At a Glance
- Tasks: Support global payroll activities and ensure accurate, timely delivery across multiple locations.
- Company: Join a well-established organisation with a dynamic shared services environment.
- Benefits: Enjoy hybrid working, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Ideal for those who thrive in complex environments and enjoy problem-solving.
- Why this job: Make an impact in a global setting while enhancing your payroll expertise.
- Qualifications: Experience in payroll, strong analytical skills, and excellent communication abilities.
The predicted salary is between 29700 - 36300 £ per year.
W&A is supporting two payroll opportunities within an established shared services environment. One position is permanent, with the second offered on a two-year fixed-term contract.
Based in Glasgow or Edinburgh with hybrid working, these roles offer the opportunity to work across global payroll activity within a large, complex organisation, supporting effective payroll delivery while contributing to broader operational and business initiatives.
The Opportunity
Working within a global shared services environment, you will support a broad range of payroll activity across an international organisation.
These opportunities would suit payroll professionals who are comfortable working in a complex environment and enjoy combining technical payroll knowledge with analysis, stakeholder engagement and broader business activity.
Key Responsibilities
- Support global payroll activity across a shared services environment.
- Work with payroll information and data to support accurate and timely delivery.
- Support end-to-end payroll processes and associated activities across multiple locations.
- Assist with payroll controls, reconciliations, documentation and reporting.
- Work closely with internal stakeholders and external contacts to resolve payroll queries and issues.
- Support the coordination of payroll-related activity across different teams and locations.
- Review payroll information and processes to identify issues, risks or opportunities for improvement.
- Contribute to changes in payroll processes, systems and ways of working where required.
- Maintain clear and accurate payroll documentation.
- Support wider payroll and shared services initiatives as required.
About You
- Experience within payroll, ideally gained within a global, international or multi-entity environment.
- Good understanding of end-to-end payroll processes and payroll operations.
- Experience within a shared service centre, global business services or other large organisation would be beneficial.
- Comfortable working with payroll data, reporting, controls and reconciliations.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- An organised and structured approach with good attention to detail.
- Confidence working with stakeholders across different teams and locations.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships.
- Comfortable working in an environment where priorities, processes and requirements may evolve.
To learn more or apply, please contact Laura Buchanan for a private and confidential discussion. Alternatively, submit your CV and we'll be in touch.
Please note that, due to the volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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