Description:
As a Payroll Officer, you will be a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual, ready to roll up your sleeves, taking full ownership and running of the end-to-end payroll cycle for specific regions within EMEA, performing all payroll-related tasks, including but not limited to processing new hires, tax changes, salary garnishments, deductions, overtime, and other additional payments. You will build and maintain strong working relationships with HR and other departments, to ensure all tax reporting, benefits administration and payroll issues are handled accurately and responsibly, whilst complying with all company and local regulatory standards. The role offers significant flexibility for remote working.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate payroll processing system and records, by collating, checking, calculating, and preparing payroll input data, such as joiners, leavers, and existing employee changes, ensuring accuracy, validity of supporting documentation, and compliance with authorisation procedures
- Manage all payroll related queries, proactively resolving them or escalating when necessary.
- Prepare and finalise payroll reports ready for submission and approval for payment.
- Work collaboratively with HR and payroll provider in processing accurate absence leave and staff insurance refunds within the required timeframe.
- Process pension and benefits changes, working with HR and external stakeholder providers to ensure data is accurately maintained and reported in a timely manner.
- Reconcile payroll and pension related reports, querying and resolving any differences.
- Monitor and track payroll related activities to make sure these are communicated and delivered on time, and to the required expectations.
- Ensure all payroll regulatory filings are completed and statutory reporting deadlines are met
- Assist the finance team with driving global payroll strategy, streamlining processes to ensure consistency, accuracy, and best-in-class services are continually provided
- Assist in payroll reporting for management reports metrics and statistics as needed and provide support to the team manager as and when required.
- Identify, investigate, and resolve discrepancies between HRM system, timesheet system and internal payroll reports in a timely manner.
Key Skills And Experience
- Minimum 3 years’ payroll experience in running payrolls (In-House preferred but not essential), with exposure to both UK and EU regional payrolls.
- Comprehensive understanding of tax and payroll laws and all other aspects of payroll and pension administration.
- Team-Player with strong communication skills, as well as self-motivated and highly organised to meet deadlines.
- Experience gained within an international group
- Proficient in Excel (with regular use of Pivot Tables, X or VLook-Ups, SumIFs, and SumProduct functions)
- Detail-oriented with working knowledge of basic accounting and payroll practices
- Comfortable dealing with International Payroll partners located in overseas offices.
- Able to display sensitivity, discretion and integrity in dealing with confidential and sensitive matters concerning remuneration and benefits.