Time & Attendance Operations Leader

Job Description Summary

This role is responsible defining and delivering a Time and Attendance strategic plan identified in the Global Pay & Time strategy. It will involve developing a deep understanding of the current GE Aerospace Time & Attendance (T&A) operational delivery across the region (EMEA or APAC) and building a plan to integrate these operations further into GE Aerospace People Operations. The role will own completion of this strategic plan as well as identifying and establishing improvement opportunities across the process.

In detail, this role will be responsible for leading all aspects of the planning and implementing of a large-scale transition effort and for providing expert support and service delivery for regional time & attendance programs.
Viewed as a time & attendance expert you will lead the planning for compliant and efficient and time & attendance processes and solutions in partnership with vendors and cross business teams across various countries in the region. As an expert, you will be responsible for sharing and recommending approaches and best practices toward strategy of the services. Key to success in the role will be using expertise to influence a range of stakeholders and other partners to ensure delivery of quality processes and strategic priorities.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• Leads Regional Time & Attendance Service transition planning and serves as Aerospace business voice for quality delivery of multiple time & attendance services for various countries in the region.  Leads the organizational effort for the Aerospace business during the transition, defining immediate and future support needs, service models and operational frameworks. Manages transitional T&A queries from vendor, broader Aerospace People Operations team, employees, managers and HRM's in a timely, and professional manner. Manages service delivery metrics in relation to Time & Attendance service delivery

• Facilitates the integration of T&A operational delivery into the broader Aerospace Payroll & Time team

• Oversees the management transition of documentation and communication of regional T&A programs, policies, and procedures

• Partners across GE Aerospace People Operations to understand T&A Product development and supports projects to improve operational and technical delivery, including potentially process automation and/or system harmonization

• Seeks and recommends improvement opportunities across operations, utilizing Lean principles

• Proactively reviews market practices and trends in the operational delivery of T&A solutions across peer organizations, looking to seek and share best practices

• Monitors regional markets for regulatory and local practice changes in labor law which may affect T&A processes.

• Oversees and reviews preparation of reconciliation and reports for business and regulator purposes.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• This role requires significant experience in the Human Resources, Payroll and Time & Attendance Service Delivery. Knowledge level is comparable to a Master's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma with relevant experience)

• Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise with T&A and payroll systems

• Experience with time and attendance systems ideally in manufacturing environments

• Skilled in project management

• Demonstrated leadership with large global teams.

Desired Characteristics:

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Ability to influence, advise and guide others through options and points of view

• Demonstrated skill in judgement to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems

• Ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders.

• Ability to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and is able to construct and provide recommendations.

• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs

• Established project management skills

• Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge and develop others through coaching and mentoring

• Strong consultative skills

• Ability to work independently by leading, guiding, and/or coordinating others and operating within a defined budget.

• Experience in providing independent technical guidance and counsel to HR stakeholders at various level of experience and hierarchy in the organization.

• Ability to adapt advisory style and tailor final products to target audiences.

• Detail and numerical orientated with good analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Articulate, adaptable, with excellent inter-personal and cross-cultural skills

• Understanding of finance for business.

• Eye for detail, confidence to challenge and ask questions

• Logical, structured and process-orientated thinking

• Good Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; quick adaptability to systems, tools, and processes.

Flexible Working

GE supports and encourages flexible working arrangements, where possible, and recognises the benefits to employees of having a positive work-life balance.

Total Reward

At GE Aviation we understand the importance of Total Reward.  Our flexible benefits plan, called FlexChoice, gives you freedom, choice and flexibility in the way you receive your benefits, as well as giving you the opportunity to make savings where possible. 

As a new joiner to GE we are pleased to be able to offer you the following as default in your benefit fund, which you then can tailor to meet your individual needs;

• Performance based annual bonus

• Non-contributory Pension           

• Life Assurance

• Group income protection

• Private medical cover     

• Holiday Hourly equivalent of 26 days, with flexible option to buy or sell.

Security Clearance

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained for this role. Please note that in the event that BPSS clearance cannot be obtained, you may not be eligible for the role and/or any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of national security. Please see the link below for further details regarding the requirements for BPSS clearance: BPSS

Right to Work

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, under the applicable UK immigration rules as may be in place from time to time, it may be that candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled candidate who does not require sponsorship is available to take up the post. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Additional Information

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