ASR Group is the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico. In Europe, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England and Portugal. ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize. The company’s brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle’s® and Sidul®.
POSITION SCOPE
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform all payroll administration, payroll data entry and input into SAP
- Submission of monthly payroll data to Primavera, reconciling and identifying corrections required
- Maintain regular contact with Primavera to ensure accurate and timely delivery of payroll and payment to employees
- Process employee benefits and associated expenses: Medical Assistance, Transportation, and other benefits
- Train and support employees with the payroll Operating System – TES (Time Entry System) or other system that may be implemented
- Support payroll audits and provide necessary information to Auditors
- Maintaining payroll procedures in line with legal or contractual changes
- Prepare necessary statutory documents and reports as required for compliance with legal requirements
- Respond to employee payroll queries
- Prepare weekly and monthly reports required by the business e.g., cost, accrual, and actual worked hours reports
- Create/Update payroll procedures/configuration as required to reflect changes in contractual terms or statutory rules
- The ability to meet strict deadlines and work autonomously
- A good level of numeracy, literacy, and computer skills
- Good knowledge of Portuguese Labor Law
- Good communication skills
- Good attention to detail
- Methodical approach with good problem-solving skills
- Experience of at least 2 years running a payroll through its entire cycle, both monthly and annually (preference in a multinational company)
- Experience in multi countries payroll will be an advantage
- SAP experience
- Bachelor’s degree in related areas or extensive expirience in similar role
- Fluent in English
For more than 100 years, our employees have taken pride in “Making Life a Little Sweeter” by providing our customers and consumers with quality service and sugar products. Our commitment to that principle drives us in all that we do and encourages us to uphold our company’s high ethical standards of business conduct to ensure our continued success.
