Payroll & Benefits Specialist (Permanent)

A leading global investment firm is seeking an experienced Payroll and Benefits Specialist to be part of a team that thrives on innovation and strategic thinking and access unparalleled resources and opportunities for career development. Not only will you work alongside industry leaders in a supportive and inclusive setting, you will be able to contribute to impactful projects on a global scale.

The role:
Your key responsibilities will include:

• Payroll administration for UK, US, EMEA and APAC entities
• Processing payroll changes, reconciliation and reporting
• Verifying payroll-related data for complete accuracy and consistency
• Supporting with international payroll
• Managing the integrity of the HRIS and payroll data
• Benefit plan design and renewals
• Ensuring all benefit programs are compliant
• Liaising with benefit brokers, benefit administrators and third party vendors

Skills and experience:
You will ideally tick some of the following boxes:

• Strong experience with UK and international payroll administration
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal international laws and regulations involving payroll and benefits administration
• Exceptional attention to detail with a high level of accuracy
• Excellent communication skills
• Prior experience communicating with senior stakeholders
• Good teamwork and vendor management

Proven experience managing global payroll and benefits within financial services.

Analytically driven with high attention to detail to leverage data to support decision-making; competency with ADP Workforce Now and Workday is advantageous.

4 days in the office in Central London