EMEA Payroll Manager

Job Description

EMEA Payroll Manager

Location: Bristol, Edinburgh, or London (Hybrid)

In this position, you'll be based in the Bristol, Edinburgh, or London office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at computershare.com/flex.

We give you a world of potential

Payroll is part of the Global People Team and operates within a shared service environment delivering a range of related systems and services. Payroll is a business-critical operation and requires working at pace, subject matter competence, operational compliance, and customer service to fulfil its obligations.

A role you will love

The EMEA Payroll Manager will be responsible for the leadership of the EMEA Payroll Function, servicing around 5000 employees in up to 9 countries. This role will ensure the accurate day-to-day delivery of the EMEA payrolls, support the implementation of payroll strategy, and support the management of payroll policy across the business.

A large focus will be on ensuring adherence with our global standards across the EMEA payroll teams, supporting projects (including M&A) and supporting with the management of relationships with our payroll providers. This role will ensure a consistent approach to payroll that delivers to Computershare's current and future organisational needs.

Key Responsibilities

As the EMEA Payroll Manager you would be accountable for the adherence to payroll policies and procedures for our EMEA payrolls, as well as the accuracy of EMEA payroll calendars, processing schedules and the timely and accurate delivery of pay to employees.

Other Key responsibilities:

1. Accountable for the adherence to the control framework; and regular review to identify further control opportunities.
2. Identify continuous improvement opportunities across Payroll and support with People Services initiatives that impact Payroll.
3. Oversee resource allocation across the team's ensuring day to day delivery of payroll services.
4. Manage, develop and motivate the payroll teams.
5. Collaborate with colleagues (Tax, Finance, Reward) to ensure effective processes and ways of working.
6. Maintain service standards, SLAs and KPIs for all aspects of payroll services.
7. Provide payroll reporting for key stakeholders.
8. Act as the subject matter expert on payroll administration, driving continuous service improvement and efficiencies.

What will you bring to the role?

The EMEA Payroll Manager will be an expert in operating multiple payrolls for a multi-national, complex organisation. Required skills include:

1. Experience in vendor management of third-party payroll providers, working across multiple jurisdictions. ADP experience would be beneficial.
2. A detailed understanding of operating payroll within at least 2 of our EMEA jurisdictions as well as the UK (Key EMEA jurisdictions are Ireland, Jersey, Spain, South Africa, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Norway).
3. Able to accommodate global working hours on a need's basis.
4. Experience in line-management and performance management of a team across different locations.
5. Significant relevant technical payroll experience.
6. Experience working in a matrix structure with fantastic stakeholder management skills.
7. Proficient user of Excel.
8. Familiarity with Oracle Fusion (Highly desirable).
9. Highly detail oriented, and ability to work in a change environment.

Rewards designed for you

Flexible work to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle.

Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family.

Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you'll receive a company contribution as well.

Extra rewards ranging from recognition awards and team get togethers to helping you invest in your future.

And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our careers hub will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit computershare.com/careershub.

About Us

A company to be proud of

We're a global leader in financial administration with over 12,000 employees across more than 22 different countries. At Computershare, it's more than just a job, our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of our world of opportunities.

A diverse and inclusive place to work

At Computershare we value diversity and welcome applications from everyone, believing that an equal and inclusive culture is key to excellent results. One of the greatest advantages for our organisation is the talent and diversity of our people and we strive to ensure all our employees have an equal opportunity to contribute their ideas, bring their personality to their work and showcase their skills. For support with accommodations or adjustments during our recruitment process please visit computershare.com/access for further information.

Computershare is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.