International Payroll Specialist

Overview

In this role you will be the sole payroll expert supporting UK and international payroll operations. You will manage UK monthly payroll and coordinate France, Germany, Poland and APAC payrolls, while nurturing vendor relationships and ensuring compliance. You will handle reconciliations, reporting, and payroll journals, plus year-end PSAs and P11ds. The position is office-based with potential for some WFH after a probation period, reporting into the finance function. You will play a key role in delivering accurate payroll and responsive issue resolution.

Pay / Benefits

• private medical cover
• pension
• life insurance

Responsibilities

• Process UK monthly payroll
• Coordinate international payrolls (France, Germany, Poland, APAC)
• Build relationships with external vendors
• Manage internal stakeholder communications
• Perform payroll reconciliations
• Produce payroll-related reports
• Create and post payroll journals
• Oversee year-end activities (PSAs and P11ds)
• Resolve payroll-related queries

Key requirements

• Sole payroll member / subject matter expert for payroll
• Experience handling international payroll across multiple regions
• Strong stakeholder management and vendor relationship skills
• Experience with payroll reconciliations and journal postings
• Ability to produce payroll reports and manage year-end processes
• Proactive problem-solving and query resolution skills

• Stakeholder management
• Relationship building
• Effective communication
• Payroll processing
• Payroll reconciliations
• Payroll reporting

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