International Payroll Manager - William Scott Associates : Job Details

A global consulting firm is looking for an International Payroll Manager to deliver all aspects of managing the EMEA and APAC payrolls, ensuring accuracy and completeness. This is a newly created role and will report to the Global Payroll Manager based in the US. You will have a high degree of autonomy and accountability. This is a hands-on, operational role. We encourage creativity and any opportunities to bring in automation and improvements. You will manage the payroll for 11 countries across EMEA & APAC. It is likely that the firm will continue to expand into new jurisdictions.

The International Payroll Manager will take the lead on the below matters for EMEA and APAC:

• Payroll processing for all countries. Deliver payroll within agreed SLAs, ensure accuracy, completeness and compliance with legislation, internal policy, processes and controls
• Facilitate all required month-to-month payroll changes (new hires, leavers, statutory leaves, unpaid leave, compensation adjustments, bonuses, benefit elections and deductions etc.)
• Implement processes to ensure payroll integrity through audit reports, data analysis and collaboration with other team members
• Investigate, reconcile and correct payroll data issues, discrepancies, and errors
• Support the payroll, employee tax and pension setup of any new jurisdictions, collaborating with external vendor(s) and the internal project teams
• Ensure that all Government reports and obligations are always met
• Develop, manage and maintain comprehensive payroll records and team member information in a confidential manner
• Coordinate payroll funding requests with Treasury
• Support good practice automations and process improvements (with Workday and our payroll vendors including Dayforce)
• Reconcile general ledger (GL) with regard to payroll transactions
• Liaise between payroll and other departments
• Assist with documentation of various payroll processes and procedures
• Provide payroll support for internal and external audit requests

Qualifications and Background

• Appropriate payroll-related qualifications/certificates
• Significant experience in managing UK and EMEA payroll and minimum of some experience managing APAC payroll
• Workday or similar enterprise software experience a must
• Excellent communication, exceptional customer service and project management
• Exceptional organisational skills, follow-up skills and attention to detail
• Deadline-focused and exhibits an analytical and problem-solving ability
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment
• High-degree of professionalism with ability to deal sensitively with confidential material

The firm is experiencing significant growth across their international locations. It is expected that the growth will continue and new offices will open over the next 12-24 months. This is an exciting and critical role and offers a great opportunity to be introduced into a dynamic and expanding global business.