Nordic Payroll Accountant

Are you an experienced payroll officer looking to develop yourself within HR and Finance?

In LG Electronics Nordic, you will be a part of a smaller HR function working on a Nordic level. As the Payroll Specialist, you will be responsible for payroll processing as well as some dedicated core HR processes.

This is initially a consultant position, but is very likely to become a permanent LG position within a year.

Main Responsibilities

Payroll & Accounting (80%)

• Responsible for end-to-end monthly payroll for Sweden, Finland and Denmark.
• Process and calculate bonus/retro and special payments, and monthly accruals.
• Liaise with external payroll providers to identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Assist with Year End reporting for multiple countries.
• Management of labor cost reporting and forecasting.
• First point of contact for employees for all payroll matters.
• Booking of all HR accounts payable costs.
• Working closely with finance and accounting team to report labor cost.
• Software: Azets, ADP, ALD, Hogia and CoZone, Excel.

HR Specialist/HR Advisor (20%)

• Support Nordic HR Manager in People Experience and Onboarding.
• Pension reporting support, inc salary review benchmarking.
• Support for annual tax returns and adhoc tasks for FSE employees.

The ideal candidate holds

• 2 – 3 years of payroll processing, preferably on a Nordic level
• Good basic knowledge in accounting principles, preferably from hands-on own experience.
• Passion for finance and desire to further a career in Payroll and HR.
• Experience in HR administration is meritorious
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent Communication skills and ability to speak with employees of all levels.
• Previous experience from an international organization
• Experience working with external payroll provider and software.
• Fluent in spoken and written English
• It is a merit if you are spoken and written in Swedish and/or Korean, but not required

On a personal note, you:

• …take pride in what you do, and you do it with passion
• …feel confident in your area of responsibility and yourself
• …are able to plan and structure your own work and to get things done in a timely and accurate manner
• ...are thorough with details, and you embrace them with a positive attitude
• ...see communication with internal and external stakeholders as a core task
• …enjoy working in an environment where not everything is the same everyday
• …are a team-player
• …have an interest and understanding of working with finance and accounting