based in London (City) the role holder will be expected to be in the office 3 days a week with some further flexibility if required. 

Key responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

• Oversee payroll teams across EMEA & APAC near shored  locations.
• Design and implement internal controls to ensure all payroll transactions are processed accurately, timely and in compliance with international country and regional specific laws and regulations; and substantiated by sufficient set of underlying documentation and support.
• Oversee full-cycle Payroll and HR Operations processing for 21 counties in EMEA and APAC.  
• Recruit and develop the best-in-class talent that will be subject matter experts and points of contact for all internal and external payroll inquiries.
• Engage and influence standards for practices and procedures of financial controls related to payroll activities
• Review and development of control documentation for the end-to-end payroll process.
• Identify opportunities for operating procedures with Regulatory and Compliance guidelines to substantiate audits.
• Determine appropriate strategy on payroll team to minimise legal consequences and impact operations.
• Coach resolution approach to organisational objectives.
• Collaborate and influence all levels of professionals including more experienced managers.
• Lead team to achieve business objectives.
• Interact with internal and external customers.
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources for payroll.
• Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy.
• You will manage a team of 10-15 FTE

Required Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in International Payroll,
• Management or leadership experience
   

Desired Qualifications:

• Extensive years of end-to-end experience in international Payroll, Payroll Tax, HR Operations and audit
• Experience with Workday Payroll, ServiceNow, ADP Global View Payroll and CloudPay Payroll.
• Ability to motivate staff to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to quickly establish credibility to build and maintain effective working relationships
• Excellent presentation, verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to manage complex projects in a large enterprise environment
• Outstanding problem solving and decision-making skills
• Strong change management skills, technology proficiency, systems thinking and quality orientation
• Ability to solve problems and make timely and independent decisions while working in a fast-paced and results-driven environment
• Qualified Accountant (CPA/ACA or equivalent) is desired but not a pre-requisite
• Comfortable operating in a changing environment while demonstrating agility and flexibility
• Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, and Project) skills