Your new company
A large, international organisation is looking for an experienced Senior Payroll Specialist to join its European payroll function on an initial 4-month temporary contract.
You'll join an experienced payroll team, taking ownership of end-to-end UK payroll for approximately 600-700 employees, alongside supporting wider European payroll activity.
Your new role: Key responsibilities will include:
- Managing and validating end-to-end UK payroll
- Processing PAYE, statutory payments, benefits and maternity payments
- Payroll reconciliations, approvals and bank files
- Working closely with Treasury, Finance and HR
- Managing manual payments and resolving payroll queries
- Maintaining strong payroll controls and compliance, including SOX
- Supporting European payrolls and international payroll handovers
- Liaising with external payroll providers
What you'll need to succeed
You will be an experienced payroll professional who can hit the ground running with minimal supervision.
- Strong end-to-end UK payroll experience
- Excellent PAYE, tax and statutory payroll knowledge
- Experience with payroll reconciliations
- Experience working with outsourced payroll providers
- Exposure to international or European payroll is advantageous.
- Experience within a multinational or shared-services environment
- Excellent attention to detail and the confidence to independently resolve complex payroll issues
- Experience with Workday
What you'll get in return
4-month temporary contract
£20 - £22 per hour
Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Hybrid working, typically 3 days office / 2 days home
Flexible start and finish times
Opportunity to work within a large international payroll environment
What you need to do now
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