Payroll Benefits Manager (Interim)
Posted Today by Stanton House
£85,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Payroll and Benefits Manager will oversee payroll operations for the UK and Germany, ensuring compliance with local laws while managing employee benefits programs. This role involves implementing a new health insurance offering and developing processes to support the company's growth. The manager will also serve as the primary contact for payroll and benefits inquiries, collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance program effectiveness.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage end-to-end payroll for employees across the UK and Germany, ensuring compliance with local legislation, tax, and social security requirements.
- Partner with external payroll providers or in-house teams to deliver accurate payroll and resolve issues promptly.
- Ensure statutory reporting, filings, and reconciliations are completed accurately and on time.
- Implement best practices and process improvements to streamline payroll operations.
- Lead the implementation and rollout of a new health insurance scheme across multiple jurisdictions, including employee communications and enrolment processes.
- Manage day-to-day benefits administration, including pension schemes, healthcare, and other perks.
- Work closely with HR, Finance, and external brokers/consultants to design and improve benefits programs.
- Ensure benefits programs comply with local regulations and company policies.
- Create, document, and maintain payroll and benefits processes and policies.
- Establish standard operating procedures to ensure consistency, accuracy, and audit readiness.
- Provide regular reporting to Finance, HR, and Executive leadership on payroll and benefits metrics.
- Act as the main point of contact for employees, management, and external providers on payroll and benefits matters.
- Support HR and Finance in audits, due diligence, and any internal/external inspections.
- Partner with leadership to ensure smooth onboarding and offboarding processes related to payroll and benefits.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience managing payroll and benefits across multiple jurisdictions, ideally the UK and Germany.
- Strong knowledge of payroll systems, statutory requirements, and compliance.
- Experience implementing health insurance or similar benefits programs.
- Excellent organisational, process improvement, and project management skills.
- Ability to work independently, manage deadlines, and prioritise competing tasks.
- Strong communication skills and ability to liaise with employees, leadership, and external providers.
- Experience in a fast-growing, PE-backed or international business is a plus.
- CIPD or equivalent HR/Payroll qualification preferred.
- Payroll certification (e.g., CIPP) highly desirable.
- Fluent in English; German language skills a strong advantage.
Salary (Rate): £85,000.00 yearly
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Role Purpose: The Payroll and Benefits Manager will be responsible for delivering accurate and timely payroll across the UK and Germany, managing employee benefits programs, and supporting the implementation of a new health insurance offering. The role will also focus on developing robust processes and governance around payroll and benefits to support the business as it scales.
Key Responsibilities:
- Payroll Management: Manage end-to-end payroll for employees across the UK and Germany, ensuring compliance with local legislation, tax, and social security requirements. Partner with external payroll providers or in-house teams to deliver accurate payroll and resolve issues promptly. Ensure statutory reporting, filings, and reconciliations are completed accurately and on time. Implement best practices and process improvements to streamline payroll operations.
- Benefits Management: Lead the implementation and rollout of a new health insurance scheme across multiple jurisdictions, including employee communications and enrolment processes. Manage day-to-day benefits administration, including pension schemes, healthcare, and other perks. Work closely with HR, Finance, and external brokers/consultants to design and improve benefits programs. Ensure benefits programs comply with local regulations and company policies.
- Process Development & Governance: Create, document, and maintain payroll and benefits processes and policies. Establish standard operating procedures to ensure consistency, accuracy, and audit readiness. Provide regular reporting to Finance, HR, and Executive leadership on payroll and benefits metrics.
- Stakeholder Management: Act as the main point of contact for employees, management, and external providers on payroll and benefits matters. Support HR and Finance in audits, due diligence, and any internal/external inspections. Partner with leadership to ensure smooth onboarding and offboarding processes related to payroll and benefits.
Skills & Experience: Proven experience managing payroll and benefits across multiple jurisdictions, ideally the UK and Germany. Strong knowledge of payroll systems, statutory requirements, and compliance. Experience implementing health insurance or similar benefits programs. Excellent organisational, process improvement, and project management skills. Ability to work independently, manage deadlines, and prioritise competing tasks. Strong communication skills and ability to liaise with employees, leadership, and external providers. Experience in a fast-growing, PE-backed or international business is a plus.
Qualifications: CIPD or equivalent HR/Payroll qualification preferred. Payroll certification (e.g., CIPP) highly desirable. Fluent in English; German language skills a strong advantage.