HR Systems and Payroll Specialist

2 months ago

London, United Kingdom Optiver Full time

Optiver is looking for a HR Systems and Payroll Specialist to join the Human Resources team in our London office on a fixed-term 12 month contract. This is an ideal opportunity for someone with proven experience in the HR operations space, who thrives in a fast-paced and collaborative environment. You'll have the chance to work on a variety of strategic and impactful projects for a leading market-maker, including payroll transformation and HRIS and stakeholder management. We're looking for someone who's a self-starter, innovative and able to multi-task as they provide operational HR support.

**Who we are**:
Optiver is a tech-driven trading firm and leading global market maker. As one of the oldest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe. Our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilising force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates.

As one of the world's major financial centres, London was selected as the home of Optiver's FX trading business, our UK-focused Institutional Trading Team and rapidly growing commodities trading arm. Optiver UK is located in a city that bridges European, Asian and American time zones, connecting our regional offices and embracing a truly global mind-set. London is one of the most diverse cities in the world, and is home to some of the best museums, a thriving international restaurant scene and bustling high streets that attract people from all over the globe.

**What you'll do**:
As an HR Systems and Payroll Specialist you will be supporting the operational HR needs of our UK employee population. This work will include a variety of strategic HR Systems and Payroll projects. In summary, you will:

- Manage the HR Information Systems (Workday) and be responsible for the continuous improvement and automation of HR processes, in addition to promoting our employees and managers to utilise our newly implemented self-service system
- Be a regional HRIS lead for Workday related projects such as local/global integrations and system functionality improvements
- Supporting our local HR Data Analyst on business reporting requests
- Solely oversee our monthly payroll process
- Oversee the HR related systems across Optiver, inclusive but not limited to, payroll, benefits administration, and HR compliance
- Lead our local payroll transformation project to achieve global alignment elaboration on their role/expectations on contribution to this project
- Manage responses to audit requests for HR and Payroll information
- Work closely with the HR Advisory team members to ensure the operational HR support they provide throughout the business is efficient and effective
- Support the team in delivery of the end to end employee lifecycle, driving efficiencies and improvements. Support the wider HR team in delivering our end to end employee lifecycle, continuously driving improvements and process efficiencies
- Be a GDPR champion for the HR department, working closely with the Data Protection Officer to ensure compliance and best practice across processes. Be a GDPR champion throughout the wider HR department, working closely with our Data Protection Officer to ensure the highest level of compliance is met and procedural best practices are followed
- Act as point of contact for data integrity reviews/audits and ensure integrity and compliance of transactional data in Workday.

**Who you are**:

- Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources or Administration, or equivalent experience;
- Working knowledge and previous experience in a wide array of areas within HR such as UK payroll, UK visa & immigration, benefits plans/related policies and associated UK employment law;
- Knowledge and experience of project management and maintaining governance;
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a strong customer service mentality and high degree of integrity, accountability, and emotional intelligence;
- Working knowledge of HRIS (Workday) including implementation;
- Ability to manage multiple projects/tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and deadlines;
- Previous payroll transformation experience desirable;
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software;
- Experience collaborating with colleagues in complex business models across multiple countries and jurisdictions would be desirable.

**What you'll get**:
At Optiver UK, you will be part of a well-established and high-performing global firm whilst experiencing the excitement that comes from a growing operation. As our London operations grow, the opportunity to make a global impact and take your career to a new level expands with it. We offer a supportive environment for y

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