International Payroll and Benefits Manager

Mace Group

  • Birmingham London
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 28 days ago
At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our .
Within our consult business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.The role is responsible for overseeing Mace payroll service delivery in collaboration with UK and European payroll vendors. The role acts as primary liaison between Mace and our external payroll vendor network ensuring compliance with all relevant laws and regulations.Our values shape the way we consult, and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:
  • Safety first - Going home safe and well
  • Client focus - Deliver on our promise
  • Integrity - Always do the right thing
  • Create opportunity - For our people to excel
You’ll be responsible for:
  • Overseeing payroll service delivery for UK payroll (European and expat/shadow payrolls-where applicable).
  • Acting as the primary point of contact with Mace's external payroll providers, monitoring service levels through the implementation of SLA's and KPI's to ensure delivery standards/ contractual obligations are met.
  • Supporting the setup of new payrolls in new Mace jurisdictions
  • Building a strong working relationship with the HR Services team around processes and continuous improvements to support best practice delivery.
  • Managing all internal, external and client audits, developing action plans to ensure that any issues are resolved in a timely manner.
  • Managing the resolution of Tier 1/2 payroll queries with the support of external vendors.
  • Working in collaboration with HR services, reward, tax and finance teams to ensure payroll delivery and compliance.
  • Managing payroll risks utilising a control risk framework.
  • Managing benefit transactional delivery.
  • Accountable for the completion of the monthly financial reporting process relating to payroll reconciliation activities.
You’ll need to have:
  • Experience of managing external payroll vendors in a managed service environment.
  • Multiple country legislative/payroll knowledge.
  • Experience in processing expatriate and shadow payrolls.
  • Implementation and set up experience of new country payrolls.
  • Payroll project management (or equivalent).
  • MS Word, power point and excel: presenting high quality reports, presentation and accurate payroll and data to diverse audience.
  • Benefits administration and transactional experience.
  • Payroll accounting knowledge and exposure.
You’ll also have:
  • Payroll management or business degree or equivalent experience.
  • Project management expertise - managing and delivery projects.
Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organization.
We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.#LI-OnsiteQualifications.

Mace Group