Senior Payroll Specialist

Manage EMEA and LATAM Payrolls working closely with the outsourced providers TMF, ADP Streamline and ADFP Freedom, as well as liaising with local payroll vendors to resolve any issues with the payroll.

Client Details

The firm is a global provider of news and business information based within the City of London, delivering content to consumers and organisations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. The firm has produced unrivalled quality content for more than 125 years and today has one of the worlds largest news gathering operations globally.

Description

• Manage EMEA and LATAM Payrolls working closely with the outsourced providers TMF, ADP Streamline and ADFP Freedom

• Liaise with local payroll vendors to resolve any issues with the payroll

• Provide advice to employees and managers in relation to pay, taxation and national insurance/social security and legislative information

• Prepare input & output for payroll sign off by EMEA Payroll manager

• Work with EMEA Payroll Manager to ensure timely filing of all statutory reporting requirements relating to monthly quarterly and annual payroll related tax and social charges

• Work with outsourced providers ensuring all non-UK payroll tax filings and payments completed

• Arrange payment of wages (where applicable), taxes and social securities

• Prepare base pay reconciliations for all payrolls under your responsibility in a timely manner

• Be responsible for the reconciliation of the payroll related balance sheet accounts inclusive of ensuring all GL's accurately reflect the payroll position

• Respond to queries from the Financial Accounting and Business Planning and Analysis teams regarding postings to the P & L and Balance sheets

• Work with the FMA to provide any payroll related schedules required for statutory audits.

• Assist with project work as and when it arises

• Ensuring PO's are raised and invoices for payroll are receipted against

• Monitoring the data in Workday accurately reflects the data for processing

• Support the team in transition to a new payroll software for the UK

• Deliver to start to finish payroll transitions for shared services and LATAM countries

• Work with the Global Mobility team ensuring expats or TEQ employees are being accurately taxed

Profile

• Extensive experience working for a multinational organisation dealing with multiple currency payrolls

• Excellent knowledge of UK payroll tax framework and European taxes

• Intermediate knowledge of excel (V Look ups and Pivot tables)

• Proactive attitude with excellent time management, communication and co-ordination skills

• Ability to work autonomously and get things done

• Adaptable to change

• An eye for detail resulting in the necessary accuracy

• Working knowledge of PeopleSoft Financials is desirable as is SAP as we transition to a new ERP

• Workday HRIS knowledge is desirable

• Payroll qualification preferred

• P11d, PSA experience essential

• Flexible in approach to work

• Languages capabilities are desirable but not essential

Job Offer

Marketing leading salary and benefit package.