Payroll & Retiral Specialist

About the Role

In this role, you will be responsible for supporting end-to-end Payroll, Time & Attendance, and employee separation processes, with a strong focus on retirement and retiral benefits. The role requires sound knowledge of payroll processes, statutory compliance, employee lifecycle transactions, and HR policies. You will work closely with employees, HR partners, Finance, vendors, and internal stakeholders to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and execute assigned Payroll, Time & Attendance, and retirement processes with accuracy and within defined timelines.
• Maintain high standards of accuracy, timeliness, and quality to ensure compliance with relevant legal and GE Aerospace policy requirements.
• Resolve complex processing issues and escalations for internal and external customers while promoting “Best in Class” customer service.
• Maintain and monitor trackers for various Payroll, Time & Attendance, employee lifecycle, retirement, statutory, and benefits processes, ensuring timely updates, accurate reporting, and closure within defined timelines.
• Manage 3rd Party Payroll and Time Providers to ensure seamless, compliant, and high-quality Payroll & Time services.
• Develop broad knowledge of Payroll, Retiral & Time processing procedures to ensure successful execution.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across Finance functions, the broader Workforce Experience and Insight Team, and the HR Client Delivery team, to ensure open communications that support an effective partnership across our HR and business community, as well as employees and People Leaders.
• Work collaboratively across internal teams and establish strong working relationships within GE Aerospace and key stakeholders in solving complex issues.
• Be the Payroll & Time expert in system functionality, business processes, and audits.
• Proactively identify and drive continuous improvements within assigned processes, work closely with cross-functional teams, and increase productivity.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Experience in Payroll, Time & Attendance, and retirement processes with accuracy and within defined timelines.
• Fluency in English (verbal and written).
• Proficiency in HR, Payroll, Retiral, and Benefit systems (ex. Workday) and technologies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Payroll, Retiral, Payment, and Time & Attendance.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in a related area.
• Significant prior professional work experience with demonstrated achievement in Payroll, Payment, and Time & Attendance, and/or Operations/Service-oriented environment, ideally in a multi-national organization.
• Ability to work effectively in a complex, rapidly changing environment across multiple stakeholder groups and countries with comfort and efficiency.
• Strong customer service focus with high responsiveness and the ability to anticipate customer needs; solid interpersonal skills and a supportive team-player mindset.
• Ability to quickly embrace new technologies.
• Experience establishing and maintaining customer and supplier relationships.
• Supportive team player with a drive to create a positive work environment.
• Applies solid judgment ensuring integrity, compliance, & confidentiality.
• Passion for continuous process improvement and simplification.
• Ability to anticipate and resolve challenges.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with proven ability to organize and analyze data.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, prioritize multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and operate as a self-starter with minimal supervision.