HR and Payroll Specialist (Romania)

Join adidas Europe and shape the future! For over 75 years, our European heritage has been a fusion of culture and innovation, driving global sports trends. Our offices, from Herzogenaurach to London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Athens, Milan, Manchester and Paris, are centers of creativity and collaboration. We aim to be Europe's best sports brand, seeking pioneers and visionaries to join our bold journey. At adidas, you're not just getting a job; you're invited to make a global impact, joining a team that values creativity, courage and innovation. Are you ready to be part of our journey?

Purpose of the Role

The HR Services team is dedicated to delivering exceptional support and expertise in all HR-related processes. This role plays a crucial part in achieving our goal of providing professional business partnering and continuously improving our HR Services in an efficient and value-adding way.

What you'll do

• Timely reporting and preparation of declarations and ensuring appropriate communication with tax authorities, social security, and all other state institutions.
• Timely execution of standard and complex payroll tasks according to defined processes, schedules, and service levels in accordance with regional and local guidelines.
• Transmit employee lifecycle data to Payroll Provider, perform payroll validations and ensure Payroll Provider executes accurate payroll calculations.
• Performing general and more complex administration of HR Services tools, programmes, and processes on a local and partially European and global level.
• Provide consultancy services and service excellence to the HR community regarding general and more complex issues.
• Handle standard & complex inquiries & support through ticket service or via phone (if required) to employees, HR, Finance and third parties.
• Perform within the HR Services team all defined processes which are related to all employee life-cycle actions including mobility topics on a regional or global level.
• Create all kinds of HR documents along the employee life cycle such as employment contractual packages incl. mobility attachments, promotions, offboarding checklists etc. according to defined processes and standards.
• Maintain personnel and organizational data according to defined processes and standards incl. mass uploads.
• Ensure digitalization of documents and ensure a proper and accurate handled archiving of documents according to defined standards and processes.

Skills you'll need

• English knowledge (written & verbal)
• 2-3 years of relevant work experience, ideally within an international matrix organization
• Good understanding of Romanian legal and tariff regulations
• Very good analytical skills and detail-oriented work style
• Ability to work with high volume and transactional administration issues.
• Team player mentality
• Strong customer focus and service minded.
• Ability to prioritize tasks.

Life at adidas

• Additional Life & Medical insurance – Uniqa Insurance
• Staff discount – 30% (our own Retail stores taxable for Romania according to the local fiscal law)
• Aim2Score Bonus Scheme –  (annual basis)
• Meal/Food vouchers 
• Transportation amount 
• Hybrid working model
• Learning Hub Free Access
• Employee Assistance Program (personal counselling on variety of topics)
• Office Commute: A Shuttle Bus takes adidas back-office employees to the office and back daily, at 2 different hours in the morning and 2 different hours in the evening.
• Gym membership discount (50%)