Payroll specialist

 Are you detail-oriented and passionate about ensuring accuracy in payroll processes? Join our team as a payroll specialist, where you'll play a crucial role in managing salaries and benefits while staying updated with the latest laws and regulations. If you thrive on responsibility and enjoy helping others, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

About the role

As a Payroll Specialist, you will have an excellent opportunity to support Fortum's success by creating a positive employee experience through handling service requests from employees and managers and managing or supporting various payroll processes, here you will start with more standardised tasks and gradually taking on more complex responsibilities. You will also handle time management and payroll data, ensuring that correct input is provided in a timely manner to the payroll process.

You will work closely with colleagues in the People & Payroll Services team and also act as a contact person for the external payroll vendor, collaborating with the external payroll accounting team. A general understanding and experience in interpreting collective agreements is essential. Your work will primarily involve local customers, and you will continuously seek to enhance the customer experience. Also you need to be ready for challenges that may boost your professional growth and here we are known to have a lot of fun and laughter.

This is a temporary full-time position until end of 2025. The position is located in Espoo, Finland.

About You

To excel in this role, you should have approximately 2-5 years of experience in a payroll position, ideally within a large company. Prior experience with time management and payroll systems is essential, along with strong proficiency in Excel. Fluency in Finnish and English is required. You should be quick, accurate, and efficient, with the ability to prioritise tasks independently based on business needs. Your educational background should support your career in payroll. You are a proactive team player with a positive attitude, and delivering high-quality customer service is your top priority. You welcome new development opportunities and are not afraid to take on responsibility and ownership in various processes - stepping into the unknown is where you thrive.

We offer you

At Fortum, we believe in a better future and want to be involved in shaping it. Our workplace is a safe place, both physically and mentally. You will grow with professional colleagues, being trusted and free to challenge yourself. We offer comprehensive benefits, flexible working hours, and hybrid work model to support your productivity, development and wellbeing. We are committed to build diverse teams where everyone feels included and is treated equally.

More information about our culture and benefits can be found here.

Interested?

Are you ready to help us create a positive employee experience, all while having fun with a great team, please submit your application latest on 2025-01-20 via our recruitment tool. We may start contacting suitable candidates already during the application period, but due to upcoming holidays, this can be done in the beginning of next year. 

If you would like to hear more about the position, please contact Kadri Noorem, Team Leader & Process Owner, Payroll Finland [email protected]. 

We are Fortum

Fortum is a Nordic energy company. Our purpose is to power a world where people, businesses and nature thrive together. We are one of the cleanest energy producers in Europe and our actions are guided by our ambitious environmental targets. We generate and deliver clean energy reliably and help industries to decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations in the Nordics comprise of efficient, CO2-free power generation as well as reliable supply of electricity and district heat to private and business customers. For our ~5 000 employees, we commit to be a safe, and inspiring workplace. Fortum's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. fortum.com