Senior Payroll Specialist

Robert Walters UK; Hatfield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist to join their dynamic team. In this full-time hybrid role, you will be pivotal in managing payroll for multiple EMEA entities, ensuring compliance and accuracy in payroll processing. Collaborating with HR, finance, and tax teams, you will handle complex payroll queries and oversee end-to-end payroll operations. This position offers the flexibility of working from home part of the week while being based in the Hertfordshire office. If you are ready to elevate your career in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of end-to-end payroll processing for EMEA countries.
• Strong understanding of compliance and taxation in various jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate payroll processing in compliance with regulations.
• Act as the first point of contact for payroll-related queries.

Skills

Payroll Processing

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Payroll

Diploma in Payroll

Job description

Our client is seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist to join their dynamic team. This full-time hybrid role offers the flexibility of working from home two days a week, with three days based in their Hertfordshire office. As the Senior Payroll Specialist, you will be the key point of contact for multiple entity payrolls across EMEA countries. Your expertise in payroll processing and your ability to work closely with payroll vendors will ensure seamless operations.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate with HR, finance, and tax teams, ensuring accurate employee data management and compliance with all regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure payrolls are processed accurately, on time and in accordance with all federal, state/canton, local and regulatory requirements.
• Act as the first point of contact for all payroll related matters, responding to complex employee payroll queries escalated from the Service Centre.
• Interpret policies and regulations regarding leaves, disability, allowances, one-time payments, garnishments etc.
• Work closely with payroll vendors to ensure they are applied through payroll and settled correctly.
• Review payroll calculations for gross pay considering hours worked, bonus and commission payments, pension, absence (including sickness), holiday and leave (including redundancy, PILON).
• Collaborate with HR, finance, and tax teams to ensure accurate employee data management and seamless payroll integration.
• Review salary calculations to ensure compliance with national minimum wage level.
• Work closely with the People Systems team to ensure a smooth end to end cycle from the HR System to the payroll system.
• Responsible for the BIK calculations through monthly payroll.
• Support the Global Payroll Manager to implement process improvement within assigned payrolls.

What you bring:

• Bachelor's degree in HR/Payroll or Diploma in Payroll is preferred.
• Solid experience in Payroll processing end-to-end payroll for multiple EMEA countries with more than 1500 employees total for at least 4 years.
• Exposure to taxation, audit and compliance requirements in various jurisdictions.
• Strong payroll management, stakeholder management and communication skills.
• High level analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Strong process management and business process analysis competencies.
• Demonstrated ability to support complex HR/Payroll models involving multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with internal teams.

What's next:

Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply today!

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.

Contract Type: FULL_TIME

Location: Hatfield

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Associate

Job Reference: U45FPE-4722CA5B

Date posted: 23 February 2025

Consultant: Ashely Koven