all. Sodexo is a member of CAC Next 20, Bloomberg France 40, CAC SBT 1.5, FTSE 4 Good and DJSI Index.