Payroll Accountant in Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands (# 1401)

Job Description

Discover the new Ritchie Bros.

When you join Ritchie Bros., you’ll be part of a diverse, global team that’s focused on delivering great customer experiences. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and are passionate about making a difference, we invite you to join our growing team.

To provide excellent services and support, we are looking for a Payroll Accountant for our International headquarters in Breda (NL). This fulltime role can be performed hybrid (2 - 3 days in the office)

About the Role

Are you ready to take your payroll accounting expertise to the next level? At Ritchie Bros, we are looking for a meticulous and experienced Payroll Accountant to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring complete and accurate payroll accounting within the EMEA region, making a significant impact on our financial operations.

Responsibilities

Your Journey with Us

As a Payroll Accountant, you will engage with payroll and HR teams regularly, keeping a pulse on everything from EMEA leavers and joiners to salaries, benefits, statutory contributions, overtime, and paid time off. Your role is crucial in preparing and loading manual journal entries (MJEs) for various payroll elements, including salary, pension, allowances, wage tax, social security, severance, prepayments, reclasses, and corrections.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will also involve recording manual journal entries for all payments processed by payroll and preparing monthly and annual reconciliations of payroll and related cost/balance accounts. You will ensure these accounts align with the general ledger, identifying and resolving any discrepancies that arise.

Furthermore, you will support the analysis of certain areas of the country and regional income statements, including wages, social security, and headcount statistics. Additionally, you will fulfill audit requests from group and local statutory auditors regarding payroll and related accounts, providing the necessary information and documentation.

In this role, you will also have the opportunity to contribute to projects focused on potential new EMEA payroll and HR-related systems initiatives, providing your expert payroll accounting input.

Qualifications

What You Bring to the Table

To thrive in this role, you should have 

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting 
• Extensive knowledge of payroll accounting requirements across multiple countries within the EMEA region.
• The ability to partner effectively with colleagues in HR and Finance will be essential, as will your experience with enterprise-grade payroll systems.
• You should be comfortable managing changes in systems and vendor environments and have a proven track record of managing payroll vendors such as ADP or similar. 
• Experience working in a regional shared services environment is highly desirable, and familiarity with Oracle or other ERP systems will be a significant advantage.
• Proficiency in MS Office.

Who are we?

Ritchie Bros. has grown from a small-town auctioneer to a global asset management and disposition company. We help our customers buy and sell a wide range of used and unused equipment for construction, mining, transportation, agriculture, oil & gas, lifting & material handling, forestry & other industries.

Our offer

Our success is built on the drive and dedication of our people. As we grow around the globe, there will be many opportunities to advance your career – we’ve proven this throughout our 60+ years in business. And we'll take care of you along the way. Here’s how:

• Competitive base salary + annual bonus
• Comprehensive medical benefits.
• Pension plan with company match.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• International and stable work environment.
• Sports allowance.

Ready to Apply?

If you are passionate about payroll accounting and meet the qualifications above, we would love to hear from you. Even if you don't meet every requirement but believe you would be a good match for this role, we encourage you to apply. We value diverse perspectives and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment.

Apply now to join our team and contribute to our success in the EMEA region.

EEOC

Ritchie Bros. is an equal opportunity employer and ensures nondiscrimination in all activities in accordance with all applicable laws. This position is open to all qualified applicants who are legally entitled to work in the country in which this job is located. Candidate selection is made by Talent Acquisition. Only electronic applications can be accepted.