Payroll Lead

Career Moves Group I B Corp; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading payroll solutions provider in the UK is looking for an experienced Payroll Lead to oversee payroll processes across multiple European countries. This hands-on role requires ensuring payroll accuracy and compliance while collaborating with HR and Finance teams. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills and experience managing payroll in various jurisdictions. This position involves no direct line management but plays a crucial role in delivering seamless payroll operations.

Qualifications

• Experience managing payroll processes across multiple countries.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with HR and Finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end monthly payroll processing across multiple European countries.
• Validate, reconcile, and audit payroll inputs and outputs.
• Act as the primary operational contact for HR and external payroll providers.

Skills

Payroll processing

Statutory compliance

Data integrity

Continuous improvement

Job description

Job Description

Payroll Lead

Job Overview

Our client is seeking an experienced, detail-driven Payroll Lead to join their HR Operations function in the UK, supporting payroll delivery across Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Germany, and Slovakia .

This is a hands-on, individual contributor role with end-to-end ownership of multi-country payroll processes. The role is pivotal in ensuring payroll accuracy, statutory compliance, and a smooth employee experience across multiple European jurisdictions.>

Working closely with HR, Finance, and external payroll providers, the Payroll Lead will act as the regional subject-matter expert for payroll operations, strengthening controls, improving data integrity, and driving continuous improvement — without line management responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will :

• Manage end-to-end monthly payroll processing across multiple European countries, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with local statutory requirements
• Validate, reconcile, and audit payroll inputs and outputs, including new starters, leavers, salary changes, bonuses, and statutory deductions

Act as the primary operational contact for HR, Finance, and external payroll providers to resolve discrepancies...