Payroll Application Specialist

Om jobbet

What makes Cognizant a unique place to work? The combination of rapid growth and an international and innovative environment! This is creating a lot of opportunities for people like YOU - people with an entrepreneurial spirit who want to make a difference in this world. At Cognizant, together with your colleagues from all around the world, you will collaborate on creating solutions for the world's leading companies and help them become more flexible, more innovative and successful.

The Role
We are looking for a senior application specialist for our Payroll system HR Plus 8 to come and join our HR applications team. If you are passionate about working with payroll systems and have a good technical understanding, then this role might be for you! You will take system ownership and manage the payroll application and the related processes.

We are a delivery center, providing a range of services to our clients from several locations. Key delivery domains include Human Capital Management, Finance & Accounting and IT Support - with a focus on day-to-day delivery as well as driving several innovation agendas. You will be part of an amazing delivery team and collaborate across our locations.

Take system ownership of the payroll application, HR plus 8, which includes

• Responsibility for system upgrades and release management incl. testing
• Business analyst for the payroll application
• Securing data flows between related HR and other applications
• Development of the system
• Management of basic data set and change
• Point of contact for the integration specialists' team
• Ownership for the system set-up of the payroll application

Take ownership and lead the processes

• System upgrades
• Year end, prepare the payroll system for a new year
• Vacation year turn

Project work

• Represent the payroll application in various projects

Change management

• Translate requirement into a payroll application set-up
• Lead the CR from initiation to completion, e.g., design, build, configure, test and release

Client

• Client point of contact in HR applications queries and requests trough ServiceNow

Key role success factors

• Technical
• Have a system architectural perspective and strong technical understanding of payroll systems and HR systems, preferred HR plus 8
• Experience with tools and techniques such as Excel, XML and perhaps SQL
• From an overview perspective understand the system map and the integration data flows
• Strong problem-solving skills from a technical perspective
• Structured
• Process-oriented mindset with strong analytical and technical ability
• Ability to see the bigger picture and dependencies
• AI interest and/or understanding
• Fluent in Swedish and English

General

• Great understanding of collective agreements and ability to translate the requirements into a system set-up
• Strong sense and ability to prioritize work according to urgency and importance
• A bachelor's degree in HR or equivalent working experience
• Customer-oriented approach

The Cognizant community:
We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

• Cognizant is a global community with more than 300,000 associates around the world.
• We don't just dream of a better way - we make it happen.
• We take care of our people, clients, company, communities and climate by doing what's right.
• We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path that's right for you.

About us:
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World's Best Employers 2025) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Disclaimer:
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

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