EMEA Payroll & Benefits Specialist

EMEA Payroll & Benefits Specialist £50k - £55k + Bonus - City

A leading Investment Firm based in the City are looking for an experienced EMEA Payroll & Benefits Specialist to look after their payroll & benefits offering.

Reporting into the Head of HR you will be the subject matter expert for all payroll & benefits questions, queries and rollouts across the UK and 5 EMEA countries.

The role:

• Performing end-to-end processing of monthly multi-country payrolls including the UK four EMEA countries including scheduling and timelines, collection of information, analysis, input, reconciliation, funding, and follow-up
• Keeping abreast of changing payroll and benefits laws in country and providing actionable deliverables to the Global Head and regional teams
• Completing and auditing tax filings as required by government and provide to employees
• Producing payroll and compensation reports as scheduled for various departments and assisting with participation in special surveys
• Managing the general ledger reporting process and preparing, auditing, and delivering files to Accounting
• Owning the Payroll and Benefits email inbox, and being the first point of contact to assist employees with daily questions
• Coordinating with HR for onboarding, offboarding, and maintaining the relevant systems for electronic personnel and compensation data
• Owning the annual benefits renewal and enrollment process, and liaising with vendors to resolve employee benefit matters and maintain data integrity
• Preparing and distributing time sensitive benefits notices
• Collecting and processing new hire documentation and maintaining employee files to ensure compliance
• Supporting the Americas Payroll and Benefits team by auditing the completed payroll and participating in quarterly cross-processing as part of the disaster recovery plan
• Preparing monthly benefits reports for 3rd party insurers, and auditing/processing monthly invoices (Cycle-to-Work, Pension, Meals, etc.)
• Reviewing benefits carrier connection uploads and investigating any errors
• Maintaining internal and external data in our Org, HRIS, and compensation systems, as well as managing full-cycle leave of absences for individuals and keeping key HR team members abreast of changes in leave of absence status

Qualifications

• Previous HR experience in Payroll and Benefits
• The ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive matters and respond effectively to such situations
• Strong communication skills
• Strong PC skills (MS Office) and knowledge of any well-known payroll and benefits systems
• The ability to learn and understand new software and applications quickly
• The ability to execute processes and scheduled tasks with little supervision