EMEA Payroll Specialist (Bilingual: English/Spanish) - 9 Month FTC

Job Description

Location: Hybrid - United Kingdom (Bristol, London, Crossflatts)

This is a hybrid position primarily based in one of our United Kingdom offices. We're committed to your flexibility and wellbeing and our hybrid strategy currently requires two days a week in the office, giving you the option to work remotely for some of your working week. Find out more about our culture of flexible working.

We give you a world of potential

We are seeking an EMEA Payroll Specialist to join our amazing team here at Computershare!

Computershare (ASX: CPU) is a global market leader in transfer agency and share registration, employee equity plans, mortgage servicing, proxy solicitation and stakeholder communications. We also specialize in corporate trust, bankruptcy, class action and utility administration, and a range of other diversified financial and governance services.

Spain, Jersey and Ireland Payroll is part of the Global People Team and operates within a shared service environment delivering a range of related systems and services. Payroll is a business-critical operation and requires working at pace, subject matter competence, operational compliance, and customer service to fulfil its obligations. It touches on every aspect of the business in terms of paying people and time challenges are faced every pay cycle and annual basis.

A role you will love

This is a Fixed Term Contract role; duration of the assignment will be 9 months. The EMEA Payroll Specialist is a cross-functional role, responsible for providing consistent payroll service and support to Jersey, Spain and Ireland and business units across the EMEA payroll department The role will ensure accurate and timely preparation and processing of the company's monthly payrolls and support enquiries from employees and line managers.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Prepare, review, and reconcile the full outsourced payroll processing according to the monthly timetable.
• Responsible for the preparation of multiple payrolls across Spain, Jersey and Ireland.
• Reconcile and process third-party payments.
• Complies with agreed processes and identifies any process improvements.
• Prepare and deliver monthly post-commit reports and KPIs.
• Contribute to the attainment of team KPIs and SLA measures.
• Prepare and submit annual returns on time and accurately.
• Maintains current knowledge of local legislation affecting payroll.
• Deliver excellent day-to-day employee experience for employees globally.
• Effectively manage business enquiries and escalate payroll issues.
• Performs related duties as assigned and completes any other tasks necessary for administering a company's payroll process.
• Maintain good business relationships with outsourced payroll providers.
• Ensure that no change is processed in Payroll if it is not entered in the system of truth first (Oracle Fusion).
• Reinforce use of self service to employee and line managers.
• Review and approve ADP annual Payroll Calendars
• Save and maintain all monthly payroll documents in the drive.
• Support the creation of payroll playbook documents.
• Securing smooth audits of payroll processes
• Effectively manage business enquiries including more sensitive employee enquiries.
• Observe etiquette and deliver an excellent standard of customer service.
• Ability to work in a team is especially important.
• Work closely with the accounting team to update and maintain accurate cost centres and GL codes.
• Administer the Payslip Portal
• Performs related duties as assigned and completes any other tasks necessary for administering a company's payroll process.
• Responsible for the timely response and resolution of enquiries from employees and line managers.

What will you bring to the role?

• General education degree and 3-5 years of relevant experience in payroll processing.
• Working knowledge of payroll across a range of Spain is required, alongside proficiencies in Jersey and Ireland countries including statutory requirements such as year-end reporting.
• Experience with additional countries in EMEA regions is preferred
• Knowledge of payroll and people systems. (ADP and Oracle Fusion experience preferred)
• Experienced in working with third party payroll vendors.
• Knowledge of State legislative/labour laws.
• Must be proficient in Spanish and English languages
• Experienced in working within a high-volume payroll team for a multinational organisation.
• Experienced at working within a Shared Service operating environment.
• Experienced in working within a third-party payroll provider environment.
• Experienced at working across multiple jurisdictions across EMEA.
• Experienced in working as part of a larger team and in a Shared Service environment requiring collaboration across a number of different teams and functions.
• Experienced in working across multiple payroll entities.
• Participate and contribute to the team initiatives/ objectives and drive to develop operational controls and processes.

Rewards designed for you

Flexible work to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle.

Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family.

Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you'll receive a company contribution as well.

Extra rewards ranging from recognition awards and team get togethers to helping you invest in your future.

And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our handbook will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit computershare.com/careers-handbook

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About Us

A company to be proud of

We're a global leader in financial administration with over 12,000 employees across more than 21 different countries. At Computershare, it's more than just a job, our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of our world of opportunities.

A diverse and inclusive place to work

Computershare celebrate the diversity of our people, and we welcome applications from everyone. We believe that having a culture of inclusion is essential in delivering good results. Attracting, retaining, and developing a diverse workforce where employees feel valued, respected, and empowered allows people to reach their full potential. As a business this diversity helps us to better reflect and understand our customers' needs to allow us to drive better outcomes.

We are happy to accommodate individual needs during your application journey. If you require disability accommodations or adjustments, please email us at [email protected] detailing your requirements and contact information.

Computershare is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

About the Team

Our Shared Services teams support all of our business lines behind the scenes. Across the world, we have a range of specialisms that ensure the delivery of our business priorities. These include Technology, Information Security, Finance, Risk, Audit, Governance, Marketing and Communications as well as our People team. Join our strategic team and help us look after everything from creating an amazing end to end employee journey to keeping our systems safe. You'll be looking after our people, our clients and their customers, whilst maintaining our exceptional standards around the globe.