European Payroll Specialist – Immediate Start

FASHION PERSONNEL; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Fashion Personnel is seeking an experienced European Payroll Specialist for a six-month temporary assignment, with an immediate start in the UK market.

Candidates must be available and not on notice. You will manage payroll across several European countries, ensure compliance, and work with mobility partners and tax advisors to support international assignments.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of payroll experience in international environments.
• Hands-on payroll across at least two European countries, not solely UK payroll.
• Strong knowledge of European payroll processes, taxation and statutory compliance.
• Experience working with external payroll providers and international stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing payroll processes across multiple European markets, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Liaising with local payroll providers, HR teams and Finance to ensure timely payroll processing.
• Reviewing and validating payroll data, including salaries, taxes and social security contributions.
• Coordinating expatriate payroll, working closely with tax advisors and mobility partners.
• Preparing monthly and quarterly payroll reports.
• Investigating and resolving payroll discrepancies and compliance issues.
• Supporting payroll audits, immigration processes and process improvements.

Skills

Payroll processing

Excel

Workday

Tax compliance

Tools

HRIS

Job description

We are recruiting for an experienced European Payroll Specialist to join an established international fashion retailer on a temporary basis, with an immediate start.

Candidates must be immediately available and not on a notice period to be considered.

This role requires strong hands-on payroll experience across multiple European countries, supporting payroll operations, compliance and international employee mobility.

Key responsibilities:

• Overseeing payroll processes across multiple European markets, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Liaising with local payroll providers, HR teams and Finance to ensure timely payroll processing.
• Reviewing and validating payroll data, including salaries, taxes and social security contributions.
• Coordinating expatriate payroll, working closely with tax advisors and mobility partners.
• Preparing monthly and quarterly payroll reports.
• Investigating and resolving payroll discrepancies and compliance issues.
• Supporting payroll audits, immigration processes and process improvements.

About you:

• At least 3-5 years' payroll experience, ideally within a large international or high-volume environment.
• Essential: Hands-on payroll experience across at least two European countries, not solely UK payroll.
• Strong knowledge of European payroll processes, taxation and statutory compliance.
• Experience working with external payroll providers and international stakeholders.
• Exposure to expatriate payroll, global mobility or immigration processes would be advantageous.
• Strong Excel skills and experience with HRIS or payroll systems, ideally Workday.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisational and communication skills.

This is an initial 6 month temporary assignment, offering the opportunity to work within an established international business.