Payroll Specialist

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use): 09

Senior Payroll Specialist

The Team: The Senior Payroll Specialist is part of a team of 15, spread between 3 different locations (EMEA, LAC, INDIA). The team is responsible for managing 62 payrolls across 26 countries in the EMEA region. Utilizing CloudPay, ADP and TMF in an outsourced environment, the specialist ensures accurate and timely payroll processing for our S&P employee population they will be responsible for.

Responsibilities & Impact:

• Acting as an SME for the supporting countries Spain, Italy and France to administer and control local payroll operations, ensuring that all data has been processed accurately by the payroll provider.
• Collaborating closely with People Partners, People Service Centre, Compensation, and Total Rewards teams to ensure precise and punctual payroll processing.
• Maintaining compliance with payroll accounting standards. Acts as a problem solver, identifying and resolving discrepancies in payroll accounting processes to ensure compliance with standards.
• Conducting meticulous reconciliations of each payroll, verifying data integrity against previous monthly records.
• Managing all payroll tax reporting, filing and payment obligations with statutory authorities in relevant countries.
• Creating and enforcing payroll timetables to ensure adherence by payroll providers.
• Ensuring data integrity across all payroll systems and facilitating timely and accurate reporting of equity income in accordance with regional laws.
• Assisting Internal and External Audit processes, ensuring payroll compliance with audit procedures.
• Taking ownership of all relevant payroll queries from employees and various stakeholders.
• Undertaking any additional duties essential to the role’s performance.

What We’re Looking For:

• Following payroll country experience: Knowledge of EMEA countries: Spain, Italy, and France is required .
• Knowledge and experience in Germany and Poland will be valued.
• 3+ years of experience in a large corporate setting, showcasing proficiency in handling complex payroll tasks and processes for the EMEA region.
• Educated to a degree level.
• Experience operating in an outsourced payroll environment.
• Workday, CloudPay, ADP and TMF exposure is a plus.
• Fluent English.
• Proactive Can-Do Attitude: Demonstrates proactive approach and eagerness to tackle new challenges.
• Problem Solver: Systematic problem-solving skills with keen attention to detail.
• Customer Excellence: Prioritizes customer satisfaction through effective communication and timely solutions.
• Adaptability: Adapts quickly to changing priorities, processes, and technologies.
• Ethical Standards: Upholds confidentiality and regulatory compliance in handling payroll data.

This position can be remote based only in UK, Spain or Poland.

Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.

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