At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead global payroll strategy and ensure compliance across multiple regions.
- Company: Join a growing organisation with a focus on innovation and collaboration.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus, market-leading pension, and flexible benefits.
- Other info: Collaborate with HR, IT, and finance for integrated payroll solutions.
- Why this job: Shape the future of global payroll while making a real impact.
- Qualifications: Proven payroll implementation experience and strong technical knowledge required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
- Global Payroll Process Owner - Glasgow
- Cooper Parry is supporting our client to recruit a
Global Payroll Process Owner - this is a 12 month fixed term contract.
Reporting to the Financial Controller, you'll lead the global payroll strategy, ensuring compliance, driving process improvements, and implementing effective payroll systems across multiple regions.
We're looking for candidates with a proven track record in payroll implementation and development , strong technical knowledge, and the ability to influence and guide a payroll team.
Experience collaborating with HR, IT, and finance functions is essential.
This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of a global payroll function while operating at the heart of a growing organisation.
- Purpose
- Oversee the implementation and compliance of payroll policies, procedures, processes, and IT systems.
- Steer the overall management of global payroll, identifying areas of risk and improvement.
- Develop and implement a target operating model for global payroll.
- Provide leadership and guidance to a team of payroll analysts (non-direct line management).
- Monitor labour costs, budget processes, monthly controls, and variance analysis.
- Collaborate with HR, IT, and finance functions to deliver integrated payroll solutions aligned with HR systems and ERP platforms.
- Candidate Profile
- Proven track record in payroll implementation and development .
- Strong technical understanding of payroll processes and compliance requirements across multiple countries.
- Experience in developing payroll operating models and leading teams through influence and expertise.
- Ability to collaborate across finance, HR, IT, and corporate functions.
- Strong analytical skills with experience in labour cost monitoring and budget control.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- On Offer
- Competitive salary and bonus
- Market leading pension
- Flexible Benefits
- For a discussion around the role on offer, please contact Pamela Mc Culloch at
Please note, applicants must hold valid right to work in the UK as sponsorship cannot be provided.
Contact Details:
Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment Recruitment Team
