Sr. Payroll Specialist - EMEA

About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Payroll Specialist to join our Global Payroll team, supporting payroll across EMEA.

This role has primary responsibility for UK & Ireland payroll, along with coordination and review of payroll across France, Germany, Singapore, and Australia through established vendors.

In addition to delivering accurate and compliant payroll, you’ll support ongoing process improvements and automation initiatives, including the use of AI tools, while working within core payroll systems such as Workday and CloudPay.

What You’ll Do

• Own end-to-end payroll processing for UK & Ireland
• Review and coordinate payroll delivery for:
• France
• Germany
• Singapore
• Australia
• Partner with CloudPay and in-country vendors to ensure payroll is accurate, compliant, and delivered on time
• Use Workday to manage employee data and payroll inputs
• Ensure compliance with all local payroll legislation and tax requirements
• Partner cross-functionally with:
• People Operations & HRBPs
• Finance (reconciliations, payroll accounting, reporting)
• Benefits
• People Tech
• Perform payroll reconciliations, controls, and audit support
• Support month-end and year-end payroll activities
• Identify and drive process improvements, including:
• Streamlining and automating manual processes
• Leveraging AI tools for data validation, anomaly detection, and reporting insights

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of payroll experience
• Strong expertise in:
• UK & Ireland payroll (essential)
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• Experience working in a multi-country payroll environment
• Experience with:
• Workday (HCM and/or payroll inputs)
• CloudPay or similar global payroll provider
• Strong understanding of:
• Payroll compliance and statutory requirements
• Payroll reconciliations and reporting
• Exposure to or interest in automation and AI within payroll or finance operations
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple deadlines
• Strong communication skills and ability to work across teams and regions

Nice to Have

• Hands-on experience supporting payroll in at least one of the following:
• France
• Germany
• Singapore
• Exposure to Australia payroll
• Experience with payroll transformation or system implementations

Why Join

• Opportunity to support a global payroll footprint
• Exposure to multiple countries and payroll frameworks
• Work with established systems (Workday, CloudPay)
• Contribute to modernizing payroll through automation and AI

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