EU Payroll Process & Systems Manager

TN United Kingdom; Tranent; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the healthcare sector is seeking a European Payroll Process and Systems Manager on a 6-month fixed-term contract. The role involves strategy execution, team leadership, and vendor management, ensuring compliance with local laws and optimizing payroll processes across Europe. The ideal candidate will have a background in finance, experience in payroll operations, and strong collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in Payroll Operations and management.
• Understanding of European payroll processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead payroll execution ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Manage daily payroll operations and data integrity.
• Oversee payroll audits and manage external auditors.

Skills

Collaboration

Process Improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance

Tools

Global View

Celergo

SuccessFactors

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Tranent, United Kingdom

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Other

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Yes

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Posted:

12.05.2025

Expiry Date:

26.06.2025

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Job Description:

For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development, and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales, or another area, your skills will play an important role in our work. In return, we’ll help you build a career you can feel passionate about.

Job Summary

We are recruiting a European Payroll Process and Systems Manager for our European Shared Services team on a 6-month fixed-term contract. This role reports to the Director of Global Payroll Operations.

The role involves strategy execution, team leadership, vendor management, and stakeholder collaboration, focusing on internal clients and external providers.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Lead payroll execution across designated countries, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
• Manage daily payroll operations, including time & attendance systems, data integrity, and automation.
• Develop and enhance payroll processes aligned with global strategy.
• Ensure compliance with local laws, statutory obligations, and company policies.
• Oversee payroll audits and manage relationships with external auditors.
• Stay updated on legislative changes and train teams accordingly.
• Serve as the key contact for Sarbanes-Oxley (SoX) compliance and local controls.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to compliance issues.
• Support payroll integration for acquisitions and transitions.
• Monitor KPIs and SLAs, providing reports to leadership.
• Manage payroll-related budgets and optimize costs.
• Oversee external service provider contracts.
• Ensure compliance with reporting requirements like gender pay gap and P11D filings.
• Proactively resolve issues, adopting a "no surprises" approach.
• Support special projects and other duties as assigned.

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or related discipline.
• Experience in Payroll Operations and management.
• Knowledge of Global View and/or Celergo payroll systems.
• Understanding of European payroll processes.
• Ability to document and improve payroll processes.
• Experience with process improvement and managing multiple projects.
• Background in payroll interfaces, especially SuccessFactors to Global View/Celergo.
• Effective collaboration skills and ability to work independently.
• Proactive approach to payroll process improvements across Europe.
• Experience with Time and Attendance systems is a plus.

Salary: approximately £50-60,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.

Job Qualifications

About Corporate Functions: Support functions across Charles River, including HR, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development, focusing on strategy and global standards.

About Charles River: A CRO supporting drug discovery and development, with over 20,000 employees in 110 facilities worldwide, serving clients like pharma, biotech, government, and academic institutions. Our mission is to improve health and well-being globally, contributing to 80% of FDA-approved drugs in recent years.

We value diversity and inclusion and are committed to recruiting all talent.