Overview
I'm currently working alongside a leading business based in Birmingham in their recruitment of an International Payroll Team Leader on a permanent basis. The role offers great opportunities for progression and will be paying £40k-£50k based on experience.
I'm currently working alongside a leading business based in Birmingham in their recruitment of an International Payroll Team Leader on a permanent basis. The role offers great opportunities for progression and will be paying £40k-£50k based on experience.
Key Responsibilities of the International Payroll Team Leader:
* Responsibility includes payroll delivery, vendor management, operational effectiveness and
development of service level metrics and management of end-to-end controls for payroll processes
while also developing a culture of continuous improvement in all countries.
* Responsible for the tracking and reconciliation of employee deductions and earnings including, but
not limited to deductions for employee benefits, local taxes, and earnings for base salaries,
bonuses and commissions.
* Ensure accurate reporting to taxing authorities of taxable wages, including both cash and non-cash
items such as relocation expenses, excess group-term life insurance, stock-based compensation,
auto allowances, taxable use of company property, gifts and other reimbursements that may be
taxable in accordance with local laws.
* Analyse complex pay transactions, identify issues that exist and work with various internal
operational teams to identify root cause of payroll system issues, assess risk and implement
mitigation plans to minimise or eliminate future occurrence.
* Provide leadership and management to a team of payroll specialists to execute payroll accurately.
Manages performance and provides training and oversight of day-to-day payroll processing
activities to insure the team functions in cohesive effective unit.
* Support the design, implementation and operational delivery of a standardised global payroll
solution with highest level of integration.
* Provide strategic direction on payroll and time tracking systems that support payroll.
* A strong collaborator, this position assists employees and business partners as needed related to
payroll issues through initiating meetings, resolving process procedures and adding input into
ongoing solutions.
* Research and interpret government regulations affecting payroll procedures. Educates business
and payroll personnel as needed to insure payroll is in compliance.
* Identify audit protocols which support payroll and data entry accuracy.
* Ability to manage and lead payroll related projects and operational initiatives which would include
creating project plans, executing, testing and implementing.
* Work closely with Finance on tax related items related to setting up new tax entities and insuring
timely payments of various tax liabilities.
* Assist with the workers' compensation and audits as needed.
* Develop a set of metrics to measure delivery, accuracy and other measures.
The Successful candidate will have the following:
* Demonstrates senior-level experience managing payroll for a multi-country environment (such as,
Spain, Germany, South Africa, France, Portugal Lithuania, Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom).
* Payroll Application experience (such as Workday) required.
* Advanced Excel skills to perform complex analysis and reporting (Vlookup, pivot tables).
* Excellent problem solving skills to identify root cause resolution and initiative to work through
complex difficult scenarios.
* Proactive strategic thinker, identifying programs and projects before issues surface.
* Experience building great teams, infusing the company's culture into the organisation and
motivating a workforce
* Any CPP, CIPP or Global Payroll Management Certificate (GPMI) is a plus