Payroll Controller

We are seeking a highly skilled Payroll Controller to join our team at Wilhelmsen Ship Management. As a Payroll Controller, you will be responsible for ensuring accurate and timely wage payments to seafarers, handling taxation matters, and social cases for all seafarers on Norwegian terms and conditions.

• Arrange monthly payroll for seafarers
• Tax and governmental reporting for Norwegian and non-Norwegian personnel
• Familiarization with relevant rules and regulations regarding employee tax reporting, and implementation of same
• Update tariff wages (NOR/NIS), and updating of the accounting payroll system (OCS)
• Reconciliation of monthly leave days
• Reconciliation OCS/SAP, OCS/Altinn
• Prepare/follow up income overview for crew on seismic vessels in operation on foreign continental shelves for taxation purpose
• Travel expenses
• Cost control/reasonable test for all vessels after payroll
• Closed cooperation with crewing department, manning offices, payroll office in Asia, vessels, crewing agencies and authorities

• Education and/or experience from accounting, preferably from the maritime/offshore industry
• Experience from payroll, preferably from seafarers
• Experience with account reconciliations, annual reporting, and project payroll concepts
• Extensive experience of Norwegian and international tax law
• Some experience and knowledge about Norwegian social security exposure for European residents working on Norwegian flagged vessels
• Ability to inform Marine HR leaders about risks and benefits on actual payroll costs, and advise on possible strategic changes that affect payroll costs
• Experience with the various pension schemes and connected laws (MPK, OTP)
• Ability to work on own initiative and in a team
• Systematic, self-driven, proactive, problem solver
• Good command of written and spoken Norwegian and English language
• Good communicative and co-operative skills
• Ability to identify improvement potentials
• Good IT/Computer knowledge and skills

Wilhelmsen Ship Management is a leading provider of ship management services to the global shipping industry. We offer a wide range of services, including crew management, technical management, and commercial management. Our team is dedicated to providing high-quality services to our clients, and we are committed to excellence in all that we do.

We offer a dynamic and challenging work environment, with opportunities for professional growth and development. If you are a motivated and experienced Payroll Controller looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.