EMEA Payroll & HR Specialist

Anonymous; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Anonymous is seeking an experienced EMEA HR & Payroll Specialist to drive accurate, compliant HR and payroll operations across the UK, Ireland, France, the Netherlands, and Germany. You will partner with HR leadership and outsourced providers, managing end-to-end payroll workflows and employee lifecycle administration.

You will ensure system accuracy in ADP HRIS, support onboarding and offboarding, and lead regional improvement projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in processing EMEA payroll.
• Knowledge of country legislation.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel – VLOOKUP and pivot table knowledge essential).
• Fluent in written and spoken English and French.
• Knowledge of German or Dutch is a strong asset.
• Knowledge of Romanian Payroll is desirable.
• Experience of managing outsourced payrolls (ideally with ADP Celergo).

Responsibilities

• Oversee and audit monthly end-to-end payrolls for the UK, Ireland, France, Netherlands, and Germany in partnership with outsourced providers (ADP Celergo).
• Ensure all local payroll tax declarations, pension contributions, and employee benefit schemes fully comply with regional laws.
• Produce accurate monthly, quarterly, and year-end payroll reports for finance and HR leadership.
• Act as the main point of contact for employee payroll queries, resolving tax, deduction, and payment inquiries with discretion and speed.
• Own onboarding and offboarding workflows—drafting contracts/offer letters, handling system setup, and coordinating IT offboarding.
• Maintain data integrity within ADP (HRIS), capturing salary adjustments, line management changes, leaves of absence, and terminations.
• Collaborate with the EU HR Manager on regional optimisation projects to modernise and streamline workflows.

Skills

Payroll processing

Multinational payroll

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Languages: English & French

English & German/Dutch asset

Tools

Excel

ADP Celergo

Job description

Anonymous is seeking an experienced EMEA HR & Payroll Specialist to drive accurate, compliant HR and payroll operations across the UK, Ireland, France, the Netherlands, and Germany. You will partner with HR leadership and outsourced providers, managing end-to-end payroll workflows and employee lifecycle administration.

You will ensure system accuracy in ADP HRIS, support onboarding and offboarding, and lead regional improvement projects.