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About the Role
The International Payroll team supports non-US payroll operations across EMEA and APAC, managing over 30 payrolls for more than 3,000 employees as the firm continues to expand into new entities and countries.
Responsibilities
- Manage the end-to-end monthly payroll cycle for multiple EMEA countries, ensuring accurate and timely delivery from payroll cutoff through payment.
- Prepare, validate, and submit payroll inputs, including new hires, leavers, compensation changes, one-time payments, benefit deductions, leave of absence, and holiday pay.
- Review gross-to-net, variance, and payment reports; investigate discrepancies and resolve issues with the payroll provider before approval.
- Calculate and process termination payments, holiday payouts, and other payroll adjustments in line with local legislation and firm policy.
- Prepare and reconcile funding requests for net pay, tax, and social security obligations to ensure employees and authorities are paid accurately and on time.
- Support month-end finance activities, including general ledger reviews and payroll reconciliations, while maintaining clear records and audit trails.
- Partner with the payroll provider on statutory filings, year-end processes, benefits, pension enrollment, and implementation of legislative changes across covered countries.
- Serve as a trusted point of contact for employees and stakeholders, while identifying opportunities to strengthen controls, streamline processes, and automate manual work.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on payroll processing experience, ideally supporting payrolls across multiple countries.
- Strong knowledge of UK payroll, including PAYE, National Insurance, statutory payments, pensions and auto-enrollment, and termination payments.
- Experience working with an outsourced or multi-country payroll provider.
- Advanced Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, and reconciliations, with an interest in automation and new tools.
- Exceptional attention to detail and a rigorous approach to reviewing, reconciling, and maintaining confidential payroll data.
- Ability to prioritize multiple payrolls and competing deadlines in a fast-paced, changing environment without compromising accuracy.
- A proactive, curious mindset and the confidence to challenge existing processes and recommend practical improvements.
- Clear, professional communication skills and a collaborative approach to working with employees and stakeholders at all levels.
Skills
- CloudPay experience
- Workday experience
- Excel
- Lookups
- Pivot tables
- Reconciliations
- Automation
- Communication skills
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Education Level
- CIPP qualification, or progress toward one, is desirable
Benefits
- Benefits enrollment
About the Company
- Millennium is a global, diversified alternative investment firm, founded in 1989.
- Defined by evolution, innovation and focus, Millennium’s mission is to deliver results for our investors.
- Our people are empowered with both independence and support: the autonomy to pursue ideas with conviction and the backing of a global network committed to collaboration, disciplined risk management and continuous learning.
- With opportunities to deepen expertise and accelerate development, talent at Millennium is equipped to adapt, evolve and build lasting impact over time.
- Discover how transformative growth accelerates impact.