Job Description

About the role

As part of NOV’s regional payroll team will be directly responsible for supporting the business units in Norway. The Payroll Administrator’s main responsibility is to ensure the timely processing of the monthly payroll schedule, with the ability to work under strict deadlines while always maintaining a high level of accuracy.

As a Payroll Administrator, you will be able to adapt to changing priorities and requirements while exercising sound judgment based on business needs. You will also be quick to identify critical information and respond appropriately.

You will be committed to self-development and continuous improvement

Please note: This is a temporary part-time position (50% FTE) offered on a fixed-term contract for 12 months

What We Offer

• International Exposure: Be part of a truly global organization that connects you with colleagues and partners from around the world, fostering a diverse and inclusive environment.
• Collaborative Environment: Work closely with teams across HR, Finance, and other functions, gaining broad organizational insight and contributing to cross-departmental initiatives.
• Freedom with Responsibility: Enjoy flexibility in how you organize your work - we trust our people to take ownership and build their own success.
• Competitive Compensation: Receive a market-aligned salary that reflects your experience and contribution.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the monthly payroll process for Norway, with a primary focus on absence management, including the administration and follow-up of employee absences, reimbursement claims with public authorities in Norway and responding to payroll- and HR-related inquiries from employees
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll processing in compliance with local legal requirements and regulations.
• Act as the first point of contact for your supported business units regarding payroll inquiries and updates.
• Support the preparation and maintenance of payroll master data inputs for the payroll system, ensuring data accuracy, completeness, and timely submission
• Perform time reconciliation.
• Verify payroll run results.
• Collaborate with Corporate HR & Finance where relevant, including related payroll requests and reporting.

Qualifications & Skills

Essential Qualifications:

• Min. 2 years of experience from Norwegian payroll.
• Ability to understand, evaluate, and manage payroll data.
• Proficient in English, both written and spoken.
• Willingness to provide colleagues with the information they need to perform their tasks and remove obstacles.
• Ability to effectively allocate time to complete tasks.
• Confident and professional when representing the company in person and in writing.
• Strong sense of customer focus (internal/external).
• Committed to self-development and continuous improvement through the role to achieve career goals.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with SAP payroll systems.

Why Join Us?

Join our Global Family:

We offer an inspiring place to work with great opportunities to develop your skills and the opportunity to work with the brightest minds in the oil and gas industry. You will become part of a professional culture where we work together in teams with other dedicated professionals to achieve common goals.
NOV is a leading provider of technology, equipment, and services to the global oil and gas industry that supports customers full-field drilling, completion, and production needs. Since 1862, NOV has pioneered innovations that improve the cost-effectiveness, efficiency, safety, and environmental impact of oil and gas operations. NOV powers the industry that powers the world.

Every day, the oil and gas industry’s best minds put more than 150 years of experience to work to help our customers achieve lasting success.

We Power the Industry that Powers the World
Throughout every region in the world and across every area of drilling and production, our family of companies has provided the technical expertise, advanced equipment, and operational support necessary for success—now and in the future.

Global Family
We are a global family of thousands of individuals, working as one team to create a lasting impact for ourselves, our customers, and the communities where we live and work.

Purposeful Innovation
Through purposeful business innovation, product creation, and service delivery, we are driven to power the industry that powers the world better.

Service Above All
This drives us to anticipate our customers’ needs and work with them to deliver the finest products and services on time and on budget.