UK Payroll Analyst

Reed Elsevier Philippines; Quezon City; Hybrid; PHP 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

IT equipment

HMO Coverage

4 Dependents Allowed

Retirement package

Life & Accident Insurance

PTO 24 days

Merit increases

Learning programs

Job summary

Reed Elsevier Philippines is seeking a Payroll Specialist to manage UK payroll operations across the region, ensuring compliance and timely payments. You will collaborate with stakeholders, implement data migrations, and support payroll transformations while delivering excellent employee experience.

The role emphasizes strong process discipline, effective communication, and the ability to learn and apply AI tools to optimize workflows. Prior Workday and Ceridian Dayforce exposure is desirable.

Qualifications

• UK payroll operations experience and compliance knowledge.
• Experience supporting payroll transformation projects is beneficial.
• Experience with enterprise payroll integrations is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Review and submit UK payroll data accurately to meet deadlines.
• Ensure UK payroll compliance across the region.
• Complete UK payroll payments and deductions timely.
• Produce monthly payroll reconciliations and support GL.
• Assist Head of Payroll - EMEA with global payroll strategy.
• Deliver best-in-class employee experience for payroll delivery.
• Resolve payroll-related myHR cases.
• Build stakeholder relationships with RELX teams.
• Collaborate with payroll vendor to meet SLAs and deadlines.
• Coordinate admin steps for UK payroll invoices and approvals.

Skills

UK payroll

Payroll compliance

Stakeholder relations

Analytical skills

Communication

AI tools

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business/Finance/Accounting

Tools

Workday

Ceridian Dayforce

Job description

Join us and enjoy benefits designed to help you thrive:

• Flexible hybrid work setup.
• IT equipment provided.
• HMO coverage starting from Day 1 for you and FOUR free dependents.
• Attractive retirement package with company matching.
• Life and accident insurance starting Day 1.
• 24 annual PTOs, with an additional 6 once you reach your 5th year with us.
• Competitive benefits with annual merit increase and incentives.
• Continuous improvement for our employees (workshops, certification programs, learning sessions, etc.)

Key Accountabilities:

• Provide accurate and timely review and submission of UK payroll data to meet payroll processing deadlines.
• Adherence to UK payroll processes and controls to ensure fully compliant payroll operations across the region.
• Ensure timely completion of UK payroll payments (including relevant deductions for employment taxes, other statutory deductions, benefits and other items) and funding.
• Produce monthly payroll related reconciliations and support GL delivery to all Finance partners.
• Assist the Head of Payroll - EMEA in implementing the global payroll strategy for the region, including but not limited to data migration reconciliations, parallel payroll runs and integration testing.
• Provide best-in-class employee experience for delivery of payroll.
• Own the resolution of payroll related myHR cases.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships across RELX, notably Tax, Finance and Human Resources.
• Work closely with the payroll vendor to ensure delivery of all target SLA’s and payroll deadlines.
• Coordinate the required administrative steps for UK payroll invoices and ensure timely approval and submission to Finance for payment.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree holder
• Deep experience of UK payroll operations and compliance requirements is required.
• Demonstrable experience of supporting UK payroll transformation projects highly beneficial.
• Previous use of Workday and associated payroll integrations desirable.
• Ceridian Dayforce experience (desirable).
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance/Accounting, or related experience or discipline.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience of building personal networks.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply enterprise AI tools and technologies to support technical workflows and business objectives.