Job Details: European Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Cerner Corporation is taking the paper record out of healthcare, eliminating error, variance and waste in the care process. With more than 7,900 associates worldwide, including 900 clinicians and 2,100 in-house consultants, Cerner has deployed nearly 6,400 solutions to more than 1,080 healthcare facilities across the globe. This makes Cerner the leading supplier of healthcare information technology. Our core technology is Cerner Millennium®, one of the leading healthcare IT solutions in the UK and Ireland.  Cerner has been operating in the United Kingdom for more than 20 years and has dedicated service, sales, deployment and development in the country, with more than 400 associates located in the UK.  Cerner was recently included in the S&P 500 index and named as a Fortune 1000 company.

Responsibilities

The Global Payroll and Benefits Operations Specialist will serve as a country/regional presence to support our Global Payroll and Benefits administration. The Operations Specialist will provide domain expertise and support in a collaborative manner with the US Global Payroll and Benefits team as well as provide Payroll and Benefits information and administrative support to our associates and suppliers in country. Additionally the Operations Specialist will be responsible for assisting in managing relationships, facilitation of meetings and providing country and regional expertise on regulatory, industry and best practices approach to Payroll and Benefits. Responsibilities will also include presentations to associates and others as required. 

Minimum Qualifications

• § Bilingual in English and French and another European Language is a plus (German or Spanish)
• § Previous experience in Payroll or Benefits Administration
• § Works independently but functions as part of a bigger Global team
• § Educational certificate in related field and/or equivalent office management/professional
  experience.
• § Ability to clearly communicate information through an appropriate method, reads and
  interprets complex information; talks with clients and listens well.
• § Follows detailed procedures and ensures accuracy in documentation and data
• § Ability to deal with ambiguity
• § Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• § Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite
• o Proven experience with analytical tools such as spreadsheets and word processing
• o Prolonged use of a computer
• § Ability to work overtime and irregular hours when needed especially during peak periods. Flexibility and availability for meetings and/or conference calls during different time zones.
• § Professional demeanor
• § Experience working with Confidential information

Preferred Qualifications:

• § Fluent in French, German and English
• § General accounting knowledge
• § Proven research and analytical skills
• § Prior US reporting to leadership/management
• § Proven presentation skills
• § Ability to analyse data and provide solutions