Associate HRss Payroll Accounting

**About us** IHG is one of the world’s leading hotel companies, promising to provide True Hospitality for everyone; making you feel welcome and cared for, recognized and respected, wherever you are in the world. Strong future plans and recent successes, especially across the luxury space is what has made us stand out from the crowd. Join us and not only can you benefit from the world of variety and opportunity, you can also look forward to being part of a company that will appreciate you for simply being you. At IHG we celebrate our differences, and we believe everyone has something unique to bring to each team. IHG is an equal opportunity employer, employing people based solely on their skills and qualifications. Discrimination based on race, colour, ethnic or national origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or any protected category is banned in our policies. At IHG, we understand the importance of operating responsibly and sustainably - it is absolutely core to our business and culture. In recent years, we have made important progress in targeting operational, people-led and environmental issues most material to us and our stakeholders, broadening our focus and our impact as part of our promise to provide True Hospitality for Good. We are proud of our progress on what is a journey towards making an increasingly positive difference to our people, communities and the world around us. **Your day to day** **Key Accountabilities**: - Administer the processing of variable components of pay i.e. ESOPs, Deductions etc. through a defined process agreed with Payroll/HR. - Coordination with HRSS payroll and service providers and ensure payroll reports are received on time. - Payroll Journals are analyzed with payroll reports and load into finance system. - Identify discrepancies and data integrity issues, perform route-cause analysis, work with the concern stakeholders and resolve such issues - Provide support with various audits (SOX/Internal/Externa). - Provide support with GL reconciliations for various countries. - Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes to maximize efficiencies and eliminate redundancies - Follow appropriate accounting, finance and/or Human Resources policies and procedures. **Key Metrics**: - Month end close timelines - 100% on time - Accuracy target is >99% - Compliance with SOX controls as applicable - Taking initiatives - Work as a team. **What we need from you** **Key Shared Responsibilities**: - Take responsibility and ensuring Payroll Journals are received from the vendor as per the Service Level Agreement, analyses to ensure accuracy and load into finance system as per defined timelines. - Research & clearance of the GL Reconciliation. - Provide support on balance sheet reconciliation and upload in Peoplesoft ARM module. - Support in completion of month end & year end close appropriately. - Support in various kinds of audits (SOX, External, Internal etc.) - Regular discussion with colleagues and Manager for seeking support / guidance & remove challenges. - Handling queries - Maintain high level of confidentiality. **Key Interfaces**: - HRSS Payroll - Human Resources - Finance Department & Cash management team - G&C - Outsource vendors providing HRSS services Organizational Parameters: Direct Supervisor - Team Lead HRSS / Sr Manager HRSS Direct Reports / Indirect Reports - Nil **What we need from you** **Required Education, Experience, Technical Skills and Knowledge**: **Education** Bachelor’s (B.Com) or degree in Finance/ Accounting with 2-3 years of progressive work-related experience in accounting including experience in GL recon. **Experience** - 2- 3 years work-related experience in payroll or Accounting environment - Knowledge of Basic Accounting **Technical Skills and Knowledge** - Accurate Date entry - MS Office (Microsoft Word & Excel) - Analytical - Demonstrates clear and concise communication skills **Decision Rights**: **Owns** - Responsible to make decisions regarding the prioritization of work for meeting timelines and for identifying opportunities for improvement. - Sequence of activities to be completed. Job Reference: EMEAA37680