Senior Payroll Manager

Senior Payroll Manager – EMEA & APAC London | Hybrid Working

3-Month Contract (Potential Extension/Permanent)

Managing a Team of 2

Key Responsibilities • Lead payroll operations across approximately 15–18 countries throughout EMEA & APAC

• Manage relationships with outsourced payroll providers, ensuring service levels and compliance are maintained


• Oversee payroll processing, approvals, controls and reconciliations across multiple jurisdictions


• Support internal and external audits, including tax, SOX and compliance reviews


• Partner closely with HR, Finance, Benefits, Legal and senior stakeholders


• Manage, mentor and develop a small payroll team


• Review payroll outputs, identify risks and drive continuous process improvements


• Support payroll projects, system enhancements and operational efficiencies


• Ensure payroll compliance with local legislation, employment taxes and statutory requirements

• Strong EMEA payroll knowledge with exposure to APAC payrolls


• Previous experience managing payroll teams and reviewing payroll outputs


• Strong understanding of payroll compliance, employment taxes and controls


• Experience working with outsourced payroll providers


• Confident managing multiple priorities within a fast-paced environment


• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills


• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret payroll and financial data


• Experience with CloudPay and/or Workday would be highly advantageous


• Degree educated or equivalent professional experience

JGA Recruitment Group Ltd ("We") are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.We are also committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We are a specialist payroll, HR & Reward recruitment agency and recruitment business as defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (our business). These statements together with our privacy notices set out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.

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