Payroll Manager EMEA

"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships." Michael Jordan.
 
Sheridan Maine is collaborating with our client, located in London, to find a skilled Payroll Manager EMEA for a permanent position. The ideal candidate must possess EMEA experience and come from a background in financial or professional services.
 
The aim of this role is to support all aspects of monthly EMEA payroll, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and timely processing, including data preparation, reconciliation, issue resolution, and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

Your responsibilities as the Payroll Manager EMEA will include:

• Manage outsourced EMEA payroll with strict adherence to company policies, ensuring accurate and timely processing of payments, benefits, tax remittances, etc
• Prepare payroll input, including data entry, organization, translation, and verification of HR data, benefit forms, and ensure completeness for submissions
• Conduct detailed audit reconciliations of payroll vendor reports
• Resolve payroll discrepancies, troubleshoot issues, and suggest practical solutions
• Respond to payroll queries promptly via various channels
• Assist in reconciling payroll-related accounts and disbursements
• Collaborate with global and regional HR, Benefits, Finance teams
• Ensure timely and accurate tax declarations and remittances, liaising with local authorities
• Support year-end tasks such as reviewing tax forms, equity, and bonus payments
• Assist in regulatory and internal/external audits

 
The successful Payroll Manager EMEA will require the following skills and experience:

• 5+ years’ EMEA Payroll experience required (experience with UK, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and Sweden preferred)
• Strong knowledge of EMEA taxation, labour laws, benefits, and country-specific practices
• Self-starter with strong work ethic, able to work independently or in a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and data analysis skills
• Ability to handle confidential information with regulatory compliance
• Proficient in English; fluency in other EMEA languages advantageous
• Experience with ADP Streamline, PwC Payroll, and Workday HR System beneficial
• Advanced MS Office skills, particularly in Excel
• Degree in Accounting or Finance preferred

 
The position offers a hybrid working arrangement, requiring a minimum of 3 days working from their Victoria office every week.
 
If you’re passionate about this position or are keen to hear more, please click on “apply” as soon as possible.
 
You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.
 
Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.