Summary: The Senior Payroll Specialist role at Charles River involves managing payroll processes for the organization, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives. This position is part of the Finance Shared Service function and is primarily remote, with a fixed-term contract ending on December 31, 2025. The role requires effective communication with stakeholders and a proactive approach to payroll management. Candidates will benefit from a structured career progression and a competitive salary package.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparation of payrolls in line with reporting dates
• Maintenance of salary records according to statutory and company requirements
• Ensuring audit requirements are met
• Regular communication with employees and key stakeholders
• Support for continuous improvement projects
• Maintenance of processing manuals and knowledge base documentation
• Completion of adhoc payroll-related requests and submissions
• General administration tasks

Key Skills:

• Experience in a multi-national organization with regional or global payroll departments
• IT proficiency, particularly in Excel and PowerBI
• Understanding of audit controls
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Good stakeholder management skills
• Experience with ADP Global View and ADP Celergo (beneficial but not essential)
• Proven track record in an outsourced payroll model (beneficial but not essential)
• Experience in a centralized payroll function supporting EMEA (beneficial but not essential)
• Language skills, particularly in Dutch or French (beneficial but not essential)

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Edinburgh

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other