Payroll Advisor

Application deadline: 31.01.2025

Location: Latvia

Type of contract: Permanent

"Our people are the heart of Norwegian.
We embrace a culture of diversity ,equality and inclusion.
Embracing this culture is critical to our business success and makes us stronger together.
Our people have different knowledge, experiences, and backgrounds,
but all share a passion for our vision; to become the most loved and trusted airline in Europe”.

Are you our new Payroll Advisor in Riga?

Come join our team!

In Norwegian we work hard to take care of our people.

We are looking for a new colleague to join our payroll team in the position of Payroll Advisor to help us upgrade and develop our payroll processes.

The role is based in our Support office in Riga, but it will belong to Group Payroll team and on daily basis would be a close collaboration with colleagues from other countries.

If you are an aspiring, hardworking and forward-thinking person looking for a job that combines competitive pay with good culture, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

The Payroll advisor reports to Director Payroll.

We can offer:

• Market-aligned compensation
• Possibility to travel in Europe with employee priced tickets
• Set your own footprint in a friendly working environment
• Passionately colleagues and an energetic and innovative work environment
• Employee share savings plan

You are our ideal candidate if:

• Minimum a Bachelor’s degree in payroll, Business administration (BBA) or related area
• Experience in the end-to-end payroll running process
• Minimum 3 years experience with Payroll
• Excellent skills in Excel
• Experience from Payroll in the airline industry considered an asset but not a necessity
• Knowledge of Spanish Payroll is an advantage
• SAP system knowledge and experience in SAP GUI or ECP is valuable
• Fluent in English, written and verbal
• Fluent in Spanish, written and verbal
• Zendesk system knowledge and experience in ticketing systema is valuable

This job will be for you if you have :

• Ability to manage competing and rapidly changing priorities
• Superb teamwork capabilities, including networking, team building and people development
• Ability to be flexible, multi-task, prioritize, and manage multiple activities simultaneously in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Ability to work independently/capable of independent decision making
• Excellent communicator
• Business and solution oriented with a strong sense of ethics
• Analytical skills
• A strong understanding of and commitment to the Norwegian Group values and culture
• A strong understanding of a multicultural work environment

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Ensure effective control points and quality checks are carried out against defined payroll processes
• Assist in the development of payroll processes in SAP Payroll
• Manage the payroll process in back end and with inputs for designated companies in the Norwegian Group.
• Manage Spanish authorities reporting and communication including Social Security, Contrata, Tax office, Casia, Delta, etc.
• System improvement and fixes in SAP ECP
• Ensure compliance between Norwegian Group and local regulations, hereunder local legislation throughout the whole Norwegian Group
• Assist on authorization of month-end payroll closing
• Monthly reconciling of payroll accounts
• Direct point of contact with employees and stakeholders

Do you have any questions?

If so, please contact:

Benedikte Hafr

Director Payroll

Email: benedikte.hafrnorwegian.com

Apply today and be a part of creating our journey!

Applications are reviewed and interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis, and the position may be filled before the deadline.

So, what are you waiting for?

If you love the thought of working with us, we encourage you to click the Apply Now button to complete our online application. You will need to upload a recent copy of your resume with a cover letter and tell us why you want to join us.

Please note: We can only accept applications that have been submitted through our recruitment system. We will accept Your CV and Cover letter, in both English or in a Scandinavian Language

“We care for each other, our customers and our environment as we navigate the skies the Norwegian way”

We hope to welcome you on board!

Location: Latvia

Travel required: Some travelling must be expected

Application deadline: 31.01.2025

Our Story

The Norwegian group is a leading Nordic aviation company, headquartered at Fornebu outside Oslo, Norway. The company has over 8,900 employees and owns two of the prominent airlines in the Nordics: Norwegian Air Shuttle and Widerøe’s Flyveselskap. Widerøe was acquired by Norwegian in 2024, aiming to facilitate seamless air travel across the two airline’s networks.

Norwegian Air Shuttle, the largest Norwegian airline with around 5,400 employees, operates an extensive route network connecting Nordic countries to key European destinations. In 2023, Norwegian carried over 20 million passengers and maintained a fleet of 87 Boeing 737-800 and 737 MAX 8 aircraft.

Widerøe’s Flyveselskap, Norway’s oldest airline, is Scandinavia’s largest regional carrier. The airline has more than 3,500 employees. Mainly operating the short-runway airports in rural Norway, Widerøe operates several state contract routes (PSO routes) in addition to its own commercial network. In 2023, the airline had 3.3 million passengers and a fleet of 48 aircraft, including 45 Bombardier Dash 8’s and three Embraer E190-E2s. Widerøe Ground Handling provides ground handling services at 41 Norwegian airports.

The Norwegian group has sustainability as a key priority and has committed to significantly reducing carbon emissions from its operations. Among numerous initiatives, the most noteworthy is the investment in production and use of fossil-free aviation fuel (SAF). Norwegian strives to become the sustainable choice for its passengers, actively contributing to the transformation of the aviation industry.