thought-machine - Payroll Assistant

United Kingdom, London1w ago

In Office EMEA Payments Payroll Specialist Workday Reporting

Requirements

• Experience in payroll processing across various countries • Attention to detail and accuracy key • Strong time management and organisational skills • Good understanding of controls and payroll best practices • Proactive and providing solutions to challenges that come up • Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate payroll matters to • HR, Finance and Employees • Proven experience working within a group environment • Industry experience (fast-growing technology company is a plus) • Payroll systems implementation is a plus • Workday system experience for HR or Finance would help

Responsibilities

• This newly created role will work with finance and non-finance teams with support from external payroll advisors to drive the highest • standards of payroll. This role will play an integral part in scaling the payroll • processes and procedures of a fast-growing business. This is an opportunity to make • an impact as a payroll professional who thrives on delivering on projects and being • responsible for providing best-in-class payroll process, reporting and compliance • through the group companies. • Support global payroll process and controls with support from external payroll • Timely execution of payroll deliverables, payments and statutory reporting for • all seven countries while ensuring compliance with local payroll legislation in • different countries • Engaged in payroll implementations in the future and leading any process • optimisation as necessary in partnership with HR • Work with the accounting team to ensure that payroll related spend is • accounted for correctly and timely • Support or lead ad hoc projects as the team and business expands • internationally • Responding to payroll related queries and supporting user accounts, resetting • Ensuring benefits are aligned with employees and providers and no leakage • Adhering to strict timelines for cut off and payroll scheduling • General administration of portals, user accounts, resetting passwords

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary and commission • Pension plan (match up to 5%) • Life insurance - three times annual salary • Competitive maternity (six months fully paid) and paternity leave (four weeks fully paid) • Shared parental leave (matched to our maternity leave for the same point in time) • 25 days holiday and bank holidays • Flexible working hours • Cycle-to-work scheme • Electric car scheme • Season ticket loan • Access to outstanding learning materials and courses • Sports and hobby clubs, subsidised by Thought Machine • All the latest tech you need • Start the day properly with fresh fruit and cereals • Huge range of healthy (and not-so-healthy) snacks, smoothies and drinks • A talented and experienced team as your colleagues • An environment where we encourage learning and progress • Two charity days a year • Weekly food pop-up • We actively hire candidates who demonstrate technical excellence in their field and welcome people of all ages and backgrounds, providing everyone with equal access to professional development. You are encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't accurately match the job description. We also encourage applications from those with different abilities, including candidates with ADHD, autism, dyslexia or dyspraxia.