Head of Global Payroll Operations

1 month ago


Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Arup Full time

**Job Title: Head of Global Payroll Operations**
**Location: Based in any Arup office globally**
**Contract: Permanent - Full Time**

**Why Arup?**
Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of designers, advisors and experts working across 140 countries. Founded to be both humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination, technology and rigour to shape a better world.

**About this career opportunity**
As the Head of Global Payroll Operations in the Global Finance team, your contributions through this role will help us achieve the following goals:

- Provide strategic direction: Deliver the strategic direction for global payroll and the leadership of the end-to-end daily operations of the payroll activities
- Enable process excellence and innovation: Drive operational excellence with best-in-class process by providing, governance and oversight on operational activity
- Compliance: Lead compliance within operations through the design of the controls environment within the end-to-end process, identification of risks, and issue management including remedial actions
- Lead digital technology initiatives: Oversee and lead the development of system/robotic/AI solutions
- Drive continuous improvement: Drive a culture of continuous improvement across the global payroll process and lead those team members responsible for the daily delivery of the process

You will report into and work closely with the Group Head of Finance Operations to design and implement a global payroll operating model, standardising processes, ensuring regulatory compliance and end-to end process documentation to deliver business continuity.

**Duties and making an impact in this role will include**:

- Setting the strategic direction of the global Payroll process and integration with other processes and functions
- Leading team motivation and development, with a focus on continuous improvement
- Overseeing the implementation of controls and embedding risk management into the global payroll operation to ensure compliance
- Effective communication and reporting on payroll performance measures to internal and external stakeholders

**Key skills**
- Understanding of payroll processes and familiar with end-to-end process flows
- Ability to think creatively and solve problems effectively
- Excellent leadership, motivation and stakeholder management skills
- Strong customer service principles
- Risk management and compliance experience
- Ability to challenge the status quo and encourage innovation.

Ideally you will be qualified in Payroll services e.g. Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)

**Rewards and Benefits**

We care about you and want you to perform at your best, which is why we offer one of the most competitive benefits packages in our sector.

As a member organisation, everyone shares in our success through a global profit share scheme (payments are dependent on the firm’s financial performance).

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

**Different people, shared values.**

At Arup, we believe when talented people collaborate, great things are possible. Arup hires people with proven skills and open minds. We are taking deliberate action to create an inclusive culture that is grounded in our purpose to shape a better world.

At Arup, we appreciate that everyone’s circumstances are different and having the freedom to flex the way we work is essential to our wellbeing. If flexibility matters to you let us know when you apply, and we will discuss how this could work in your role.

**Our Application Process**

To understand what to expect next, please visit our UK Application Process page.

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