EMEA Payroll Compliance Lead

TikTok; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. The EMEA Payroll Compliance Manager will join a growing payroll and employment tax team and deliver core compliance tasks across EMEA, advising internal stakeholders on employment tax matters and contributing to process improvements and transformation initiatives.

The role requires designing and implementing payroll compliance frameworks, monitoring regulatory updates, and ensuring adherence to labor and tax laws across multiple

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field.
• 5+ years hands-on experience in EMEA payroll and tax compliance.
• Experience conducting internal risk reviews of payroll compliance.
• Proven payroll compliance and tax administration expertise.
• Experience leading payroll tax audits and resolving complex issues.
• Ability to build frameworks and documentation in evolving environments.
• Knowledge of EMEA payroll systems like Workday, ADP Global View.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement EMEA-wide payroll compliance frameworks with country-specific depth and regional consistency.
• Proactively monitor payroll compliance and regulatory updates at a regional level, communicate their impact on business and payroll operations and update policies accordingly.
• Ensure payroll operations comply with all relevant labor, tax and other laws (as required).
• Ensure compliance frameworks reflect operational reality across different countries, entities, and payroll delivery models.
• Develop and maintain country-level payroll compliance white papers covering statutory payroll, employment tax, social security, and reporting requirements.
• Translate regulatory changes into clear, country-specific operational guidance, process updates, system and control improvements.
• Provide payroll compliance input to support system development, implementation and automation.
• Coordinate with and, where appropriate, engage with government authorities and regulatory bodies.
• Partner with HR Technology, Product Team and Legal to develop and/or enhance existing payroll systems to meet payroll compliance requirements.
• Manage audits, compliance reviews and regulatory enquiries across the region.

Skills

Payroll compliance

Regulatory understanding

Risk assessment

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field

Tools

Workday

ADP Global View

Job description

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. The EMEA Payroll Compliance Manager will join a growing payroll and employment tax team and deliver core compliance tasks across EMEA, advising internal stakeholders on employment tax matters and contributing to process improvements and transformation initiatives.

The role requires designing and implementing payroll compliance frameworks, monitoring regulatory updates, and ensuring adherence to labor and tax laws across multiple