Payroll Analyst

Full-time
On-site
Montevideo - Traf Office Uruguay
Trafigura

Main Purpose:

Founded in 1993, Trafigura is one of the largest physical commodities trading groups in the world. Trafigura sources, stores, transports and delivers a range of raw materials (including oil and refined products and metals and minerals) to clients around the world. The trading business is supported by industrial and financial assets, including a 72 percent ownership in global oil products storage and distribution company Puma Energy; global terminals, warehousing, and logistics operator Impala Terminals; Trafigura's Mining Group; and the private investment arm Galena Asset Management.

A career at Trafigura offers a gateway to working on some of the most exciting challenges of a constantly evolving world – from helping to optimise supply chains to developing infrastructure and new markets. In a culture that is founded on openness and energy, our people work as part of a multinational, globally connected team and thrive in a fast-paced environment where they can nurture and commercialise bold ideas. Everyone has a voice and is empowered to collaborate across geographies and fields to help craft our business and the wider world. We know the importance and value of diversity in our company, and we invest in attracting, developing and retaining talent from all backgrounds.

Provides strategic and hands-on support in all HR processes, making sure that all the HR activities are carried out in an efficient way, contributing to the work environment and to the correct use of the budget, according to the legal regulations in force and the policies established by the company. To support the effective delivery of the day-to-day HR requirements of the operation by providing good administrative support.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

Knowledge and Skills:

  • University degree or advanced student in Human Resources Management, Accounting or Business Administration
  • 2 years’ experience working in an HR department. Multinational experience is a Plus.
  • Fluent written and spoken English and Spanish.
  • Very high attention to detail and excellent numeracy skills
  • Excellent collaboration, communication and teamwork
  • Strong process orientation, organizational skills and multi-tasking abilities
  • Strong customer service orientation

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manages the monthly payroll and benefits process
  • Provides support through data analysis, generation of reports, SLAs and metrics
  • Produces and analyzes reports on headcount, overtime and employee related expenses in order to inform leaders so that they can properly manage their teams
  • Contact with HR suppliers, providing feedback on the quality of the services and value.
  • Maintains accurate employee information in the relevant HR/payroll systems and databases. Updates systems with new starters, leavers, transfers, etc. Makes sure all information is correctly captured accurately and on time for each payroll run. Follows up on approvals and trains users
  • Ensures that all employees are correctly enrolled into local benefits, e.g. family allowances, retirement plans, insurance coverage, and health care
  • Responds in a timely and knowledgeable manner to employees’ queries on payroll, benefits and taxation, policies and employee relations
  • Performs other HR and related function

Key Relationships and Department Overview:

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or handicap, disability, or any other legally protected status.