An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled Senior Payroll Manager to join a dynamic & evolving team. This role offers the chance to take ownership of the end-to-end payroll process for the UK & Middle Eastern regions, ensuring compliance, risk mitigation & attention to detail are at the forefront of operations. The successful candidate will be a team player with strong subject matter knowledge on payroll operations, incl. employment tax, benefits, leaves treatment & pension administration.* 4 days a week in office, 1 day working from home* Permanent and full-time role

Responsibilities:

As a Senior Payroll Manager, you will play an integral role within our Human Resources team. You will be responsible for managing the end-to-end payroll process for our UK and Middle Eastern offices. This includes processing monthly payrolls, assisting with long-term incentive processes, managing audits, creating process documentation, acting as a liaison for modified payroll schemes, and leading continuous improvement initiatives. Your commitment to compliance, risk mitigation, and attention to detail will ensure our payroll operations run smoothly.

• Process monthly payroll for offices in the UK and Middle East.
• Assist with long term incentive process, including running vested calculations
• Manage internal and external payroll audits
• Create and maintain payroll process documentation
• Act as the liaison with internal and external tax partners and payroll team on modified payroll schemes
• Lead and support on continuous improvement initiatives across the Payroll and HR teams bring

The Ideal Candidate:

The ideal Senior Payroll Manager brings extensive UK payroll experience in a hands-on role. You have technical knowledge of payroll tax, including benefits, and are familiar with HR systems such as ADP or Bamboo HR. Your experience extends to UK pension administration and data management/analysis. With your strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills, you approach tasks with an ethical mindset focused on compliance. Your understanding of financial reporting in relation to payroll transactions will be key in this role.

• Extensive UK payroll experience in a hands-on, end-to-end payroll position
• Technical knowledge of payroll tax, including benefits
• Experience with HR systems and payroll processes (e.g. ADP, Bamboo HR)
• Strong attention to detail
• Problem-solving skills with a strong ethical and compliance driven approach
• Understanding of financial reporting and general ledger reporting in relation to payroll transactions
• Managing a team of 2 direct reports

The Company:

This is an opportunity to join a company that values its employees' contributions and supports their professional growth. The company fosters an inclusive culture where everyone's ideas are valued. They offer flexible working opportunities along with generous pensions contributions. Their commitment to continuous learning is evident through their numerous training opportunities. This is a chance to be part of a team that values collaboration, commitment, and empathy.

Next Steps:

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