BG People Operations Specialist - Payroll Specialist

Our People & Talent department at Sporty is the beating heart of our operation. Working with us is challenging and rewarding, we offer great opportunities for good team fits. We aim to offer real value and benefit to our People and the Company. A proactive, positive working attitude and solutions driven mindset is essential to work in this lean and vital area of our organisation.

We are looking for a People Operations Specialist to join and work alongside our People Operations Lead Bulgaria and our growing international department. Our People Operations Team is split into two verticals: tactical operations such as finance, invoices, bonus and appraisal management, payroll etc; and employee experience. We are hiring this position specifically for someone with a passion for numbers and spreadsheets to support the wider people function.

You would report to our tactical People Operations Lead and collaborate with the wider Team. You’d be predominantly responsible for a variety of financial support services and administrative activities to keep systems running smoothly. You would also interact and communicate with our staff community on a frequent basis.

The People Ops Specialist will have an integral role in the teams' overall success and you will have an opportunity to learn, grow and cultivate your own career path along with the support of the wider team at Sporty Group. We always work toward supporting Company goals, in this case enabling Talent Acquisition and retention of our workforce.

Responsibilities:

Support the People Operations Lead in the execution of seamless payroll flow;

Collaborate with managers regarding monthly working schedules and forward these to our payroll provider;

Ensure spreadsheets are meticulously current with accurate data;

Improve spreadsheet features and functions;

Ensure all invoices are stored correctly and have been authorised for payment;

Liaising with suppliers, our Accountant, our Finance Team and ensuring timely payments;

Add all BG expenses for employees to the relevant files and forward these to our payroll provider;

Manage legally compliant Annual Leave and Sick Leave payment tasking;

Generally support and optimise all dept areas and employee relations;

Keeping up to date with new iterations of our tools.

Requirements:

2+ years relevant experience;

Notable experience in Bulgarian payroll tasking and management;

Experience working in a fast paced iterative environment;

Tech savviness with an ability to understand and adapt quickly to systems and tooling;

Great organisation and time management skills. We refer to the Eisenhower principle and 80/20 principles to prioritise workload and improve;

Detail oriented with strong organisational and analytical skills;

Strong initiative and ability to problem solve;

An ability to work autonomously and independently in a remote environment;

Outstanding written and verbal skills in English;

Meticulous attention to detail;

Outstanding interpersonal and collaborative skills;

A great working attitude and team mentality;

Financial or numerical qualification or education is highly advantageous.

Tools

Slack

Google Workspace (Docs / Sheets / Drive)

Lattice

Lever

HRIS

Confluence

Benefits

Quarterly Bonuses

Flexible working location

Additional Health Care

Food Vouchers

Multisport card (shared cost)

Learning and Development Allowance

20 Days Annual Leave + Additional day off for each year spent in the company

A present for your birthday

Team building events

Company team building events in selected locations

Work along very fresh and bright people

Global multicultural working environment

Our Mission

Our mission is to be an everyday entertainment platform for everyone

Our Operating Principles

1. Create Value for Users

2. Act in the Long-Term Interests of Sporty 

3. Focus on Product Improvements & Innovation 

4. Be Responsible 

5. Preserve Integrity & Honesty 

6. Respect Confidentiality & Privacy 

7. Ensure Stability, Security & Scalability 

8. Work Hard with Passion & Pride

Interview Process

30 min Aptitude Test 

Remote video screening with our Talent Acquisition Team 

Remote 90 min video interview loop with 3 x Team Members (30 mins each)

24-72 hour feedback loops throughout process

Working at Sporty

The top-down mentality at Sporty is high performance based, meaning we trust you to do your job with an emphasis on support to help you achieve, grow and de-block any issues when they're in your way.

Generally employees can choose their own hours, as long as they are collaborating and doing stand-ups etc. The emphasis is really on results. 

As we are a highly structured and established company we are able to offer the security and support of a global business with the allure of a startup environment. Sporty is independently managed and financed, meaning we don’t have arbitrary shareholder or VC targets to cater to. 

We literally build, spend and make decisions based on the ethos of building THE best platform of its kind. We are truly a tech company to the core and take excellent care of our Team Members.