EMEA Payroll Administrator / Trainee

Join Avery Dennison, where creativity, innovation, and sustainability converge

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are Making Possible™ products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. We design and develop labeling and functional materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and offerings that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2024 were $8.8 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

Avery Dennison is an equal-opportunity employer

We're looking for a highly motivated and detail-oriented EMEA Payroll Trainee Administrator to join our EMEA Global Workforce Operations team. This role is perfect for someone with 2-3 years of previous payroll, or accounting experience who is looking to advance their career in global payroll. While on the job, you will also undertake a formal Level III Payroll Administration Apprenticeship qualification.

This is a fantastic opportunity to combine your existing experience with structured training. You will help manage day-to-day payroll tasks across several European countries, ensuring data integrity and supporting key payroll processes. As a vital member of the team, you'll assist with reconciling third-party systems, ensuring the accuracy of employee data across various platforms, and helping to identify and resolve operational issues. This is an excellent opportunity to expand your expertise and contribute to ongoing process improvement initiatives within a dynamic, international environment.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll

• Support day-to-day payroll tasks for multiple countries, collaborating closely with our payroll partners to ensure quality inputs and outputs.
• Assist local HR, managers, and employees with complex payroll and HR process inquiries.
• Conduct analysis, testing, and training as needed to support department initiatives.
• Ensure that all payments, including salaries and third-party payments, are processed accurately and on time.
• Maintain high standards of accuracy, timeliness, and quality to ensure full compliance with legal and company policies.

Data & Reporting

• Provide advice and support to HR and other stakeholders on a range of standard reports.
• Case handling and knowledge base updates in our case management tool.
• Handle non-standard reports requested through our service delivery platform.
• Update all HRIS, payroll, and master database process flows as systems and applications are revised.

Other Duties

• Act as a representative for HR/Payroll business processes and make recommendations for systems automation and efficiency improvements.
• Provide ad-hoc operational support for assigned processes.
• Support internal and external audits and ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley controls.

Knowledge & Skills

• 2-3 years of proven experience in payroll, or accounting or similar.
• An understanding of basic HR processes and functions.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey stakeholder needs to technical teams.
• Self-motivated and able to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Strong analytical skills with a proven ability to organize and analyze data.
• High level of integrity, with the ability to maintain confidentiality and use discretion.
• A strong focus on providing excellent service and enhancing the employee experience.

Apprenticeship

On completion of this role, you will achieve a Level III Payroll Administration Apprenticeship qualification.

AVERY DENNISON ARE AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER

Each of us, Every day! Eight Values. One Team!

We understand diversity and equal opportunities as enrichment for our future-oriented work at Avery Dennison. With us, teams are balanced and diverse. Because each of us is unique, and we appreciate bringing together different personalities and talents.  

Avery Dennison is an equal opportunity employer. You are interested in knowing more about our Diversity & Inclusion approach? Please go to averydennison.com/en/home/about-us/diversity-and-inclusion.html 

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