EMEA Payroll & HR Specialist

Anonymous; South Shields; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Anonymous is seeking an experienced EMEA HR & Payroll Specialist to drive accurate, compliant payroll and lifecycle administration across the UK, Ireland, France, the Netherlands, and Germany. You will partner with HR leadership and outsourced providers (ADP Celergo) to manage end-to-end payroll workflows, onboarding and offboarding, and system data integrity in ADP HRIS.

Fluent English and French are required; German or Dutch is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience in processing EMEA payroll.
• Knowledge of country legislation.
• Proficiency in MS Excel (VLOOKUP and pivot tables).
• Fluent in written and spoken English and French; German or Dutch a plus.
• Experience managing outsourced payrolls (ADP Celergo preferred).
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and audit monthly payrolls for UK, Ireland, France, Netherlands, and Germany with outsourced providers.
• Ensure local payroll tax declarations and pension contributions comply with laws.
• Produce monthly, quarterly, and year-end payroll reports.
• Resolve payroll queries for employees with discretion and speed.
• Own onboarding and offboarding workflows and contracts/IT setup.
• Maintain data integrity in HRIS and capture salary adjustments and leaves.
• Support regional optimisation projects to streamline workflows.

Skills

Payroll processing

Multinational payroll

French language

English language

Excel

Vendor management

Tools

ADP Celergo

HRIS

Job description

Anonymous is seeking an experienced EMEA HR & Payroll Specialist to drive accurate, compliant payroll and lifecycle administration across the UK, Ireland, France, the Netherlands, and Germany. You will partner with HR leadership and outsourced providers (ADP Celergo) to manage end-to-end payroll workflows, onboarding and offboarding, and system data integrity in ADP HRIS.

Fluent English and French are required; German or Dutch is a plus.