European Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Ashley Kate HR & Finance; Cannock; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashley Kate HR & Finance is recruiting on behalf of a client for an experienced Pay & Benefits Specialist to support payroll and benefits operations across multiple European countries. You will own payroll coordination, benefits administration, compliance, and stakeholder management within a growing international organisation.

The role focuses on main contacts for payroll queries, coordinating with external providers, maintaining records, and driving process improvements while ensuring accuracy

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience managing payroll and benefits operations.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation and taxes.
• Experience with HRIS platforms and payroll systems.

Responsibilities

• Act as main contact for payroll and benefits queries across European locations.
• Coordinate payroll processing with external providers and internal teams.
• Manage employee payroll and benefits through onboarding to leavers.
• Maintain accurate employee records in HR and payroll systems.
• Administer benefit schemes, enrolments, deductions, and reconciliations.
• Monitor leave and statutory entitlement records for compliance.
• Produce payroll and benefits reports and audit-ready docs.
• Build relationships with payroll vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Identify and implement process improvements for efficiency and compliance.

Skills

Payroll & Benefits Operations

UK Payroll Legislation

Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP)

Analytical & Reconciliation

Stakeholder Management

Multi-country Payroll

Tools

HRIS platforms

Payroll systems

Workday

SAP HCM

Job description

Ashley Kate HR & Finance is recruiting on behalf of a client for an experienced Pay & Benefits Specialist to support payroll and benefits operations across multiple European countries. You will own payroll coordination, benefits administration, compliance, and stakeholder management within a growing international organisation.

The role focuses on main contacts for payroll queries, coordinating with external providers, maintaining records, and driving process improvements while ensuring accuracy