At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage payroll and benefits across multiple European countries while ensuring compliance and efficiency.
- Company: Join a growing international organisation dedicated to diversity and inclusion.
- Benefits: Flexible working options, competitive salary, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Why this job: Play a key role in enhancing employee experience and operational excellence.
- Qualifications: 3+ years in payroll and benefits with strong analytical and organisational skills.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
Pay & Benefits Specialist
We are recruiting on behalf of our client for an experienced Pay & Benefits Specialist to support payroll and employee benefits operations across multiple European countries.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive and detail-oriented professional to take ownership of payroll coordination, benefits administration, compliance, and stakeholder management within a growing international organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the main point of contact for payroll and benefits queries across multiple European locations.
- Coordinate payroll processing with external payroll providers and internal finance, HR, and shared services teams.
- Manage employee payroll and benefits administration throughout the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, contractual changes, and leavers.
- Ensure employee records are maintained accurately across HR and payroll systems.
- Administer benefit schemes, including enrolments, amendments, deductions, and reconciliations.
- Monitor leave, absence, and statutory entitlement records, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Produce payroll and benefits reports, reconciliations, and audit-ready documentation.
- Build strong relationships with payroll vendors, benefits providers, and internal stakeholders.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, compliance, and employee experience.
About You
- At least 3 years' experience managing payroll and employee benefits operations.
- Strong understanding of UK payroll legislation, employment taxes, and statutory processes.
- Experience working with payroll systems, HRIS platforms, and advanced Excel functions including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs.
- Excellent analytical, reconciliation, and problem-solving skills.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Confident communicator with the ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of key processes.
Desirable
- Experience supporting international or multi-country payroll operations.
- Knowledge of employee benefits administration within a multinational environment.
- Experience with payroll audits and compliance reviews.
This role would suit an experienced payroll and benefits professional looking to play a key role in a growing international organisation while driving operational excellence, compliance, and employee experience.
About Us
We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive community.
In line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.
As a Disability Confident Employer, and part of the Nicholas Associates Group, we are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, and we're happy to discuss flexible working options.
We are committed to protecting the privacy of all our candidates and clients.
If you choose to apply, your information will be processed in accordance with the Nicholas Associates Group of companies Privacy Notice.
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