Coordinator, Payroll New London, United Kingdom

Compass Pathways plc (Nasdaq: CMPS) is a biotechnology company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health. The Company is headquartered in London, UK, with offices in New York City in the US. We focus on developing novel treatments that have the potential to improve the lives of those who are suffering with mental health conditions and who are not helped by current treatments.

The Coordinator, Payroll is responsible for delivering accurate and timely payroll processing and payroll-related administration across the UK and US populations at Compass. This role supports monthly and biweekly payroll input collection, validation and processing, and acts as a key point of coordination between the People Team, Finance, external payroll providers and employees to ensure compliance with payroll legislation and SOX controls.

Location: Hybrid in our London, UK (Soho) office.

Reports to: Sr. Manager, Payroll and Equity Administration.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly (UK) and biweekly (US) payroll inputs, validation and provider coordination
• Ensure payroll compliance with legislation, internal controls, and SOX requirements
• Process complex payroll events including leavers, bonuses, and year-end reporting (P45s, P11Ds, W-2s)
• Support equity and share plan payroll activity (ESPP/SIP) including payroll deductions, reconciliations and taxable events
• Respond to employee payroll queries with professionalism and confidentiality
• Maintain strong documentation, reconciliations and audit readiness
• Contribute to payroll system improvements, testing and process enhancements

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of payroll experience
• Solid knowledge of UK payroll (US multi state payroll a plus)
• Strong attention to detail and reconciliation skills
• Experience with equity/share plan payroll is advantageous
• Comfortable working with controls, audits and sensitive data
• Confident communicator who enjoys working cross functionally
• Excel proficiency; ADP/Celergo and ADP WFN a plus

Benefits & Compensation

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