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Senior Global Payroll Manager

London Permanent £80,000 - £90,000 per year View Job Description
The Senior Global Payroll Manager will oversee and manage payroll processes internationally across multiple regions, ensuring compliance and accuracy in a not-for-profit environment. The role combines hands on operational leadership with global oversight. It will hold direct operational accountability for centrally managed payrolls while also managing the global payroll across all regions.
  • Permanent Senior Global Payroll Manager for a Global non profit
  • Excellent development opportunities on offer

About Our Client

The organisation is a well-established global non-profit with an international presence and a focus on creating meaningful change. As a large organisation, it provides a structured and professional working environment dedicated to making a positive impact worldwide.

Job Description

Given the hands on operational accountability along with global oversight, the key duties are as follows:

  • Lead the global payroll strategy and operating framework, ensuring efficient payroll delivery across all regions (40+ countries).
  • Set expectations and governance for regional payroll management, where regions remain accountable for their locally managed payroll arrangements (c.20 payrolls).
  • Comprehensive knowledge of payroll legislation, compliance requirements, and payroll best practices across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Extensive UK payroll experience, including strong knowledge of PAYE legislation, HMRC RTI submissions, and UK year-end requirements (P60s, P11Ds).
  • Proven experience leading and developing payroll teams, fostering a high-performing and collaborative team culture.
  • Intermediate to expert user of Excel with strong attention to detail and a high level of data manipulation and reporting capability
  • Experience implementing and administering employee benefits and pension schemes, including private medical insurance, life assurance, vision care, cycle to work schemes, and enhanced sickness and parental benefits.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of payroll and benefit best practices and external regulatory requirements
  • Technical and analytical skills for application with payroll and benefits reporting
  • Understanding of financial processing, controls and compliance
  • Strong vendor and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage relationships with external providers and advisors.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Senior Global Payroll Manager should have:

· Professional payroll qualification such as CIPP (Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals) or equivalent.

· Significant experience managing complex multi-country payroll operations, ideally across 40+ jurisdictions.

· Demonstrated experience overseeing international payrolls through regional HR, third-party providers, including payroll bureaus, PEOs, and Employers of Record.

· Comprehensive knowledge of payroll legislation, compliance requirements, and payroll best practices across multiple jurisdictions.

· Extensive UK payroll experience, including strong knowledge of PAYE legislation, HMRC RTI submissions, and UK year-end requirements (P60s, P11Ds).

· Proven experience leading and developing payroll teams, fostering a high-performing and collaborative team culture.

· Experience working with global HRIS or payroll systems, ideally Workday.

· Intermediate to expert user of Excel with strong attention to detail and a high level of data manipulation and reporting capability

· Experience implementing and administering employee benefits and pension schemes, including private medical insurance, life assurance, vision care, cycle to work schemes, and enhanced sickness and parental benefits.

· Comprehensive knowledge of payroll and benefit best practices and external regulatory requirements

· Technical and analytical skills for application with payroll and benefits reporting

· Understanding of financial processing, controls and compliance

· Strong vendor and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage relationships with external providers and advisors.

What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary ranging from £80,000 to £90,000 per annum.
  • Flexible working arrangements, including 2 days a week on-site in London.
  • Opportunity to work within a large organisation dedicated to global change.
  • Permanent role with a focus on professional growth and development.



If you are an experienced Senior Global Payroll Manager looking to make an impact within the not-for-profit industry, we encourage you to apply today.

Contact
Daniel Page
Quote job ref
JN-032026-6975542
Phone number
+44 207 645 1416

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Payroll
Sector
Not For Profit
Location
London
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Daniel Page
Consultant phone
+44 207 645 1416
Job reference
JN-032026-6975542