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Payroll and HR Operations Specialist - Vice President - 12 month Fixed Term Contract (Paris, FR, 75116) @ Nomura Holdings, inc.

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<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><strong><u>Company overview</u></strong></span></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East &amp; West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit </span><a href="http://www.nomura.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="text-decoration:none">www.nomura.com</span></span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:center"> </p><p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Department Overview:</span></u></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Our Human Resources department at Nomura is dedicated to attracting, developing, and retaining top talent. We strive to create a positive and inclusive work environment where employees can thrive and reach their full potential. From recruitment and onboarding to performance management and employee engagement, we are committed to supporting our employees throughout their careers. Join our team and be part of a dynamic and collaborative HR function that plays a vital role in driving the success of our organization.</p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><strong><u>Role Description:</u></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">The Payroll &amp; HR Operations Specialist is a key advisor to managers and employees across France, providing expert guidance on payroll matters and HR service. This role combines hands-on payroll processing with support for larger payroll migration projects and transformational initiatives. Working closely with our external payroll provider and internal departments, the Payroll &amp; HR Operations Specialist ensures accurate and timely payroll processing while maintaining strong relationships across the organization . Success in this role requires deep expertise in French payroll, solid HR administration knowledge, and the ability to manage complex, multi country projects. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">As part of a temporary increase in activity related to the migration of our payroll process to our new payroll provider Cloudpay and the offshoring of administrative tasks to our shared service center in Powai (India), we are looking for a Payroll and HR Administration Officer on a 12-month fixed-term contract.</span></p> <p> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 6.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><u>Key objectives critical to success:</u></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">1. Payroll Management and Cloudpay Transition Support</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Payroll Operations:</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Collect, verify, and input variable payroll elements (hires, terminations, absences, bonuses, etc.)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Act as the main point of contact with Cloudpay, our payroll provider</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Review payroll consistency and work with the provider to make necessary corrections</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Handle employee inquiries related to payroll</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Cloudpay Transition Support:</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Actively participate in stabilizing the payroll process post-transition to Cloudpay and update the related payroll procedure when necessary</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Identify and report anomalies or malfunctions</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Contribute to improving internal procedures according to the new tool&apos;s requirements</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Finance Interface:</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Transmit payroll accounting files to the Finance department within required deadlines</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Verify consistency between payroll data and accounting entries.</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">2. HR Administration</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Manage administrative follow-up of employee files (contracts, amendments, certificates)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Handle employee inquiries related to HR administration</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Actively participate to the on-boarding process (background check with Hireright, communication to the corporate functions)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Manage relationships with external organizations and providers (health insurance, occupational health, employee savings plans, tax advisor</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Update the HR information system (Success Factor) with employee data: onboarding, terminations, manager changes, etc.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">3. Managing of the Offshoring Administrative Tasks to Powai (India)</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Support the transfer of invoice management &amp; administrative documents (employment contracts, certificates, job description, etc) to Powai</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Document processes for the Powai team and monitor the quality of these processes with KPIs</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">4. Monthly &amp; yearly reporting</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Be responsible for internal &amp; external reportings related to headcounts, compensation, absenteeism, turn over, etc.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Manage the calculation of the gender equality index and profit-sharing</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Respond to group regulatory reporting &amp; audit requests</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 6.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><strong><u>Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:</u></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 6.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Bachelor&apos;s degree (Bac+2/3) in Human Resources, Payroll Management, or equivalent</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience in payroll and HR administration in an international environment</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Rigor and attention to detail</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Adaptability</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Excellent interpersonal and communication skills</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ability to work in teams and in cross-functional project mode</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Discretion and respect for confidentiality</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Autonomy and organizational skills</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Fluent professional English (written and spoken) essential</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Knowledge of Cloudpay and SuccessFactors would be a plus</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Understanding of accounting principles related to payroll appreciated</span></li> </ul><p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Nomura Leadership Behaviours</span></u></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Explore Insights &amp; Vision: </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Identify the underlying causes of problems faced by you or your team and define a clear vision and direction for the future.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Making Strategic Decisions</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">: Evaluate all the options for resolving the problems and effectively prioritize actions or recommendations.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Inspire Entrepreneurship in People</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">: Inspire team members through effective communication of ideas and motivate them to actively enhance productivity.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Elevate Organizational Capability</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">: Engage proactively in professional development and enhance team productivity through the promotion of knowledge sharing.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Inclusion</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Respect DEI, foster a culture of inclusion and psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a "Risk Culture" (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Diversity Statement</span></u></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Nomura is committed to an employment policy of equal opportunities, and is fundamentally opposed to any less favourable treatment accorded to existing or potential members of staff on the grounds of race, creed, colour, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender or sexual orientation.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt">DISCLAIMER</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt">: <strong>This Job Description is for reference only, and whilst this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, it is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. The management reserves the right to revise the job and may, at his or her discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. </strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:center" align="center"> </p> <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer</span></em></span></p>

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