Description:
The Sr. Payroll Specialist focusing on EMEA is responsible for executing and overseeing end-to-end payroll processes across EMEA, with primary responsibility for the UK, Denmark, Netherlands, Ukraine, Belgium, Germany and New Zealand. This role ensures accurate, compliant, and timely payroll delivery while partnering closely with PBPs, Finance, external payroll vendors, and cross-functional teams.
The Senior Specialist resolves complex payroll issues, ensures data accuracy, supports audits, and drives continuous improvement across regional payroll operations. Experience supporting additional non-US payrolls in the Americas is a plus.
What you'll be doing
- Manage monthly payroll cycles across EMEA.
- Validate and reconcile payroll outputs, including taxation, statutory deductions, and benefits.
- Ensure compliance with local legislation (i.e HMRC, Dutch tax authority, pensions, statutory reporting).
- Maintain and audit employee payroll records, ensuring proper setup of tax codes, benefits, allowances, and deductions.
- Partner with external payroll providers to review calculations and resolve discrepancies.
- Administer statutory payments (e.g., SSP/SMP/SPP/SAP in the UK and local equivalents).
- Support pension enrollment, statutory reporting, and compliance obligations.
- Manage RTI submissions
We're excited if you have
- 4–6 years of hands-on payroll experience, primarily across EMEA.
- Deep knowledge of UK payroll legislation and strong familiarity with EMEA payroll.
- Experience working with external payroll vendors and HRIS platforms (Workday preferred).
- Proven ability to reconcile payroll data, identify discrepancies, and resolve independently.
- Strong analytical mindset with high attention to detail and confidentiality.
- Demonstrated experience operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- CIPP or comparable European payroll certification (or working toward certification).
- Experience with benefits-in-kind, equity/RSU taxation, and year-end reporting.
- Advanced Excel skills (lookups, pivots, reconciliation tools).
- Experience supporting internal/external audits and multi-country payroll cycles.
- Exposure to Americas Non-US payrolls (nice to have, not required)