Senior Payroll Specialist

The Company:

A rapidly expanding Technology business head quartered in Marlow. Offering a fun, lively and progressive place to work with a great culture and supportive Leadership.

The Role:

Due to continued growth, this is a newly created position to take responsibility for gathering, validating, and managing payroll information from internal stakeholders and ensuring the external payroll providers receive accurate data within agreed timelines.

Responsibilities include:

Payroll Coordination

• Manage the end-to-end payroll cycle through external payroll providers across multiple countries.
• Manage the portal for all payrolls in platform
• Manage the Payroll relationship with the UK external provider who process payroll
• Collect, review, validate, and submit all payroll-related data, including new starters, leavers, contractual changes, bonuses, commissions, overtime, and benefits.
• Liaise with HR, Finance, and departmental managers to ensure payroll information is accurate and submitted within required deadlines.
• Maintain payroll calendars and ensure all internal and external deadlines are met.
• Review payroll reports produced by external providers and investigate discrepancies before final approval.
• Ensure payroll taxes are paid by due dates and that Government tax portals are reconciled accordingly
• Ensure benefits are processed via payroll along with social security obligations

International Payroll Oversight

• Coordinate payroll activities across multiple international jurisdictions.
• Act as the subject matter expert for global payroll processes and requirements.
• Maintain awareness of country-specific payroll regulations, tax requirements, statutory deductions, and employment legislation.
• Support the expansion of payroll operations into new countries as the business grows.

Skills/Experience:

• Experience supporting payroll operations across EMEA, APAC, and/or North America.
• Significant experience managing payroll across multiple international locations.
• Understanding of global payroll principles, compliance requirements, and employment legislation.
• Experience working with outsourced payroll providers.
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple payroll cycles and competing deadlines.
• Experience working closely with HR, Finance, and third-party vendors.