Payroll Manager UK&I in London

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

This role is responsible for the development of digitized solutions to enable the continued automation of the payroll function with Arcadis UK&I. Ensuring that data analytics are developed that allow data quality checks / dashboards are used throughout the process to ensure data quality standards are maintained. This position will oversee two direct reports and report directly to the People Services Director for EU, UK &I. The role also requires building strong, influential partnerships with the Technology team, GSSC, and the Managed Service Provider (MHR).

Role accountabilities:

• Oversee end-to-end payroll processing, including data entry, calculations, and payments, ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant regulations.
• Seeks digital solutions to provide a high quality, right first time, payroll solution to 5,000 Arcadians.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for final internal escalation, addressing inquiries, resolving issues, and providing expert guidance on payroll matters to provide a seamless payroll service.
• Develop and maintain strong MHR relationships, understanding their payroll needs and proactively identifying opportunities for process and data improvement.
• Lead a team of payroll specialists (internal and external), providing direction, training, and support to ensure the delivery of exceptional service, at a high quality, right first time.
• Stay up-to-date on changes to payroll legislation and regulations in the UK, advising internal teams on compliance requirements and best practices.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, such as People Team, Finance, Pensions and compliance teams, to streamline processes and optimise service delivery.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to track the efficiency and effectiveness of payroll operations, implementing strategies for continuous improvement.
• Participate in the development and implementation of new payroll system tools and processes to enhance service offerings.
• Share knowledge and best practice with the wider People Services team to build capability.

Qualifications & Experience:

• The candidate should have an academic degree (preferably in either Finance, Technology or Human Resources) and a minimum of 10 years of progressive experience.
• They should have broad experience and understand the complexity of leading people issues.
• Further the candidate should have experiences with diverse and complex matrix businesses in and familiarity working within a Shared Services & Centers of Excellence model.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field is desired but not required.
• Experience in payroll management, preferably in a managed service or outsourcing environment.
• In-depth knowledge of payroll processes, tax regulations, and compliance requirements in the UK.
• Experience using Oracle HCM and payroll software and systems, with proficiency in MS Office Suite (particularly Excel).
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and mentor both direct and indirect team members to achieve their full potential.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to interact effectively with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented and analytical, with a demonstrated ability to identify issues, analyse data, and implement solutions.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Professional certification e.g., CIPP.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You will do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you're helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.