Payroll Officer

Meliore Foundation (FUP); United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading foundation as a Payroll Officer, contributing to tackling climate change. This role involves managing international payroll, ensuring timely payments, and collaborating with diverse teams. With a focus on inclusivity and adaptability, you'll thrive in a dynamic work environment, impacting a global mission.

Benefits

Coworking access in some locations

Dynamic, culturally diverse team

Regular opportunities to connect with colleagues

12-month contract with possible renewal

Qualifications

• At least 3 years experience in international payroll.
• A commitment to addressing climate change.
• Ability to work across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Handle payroll for multiple European and international countries.
• Prepare month-end payroll reporting and reconciliations.
• Resolve payroll issues and ensure accurate transactions.

Skills

Fluency in written and spoken English

International payroll experience

Adaptability

Tools

Zoom

Slack

Google Workspace

Job description

Payroll Officer

Application Deadline: 9 July 2025

Department: Operations & Network Support

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Spain / UK

Description

We're looking for an innovative Payroll Officer with a unique combination of skills who wants to play a major role in tackling climate change.

You'll be joining our motivated People & Culture (P&C) team to help deliver a great service to the organisation and you will report to the Compensation & Benefits Manager.

If this sounds like you, we'd love for you to apply.

How you'll contribute

• Handle international payroll for multiple European and international countries, together with our global payroll provider;
• Ensure payroll is prepared in a timely manner to enable employees to receive their pay on time;
• Explain employment conditions via induction sessions and answer staff payroll-related questions;
• Prepare and follow up on recurrent or event-linked administrative documentation and tasks for employees (maternity leave, parental leave, contract extension or termination);
• Prepare month-end payroll reporting and reconciliations;
• Liaise with P&C Partners & Line Managers in order to ensure that all relevant documentation is received and processed relating to New Starters, Leavers and any other contractual changes;
• Attend relevant learning and development events to keep up to date with legislation and processes related to payroll administration;
• Ensure accurate payroll transactions and payments;
• Resolve payroll issues;
• Work closely with Finance and other departments;
• Ensure a proper filing and archiving of employees employment information and documentation (social documents, contracts, absences...).
• Any other duties to be assigned from time to time

Our ideal candidate has

• At least 3 years experience in international payroll
• Fluency in written and spoken English, our working language; additional languages are an asset.
• A genuine interest in and passion for addressing climate change.
• The disposition to work generously with colleagues in a high-trust global community of peers.
• The versatile and adaptable skills necessary to flourish in a fast-paced and wide-ranging work environment and work across time zones using tools such as Zoom, Slack and email (Google Workspace).
• A commitment to an inclusive and empowering approach to facing climate change.

Why join us?

• Be part of a remote-first, international network of professionals working on climate, energy and nature. We offer coworking access in some locations.
• Work with a bunch of dynamic, culturally diverse individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work.
• Enjoy regular opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues around the world.
• A full-time position with an employment contract for 12 months, with a possible renewal after one year.

Location: Spain or United Kingdom.

Only candidates with the right to work in their location will be considered.