EMEA Payroll Manager - Military veterans preferred

The EMEA Payroll Manager position is responsible for payroll processing for large volume, multiple entity & complex payrolls.  You are the key point of contact and SME for the payrolls you support. This position currently supports payrolls across EMEA countries, (a wide range of experience across regions will be an advantage). You will report to the Head of EMEA Payroll.

The position works closely with Payroll Vendor, TLM Administrators and internal stakeholder. 

You will work with the Global Payroll Process Lead to help identify process improvements related to EMEA payrolls, support in documentation of SOPs and continuous improvements across all regions.

Responsibilities:

• Support payroll leads to ensure payrolls are processed accurately, on time and following all federal, state, local and regulatory requirements.

• First point of escalation for all payroll related matters, responds to complex employee payroll queries escalated from the Service Centre. 

• Work closely with vendors to ensure country compliance is in place, review and approve payrolls across EMEA regions. 

• Identify and work with the Global Payroll Process Lead to implement process improvement within assigned payrolls.

• Working with the Global Compliance & Audit Lead provide support to any internal/external audit processes as required.  Ensure any regular finance, compliance and audit reporting is delivered following agreed timescales. Lead audits and reconciliations of payroll data for their payrolls as required. 

• Review payroll policies/ procedures and ensures that the payrolls are using a standard approach in line with company policies.

• Work with the Global Payroll Process Lead to define Payroll requirements related to payroll projects or enhancements.  Perform User Acceptance Testing and document results, ensure user guides are updated appropriately. 

• Ensure that CSL meets its compliance with all federal/state, and regulatory requirements.

• Manges the BAU team activities and ensures development of the team, supports the team in meeting Service level agreement and targets.

• Other Payroll related activities as directed by the manager.

Your skills and experience

• Bachelors in HR/Accounting degree or Diploma in payroll is preferred.

• 5-8 years of experience in leading a payroll team and managing team members across different locations 

• Strong payroll team management experience

• Demonstrated stakeholder management.

• Strong communication skills.  

• Proven leadership and engagement.

• High-level analytical and problem-solving capability.

• Excellent process management and business process analysis competencies and demonstrated ability to support complex HR/Payroll models.  

• WorkDay experience preferred