Payroll Operations Manager

4 weeks ago


Leeds, United Kingdom Oakleaf Partnership Full time
Payroll Specialist - UK & EMEA

c£50k

Fantastic benefits

Leeds 3 days a week with additional travel

Oakleaf Partnership is seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist to oversee payroll operations across the UK, France, Germany, Spain, and the Nordics.

This is a complex and fast-paced role requiring a professional who thrives in a challenging environment and is comfortable managing multiple payrolls.

The role is based in Leeds and is hybrid with 3 days a week on-site.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage end-to-end payroll operations for UK & EMEA, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely payments.
  • Maintain payroll records, including salaries, bonuses, deductions, taxes, and other relevant data.
  • Identify opportunities to streamline existing payroll processes to improve efficiency and manage day-to-day operations effectively.
  • Streamline payroll systems while ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements and payroll laws across the EMEA region.
  • Prepare statutory payroll reports and assist in internal and external audits.
  • Play a key role in both business-as-usual (BAU) and payroll transformation projects, such as system implementation, data migration, system testing, and validation, and providing training and support to HR and finance teams on systems.

Candidate Profile/Experience:

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5 years' experience managing payroll across the UK and Europe, with a deep understanding of payroll complexities and data issues within an SME environment.

They will have hands-on experience with transitioning payroll systems, strong project management and process improvement skills to simplify and streamline operations, excellent communication skills, and excellent attention to detail.

Ideally, they will have experience of ADP or CloudPay.


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