Payroll Specialist

Job Description

EMEA Payroll Specialist role

Your New Role As an International Payroll Specialist, you will be responsible for the end-to-end payroll processing and reporting across 27 countries within the UK, EMEA, and APAC regions. You will ensure accurate, compliant, and timely payroll delivery while supporting finance reconciliations, statutory reporting, and employee queries. This role also includes involvement in process improvement initiatives and mentoring junior team members.
What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Proven experience processing multi-country payrolls across UK, EMEA, and APAC
• Strong knowledge of year-end tax filings, statutory reporting, and employee documentation across multiple jurisdictions
• Experience supporting Finance and Accounting teams, including payroll reconciliations and payroll-related journal queries
• Hands-on experience posting payroll journals into Oracle Financials, including salaries, pensions, taxes, and social security
• Solid understanding of payroll controls, SOX compliance, and audit processes
• Experience administering UK pensions, including relief-at-source and salary sacrifice arrangements, in line with auto-enrolment legislation
• Good working knowledge of GDPR and handling sensitive personal data securely
• Experience supporting expatriate payrolls and working with external tax providers
• Strong communication skills and the ability to manage employee payroll queries effectively
• Confidence training, supporting, and mentoring junior payroll staff

What You’ll Get in Return

• The opportunity to work in a global, complex payroll environment
• Exposure to multi-regional payroll operations across 27 countries
• Strong collaboration with Finance, HR, Audit, and Tax teams
• A role with real ownership, visibility, and impact
• Opportunities to contribute to process improvement and system enhancement initiatives
• A supportive team environment with scope for knowledge sharing and development

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