Payroll Administrator (Global Payroll) - 3-6 Month Contract

Cinq Partnership; England; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Payroll Administrator to support their global payroll function during a key transition period. This role involves coordinating payroll activities across multiple regions, maintaining data integrity, and liaising with international partners. Candidates should have strong technical payroll skills and be proficient in advanced Excel. The position is hybrid, requiring 3 days in the office, and is offered as a 3-6 month contract with potential for extension.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in payroll administration with international exposure.
• Strong working knowledge of HRIS/HR systems.
• Excellent Excel skills and ability to work with large data sets.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support coordination and administration of global payrolls.
• Maintain accuracy and integrity of HR and payroll data.
• Act as point of contact for global payroll providers.
• Carry out payroll checks, reconciliations, and validations.
• Prepare reports using advanced Excel.

Skills

Payroll administration

Technical payroll skills

Advanced Excel

HRIS/HR systems

Confident communication

Tools

Ciphr HR system

Job description

Payroll Administrator (Global Payroll) - 3-6 Month Contract

Our client is seeking an experienced Payroll Administrator to support their busy global HR & payroll function during a key period of transition. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong technical payroll skills and the confidence to liaise with international partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the coordination and administration of global payrolls across multiple regions.
• Maintain accuracy and integrity of data within HR and payroll systems.
• Act as the point of contact for global payroll providers, ensuring deadlines and compliance requirements are met.
• Carry out payroll checks, reconciliations, and validation tasks.
• Work closely with HR, Finance, and local stakeholders to troubleshoot payroll queries.
• Prepare reports and payroll summaries using advanced Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, data validation).
• Support occasional out-of-hours communication with global payroll teams across different time zones.

About You

• Proven experience in a payroll administration or payroll coordination role, ideally with international exposure.
• Strong working knowledge of HRIS/HR systems.
• Excellent Excel skills and the ability to work confidently with large data sets.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Confident communicator who can work collaboratively with global teams.
• Able to start immediately or at short notice.
• Bonus: Experience using Ciphr HR system (advantageous but not essential).

Contract Details

• 3-6 month contract (potential extension)
• Hybrid working: 3 days in the office
• 35 hours per week
• Occasional flexibility required for time-zone-dependent calls