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About the Role
Manage the payroll function for the Northern Hemisphere, ensuring accuracy and compliance. Partner with stakeholders, drive change management, and focus on continuous improvement. Provide support for accounts payable and other accounting activities as needed.
Responsibilities
- Act as the subject matter expert for the in-house UK Payroll.
- Directly manage payroll for the Northern Hemisphere ensuring accurate employee data, timely information to third parties, and compliant earnings and deductions.
- Complete monthly payroll accounting, including journals, reconciliations, and analysis of cost movements.
- Support month-end and year-end financial reporting requirements.
- Build and maintain relationships with third-party payroll providers.
- Partner with the People Experience team on strategic initiatives.
- Act as a trusted advisor on payroll-related matters.
- Manage compliance of payroll-related tax filings.
- Perform regular payroll reviews and data integrity checks.
- Drive payroll process improvements locally and globally.
- Provide support and coverage for Accounts Payable and other Accounting & Finance activities.
- Process supplier invoices and payments.
- Prepare accounting adjustments and reconciliations.
- Assist with financial reporting, analysis, and month-end activities.
- Partner with the Senior Payroll Officer for the southern hemisphere.
- Provide responsive and professional support to internal stakeholders.
- Contribute to broader Finance team initiatives and organizational projects.
- Undertake any other duties reasonably requested by your manager.
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in payroll.
- Minimum of 5 years payroll experience in running in-house payroll.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in UK payroll and working with HMRC.
- Excellent understanding of statutory requirements and payroll legislations.
- Solid understanding of accounting concepts including debits, credits, cost accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Exposure working with multiple currencies and cost centres.
- Exposure to accounts payable processes, including invoice processing and payment preparation, would be advantageous.
- Exposure to ESOP pay-out and related payroll compliances.
- Problem-solving ability, analytical, numeracy, and excellent reconciliation skills.
- Intermediate-Advanced knowledge in MS Excel including creating pivot tables, v-lookups, and other necessary functions.
- Ability to manage assigned tasks and relationships with stakeholders across different time zones.
- Excellent attention to detail and time management skills.
- Ability to manage the demands of a rapidly evolving environment.
- A passion for excellence and a commitment to be the best.
- Sound judgement and determination to achieve with a sense of urgency.
- Excellent relationship management and interpersonal skills.
- An open-minded consultative approach.
- Ability to give and receive positive and constructive feedback.
- Ability to creatively solve problems.
Skills
- UK Payroll
- HMRC liaison
- Statutory requirements
- Payroll legislations
- Accounting concepts
- Multiple currencies
- Cost centres
- Accounts Payable processes
- ESOP pay-out
- MS Excel (Pivot Tables, V-lookups)
- Stakeholder management
- Time management
- Relationship management
- Interpersonal skills
Location
- London, UK
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full Time
- Flexible working hours
- Remote-work opportunities
Experience Level
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in payroll
- Minimum of 5 years payroll experience in running in-house payroll
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience is UK payroll
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary
Benefits
- Private medical insurance
- Life and income protection
- 24-days annual leave
- Enhanced parental leave
- Tailored learning and development opportunities
About the Company
- Gentrack transforms energy and water utilities with innovative solutions.