Global Payroll Manager

Support HR Business Partners with the administration of the employee lifecycle, including new hire onboarding, contract amendments, and offboarding across all regions.

Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records within the HRIS, owning data integrity and leading regular audits and reconciliations across all geographies.

Administer employee benefits programmes across all jurisdictions, including pension auto-enrolment (UK), 401(k) contributions (US), betriebliche Altersvorsorge (Germany), and housing provident fund and social insurance (China).

Partner with the Reward team and HR Business Partners to process compensation review cycles, bonus payments, commission calculations, and ad-hoc salary adjustments in line with company policy.

Produce regular HR and payroll management information reports for HR leadership, Finance, and where required, the Board, providing data-driven insight to support business decisions.

Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of HR policies, processes, and systems, identifying opportunities to automate and streamline operations at scale.

Support global mobility processes where applicable, including the administration of international assignments, shadow payrolls, and tax equalisation arrangements.

Minimum 6-8+ years of relevant payroll management or accounting experience, ideally in an international, high-growth, e-commerce or multinational environment.

At least 2+ years of hands-on global payroll experience across multiple countries and/or regions.

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.

Demonstrated knowledge of U.S. federal, state, and local payroll regulations, payroll taxes, wage and hour requirements, and year-end reporting.

Familiarity with US, German, British or Chinese payroll is preferred.

Experience with Rippling or with other payroll systems is a plus.

Strong accounting knowledge, including payroll journal entries, reconciliations, and general ledger analysis, is a strong plus.

Prior experience with NetSuite ERP is not required but highly valued.

Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

Excellent communication skills both verbal and written and wants to work on a team to collaborate effectively.

Fluent in English, German is a significant plus

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