Senior HR Specialist

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This Position reports to:

HR OP Payroll Team Lead

Your Role and Responsibilities

We are now looking for new Senior HR Specialist to join the ABB Finland HR team in Vaasa, for a temporary contract, ending on 31.10.2027.

As a Senior HR Specialist of the HR Operational Services team, you will be responsible for delivering HR Service support to the HR community, managers and employees. You will provide a high level of support for internal customers, with accurate and timely processing of information for all stakeholders mainly focusing on supporting our employees in Finland. Additionally, you will be working with our outsourced payroll service provider and using 2025 launched time management system JotBar as well as our global HR system Workday.

The work model for the role is:

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Delivering HR Time Management and Payroll Service support to the HR community, business managers and employees according to defined Service Level Agreements
• Interpreting industry related Collective Bargaining Agreements and work time related regulations in support of our stakeholders’ daily questions and system functionalities
• Processing HR requests related to multiple service lines (Compensation & Performance, Payroll, and HRIS) with high accuracy ensuring quality and timely delivery
• Identifying opportunities for improvement and taking the lead on process improvement projects
• Communicating information regarding policies and standards on assigned processes to internal customers in a clear and concise manner to ensure understanding and adoption
• Ensuring accurate reporting and proper data quality and accuracy as well as system and integration functionality from own responsible area.
  
  
  

Qualifications For The Role

• B. Sc. or M.Sc. level degree from a suitable field, e.g. Economics or Administration
• Solid understanding of payroll processes, HR practices and employee life-cycle processes
• Several years of experience with work around time management and/or payroll matters
• Excellent understanding with practical application knowledge of the Technology Industry Collective Bargaining Agreements (TES) and local work time regulations
• Passion for problem solving with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously within set schedules
• Knowledge of SAP HR, JotBar, Workday and/or similar HR and time management systems
• A collaborative, solutions-oriented approach to work with and strong communication skills
• A proactive way of working to serve customers with a “can-do” attitude
• Fluency in Finnish is must with excellent English skills, both in written and spoken
  
  
  

Benefits

Our culture and benefits reflect our values: courage, care, curiosity and collaboration. The most appreciated benefits according to our personnel are at the moment e.g. an annual performance bonus, employee share acquisition program, continuous learning opportunities, and other wellbeing and family benefits. We have a hybrid working model.

More about us

In ABB HR our mission is to help ABB stand out when it comes to our people - from leadership, performance and talent management to rewards and career growth. Our goal is to be an employer of choice and deliver excellent experiences throughout the employee lifecycle.

For more information, please contact Payroll Team Lead, Tiina Yli-Hynnilä, tel +358 50 335 8637. Note the following call time: Friday 30.1.2026 12.00¬–14.00.Please apply for the position by February 8th, 2026. We look forward to receiving your application.

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