Payroll & Benefits Specialist - EU Focus
Insurance Business, London
£75,000 + Bonus
Your New Business
You will be joining a fast-growing, tech-enabled insurance business with a truly global footprint. With offices across the UK, Europe and North America, the company prides itself on its innovation, agility, and a forward-thinking approach to risk. As part of a high-performing HR team, you'll play a key role in delivering seamless payroll and benefits support to employees across the UK and Europe.
Your New Role
As Payroll & Benefits Specialist, you will be responsible for managing end-to-end payroll and benefits processes across multiple regions:
- Manage payroll operations for European offices (Spain and the Netherlands), and support UK payroll delivery
- Liaise with external vendors to ensure accurate and compliant payroll processing
- Handle employee changes including starters, leavers, bonuses, statutory pay, and allowances
- Act as a key point of contact for payroll and benefits queries, escalating complex cases as needed
- Support the annual salary and bonus review cycle and contribute to monthly payroll reconciliation and reporting
- Administer a range of benefits schemes, including pensions, life insurance, healthcare, and voluntary benefits
- Collaborate with HR, Finance, and Audit teams to ensure payroll accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement
- Contribute to key reporting processes such as gender and ethnicity pay gap reporting
What You'll Bring
- 5 years' experience in payroll and benefits, with experience in both the UK and European regions
- Experience working with international payroll systems - ADP Celergo experience is not essential but is highly desirable
- Solid understanding of UK payroll legislation and working knowledge of European statutory requirements
- Strong Excel skills (including PivotTables, VLOOKUPs) and ability to work with large data sets
- Strong communication skills with the ability to manage vendors and collaborate with multiple stakeholders
- Detail-oriented mindset and a proactive, problem-solving approach
- CIPP qualified or working towards a relevant payroll certification
What's on Offer
- Salary up to £75,000 (dependent on experience)
- Bonus: Discretionary annual performance bonus
- Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including pension, private medical cover, and more
- Hybrid working, 3 days per week in brand new offices in central London
Ready for your next step?
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