Payroll Specialist

Matchtech; United States; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 111,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

2-month contract

Fully remote

International payroll programme

Job summary

Matchtech is seeking a Payroll Compliance Specialist for an initial 2-month contract. The role is fully remote and focuses on governance, risk assessment, and compliance across European jurisdictions.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in payroll compliance, auditing, and knowledge of European regulations, with advanced Excel skills and the ability to work independently in a multinational environment.

Qualifications

• Significant payroll compliance experience in a multinational setting.
• Strong auditing background and ability to identify control gaps.
• Solid understanding of European payroll legislation and contracts.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed payroll compliance reviews across multiple European jurisdictions.
• Assess payroll calculations for statutory and policy compliance.
• Perform payroll audits, sampling, and validation exercises.
• Identify compliance risks, control gaps, and financial exposures.
• Review payroll processes and outputs for regulatory adherence.
• Produce findings, recommendations, and stakeholder reports.
• Support remediation activities and process improvements.
• Collaborate with payroll, HR, finance, and project teams.

Skills

Payroll compliance

Payroll auditing

Regulatory knowledge

Advanced Excel

Analytical thinking

Independent worker

Multinational experience

Stakeholder management

Tools

ADP

SAP

Workday

Dayforce

SD Worx

Job description

Initial 2-Month Contract | Fully Remote | Competitive Day Rate | Inside IR35

A global organisation is seeking an experienced Payroll Compliance Specialist to join a critical payroll assurance project. This is an opportunity for a payroll professional with strong compliance and audit expertise to review payroll practices across multiple European countries and ensure adherence to local legislation, policies, and contractual requirements.

This role is focused on payroll compliance, governance, and risk assessment rather than day-to-day payroll processing.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed payroll compliance reviews across multiple European jurisdictions.
• Assess payroll calculations to ensure compliance with statutory regulations, collective agreements, and company policies.
• Perform payroll audits, sample testing, and validation exercises.
• Identify compliance risks, control gaps, and potential financial exposures.
• Review payroll processes and system outputs to ensure accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Produce findings, recommendations, and reports for key stakeholders.
• Support remediation activities and process improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with payroll, HR, finance, and project teams throughout the review process.
• Significant payroll experience within a complex, multinational environment.
• Strong background in payroll compliance, governance, auditing, or assurance.
• Experience reviewing payroll calculations and identifying compliance risks.
• Understanding of European payroll legislation and employment regulations.
• Ability to interpret contractual arrangements, policies, and statutory requirements.
• Strong analytical and investigative skills.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience analysing payroll data.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
• Exposure to payroll audits across multiple European countries.
• Experience supporting payroll transformation or remediation projects.
• Knowledge of payroll systems such as ADP, SAP, Workday, Dayforce, SD Worx, or similar.
• Experience working within large corporate or global organisations.

What's on Offer?

• Initial 2-month contract with immediate start.
• Fully remote working arrangement.
• Opportunity to contribute to a high-profile international payroll programme.
• Collaborative and fast-paced project environment.

If you have a strong payroll compliance background and enjoy identifying and resolving complex payroll issues, we'd be keen to hear from you.