Payroll Specialist

Skills

About the Role

You will make sure everyone is paid accurately, on time and in compliance. You'll run payroll across operating locations, work with external providers and local advisers, and be the trusted contact for employee pay queries. You'll partner with Finance and the Compensation & Benefits Manager so payroll data, costs and reporting are accurate and reconciled.

Requirements

• 4-6 years of payroll experience, ideally full-cycle in a growing business
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, tax and statutory deductions
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills
• Experience with HRIS and payroll systems (e.g. ADP, Papaya Global, Deel, Xero, Sage, BambooHR)
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Judgment and discretion with confidential data
• Clear communication skills
• Right to work in the jurisdiction
• Desirable: multi-country payroll via external providers, fintech experience, equity payroll, payroll accounting, CIPP/CIPD qualification, audit experience

Responsibilities

• Run end-to-end monthly and other cycle payroll for all operating locations
• Process starters, leavers, promotions, pay changes, overtime, allowances, bonuses, commissions and equity-related payments
• Manage statutory deductions and payments including tax, social contributions, pensions and garnishments
• Run pre- and post-payroll checks and variance analysis
• Handle off-cycle payments, corrections and expense reimbursements
• Manage relationships with external payroll providers, bureaus and local accountants
• Review and challenge payroll providers' output against source data
• Coordinate local statutory filings, year-end returns and tax authority submissions
• Track changes to payroll legislation, tax rates and thresholds
• Support set-up of payroll in new countries
• Provide payroll journals, accruals and reconciliations to Finance and support month-end and year-end close
• Provide accurate actuals for people-cost reporting and forecasting
• Partner on salary review, bonus, benefits and pension implementation
• Support audits and respond to auditor and tax authority queries
• Maintain payroll data accuracy in HRIS and payroll systems
• Maintain payroll policies, procedures and controls
• Ensure GDPR and local data protection compliance
• Identify opportunities to automate and improve payroll processes
• Act as first point of contact for payroll, tax code, pension and payslip queries
• Support managers and People Partners on payroll implications of employment changes