Payroll Manager

Payroll Manager - High growth SaaS business - City of London

We are partnered with a global SaaS business that services clients within the financial services industry.

They serve clients, ranging from central banks and sovereign wealth funds to pension and insurance funds, asset managers, fund managers, asset servicers, and wealth managers.

They are looking to hire a Payroll Manager to look after their UK entity.

This will be a sole role, where the payroll is done in house using ADP software.

It is a hybrid role with a minimum of 2 days a week in the office.

The role sits in the finance team and reports into the UK Financial Controller.

What you will be responsible for

• Sole responsibility for the payroll function of the London and Middle East offices. This currently consists of 3 legal entities (4 payrolls) and 2 Shadow Payrolls, with a total of about 170 employees
• Managing all elements of the payroll process from start to finish for the two UK legal entities and the

Middle East payrolls in UAE and Saudi Arabia

• Monitoring of Cross Border & Assignee Personnel
• Processing of Shadow Payroll
• Restricted stock unit (RSU) Management
• Prepare, analyze, compile, reconcile and submit annual reports and filings for the PSA and STBV Agreements
• Managing the reconciliation for the monthly Benefits in preparation for the PI Id reporting
• Administration of the Pension plan to ensure compliance with Pension Regulator legislation and monitoring Of Auto Enrolment, Opt Outs and Re-Enrolment regulations
• Ensure compliance Of existing salary sacrifice arrangements
• Responsibility to run the operations linked to Absence and Time Management according to the frame set by HR to ensure the accuracy of the data.
• Booking all payroll-related accruals: bonus, commission, holiday, RSUs, beneflts
• Updating all payroll-related balance sheet reconciliations in management accounts pack
• Key point of contact for internal stakeholders on payroll enquiries
• Liaising with auditors on payroll tax matters relating to employees located overseas

What we value

• Extensive experience with processing payroll
• Experience using ADP HCM and working within an accounts team
• Tax experience for employees working overseas (e.g., PAYE/NIC implications)
• Ability to work with confidential/sensitive data
• Excellent attention to detail, high level Of accuracy
• Methodical, hardworking, enthusiastic with the ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines
• Minimum of intermediate level in Excel (e.g., pivot tables, V-lookups)
• Fluent in English with strong communication skills both verbal and written
• Experience of working with Workday is nice to have

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