Senior Payroll Specialist

Oxby Recruitment Ltd; Marlow; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxby Recruitment Ltd seeks a Payroll Coordinator to take responsibility for gathering, validating, and managing payroll information from internal stakeholders and ensuring external providers receive accurate data within timelines.

The role covers end-to-end payroll across multiple countries, liaising with HR and Finance to maintain accuracy, deadlines, and compliance. Experience with outsourced providers and global payroll regulations is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting payroll operations across EMEA, APAC, and/or North America.
• Significant experience managing payroll across multiple international locations.
• Understanding of global payroll principles, compliance requirements, and employment legislation.
• Experience working with outsourced payroll providers.
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple payroll cycles and competing deadlines.
• Experience working closely with HR, Finance, and third-party vendors.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll cycle through external providers across multiple countries.
• Coordinate payroll data collection, validation, and submission for starters, leavers, and changes.
• Liaise with HR, Finance and managers to meet deadlines and ensure data accuracy.
• Maintain payroll calendars and review provider reports for discrepancies.
• Ensure timely tax payments and social security obligations.
• Support expansion of payroll operations into new countries.

Skills

International payroll

Multi-country payroll

Global payroll compliance

Outsourced payroll management

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Deadline management

HR/Finance collaboration

Job description

The Company:

A rapidly expanding Technology business head quartered in Marlow. Offering a fun, lively and progressive place to work with a great culture and supportive Leadership.

The Role:

Due to continued growth, this is a newly created position to take responsibility for gathering, validating, and managing payroll information from internal stakeholders and ensuring the external payroll providers receive accurate data within agreed timelines.

Responsibilities include:

Payroll Coordination

• Manage the end-to-end payroll cycle through external payroll providers across multiple countries.


• Manage the portal for all payrolls in platform


• Manage the Payroll relationship with the UK external provider who process payroll


• Collect, review, validate, and submit all payroll-related data, including new starters, leavers, contractual changes, bonuses, commissions, overtime, and benefits.


• Liaise with HR, Finance, and departmental managers to ensure payroll information is accurate and submitted within required deadlines.


• Maintain payroll calendars and ensure all internal and external deadlines are met.


• Review payroll reports produced by external providers and investigate discrepancies before final approval.


• Ensure payroll taxes are paid by due dates and that Government tax portals are reconciled accordingly


• Ensure benefits are processed via payroll along with social security obligations

International Payroll Oversight

• Coordinate payroll activities across multiple international jurisdictions.


• Act as the subject matter expert for global payroll processes and requirements.


• Maintain awareness of country-specific payroll regulations, tax requirements, statutory deductions, and employment legislation.


• Support the expansion of payroll operations into new countries as the business grows.

Skills/Experience:

• Experience supporting payroll operations across EMEA, APAC, and/or North America.


• Significant experience managing payroll across multiple international locations.


• Understanding of global payroll principles, compliance requirements, and employment legislation.


• Experience working with outsourced payroll providers.


• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.


• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.


• Ability to manage multiple payroll cycles and competing deadlines.


• Experience working closely with HR, Finance, and third-party vendors.