EMEA Payroll & HR Specialist – Multinational Ops

Anonymous; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

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

Responsibilities include auditing monthly payrolls with ADP Celergo, ensuring statutory reporting, maintaining ADP HRIS data, and supporting regional optimisation 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 (required).

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

EMEA payroll processing

Country legislation knowledge

Excel (VLOOKUP & Pivot)

English & French proficiency

Tools

ADP Celergo

HRIS systems

Job description

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

Responsibilities include auditing monthly payrolls with ADP Celergo, ensuring statutory reporting, maintaining ADP HRIS data, and supporting regional optimisation projects.