HR Operations, Payroll Specialist
Hitachi
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Senior Payroll and Benefits Specialist, EMEA
Clio - Cloud-Based Legal Technology
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £56,100 - £75,900 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Own and deliver accurate, timely payrolls across EMEA, with deep expertise in the UK, Ireland and further European legislation and reporting (e.g., RTI, PAYE Modernisation, PRSI, USC, statutory leave/pay, etc.)
- Act as a subject matter expert in EMEA payroll, advising internal stakeholders and external vendors on compliance and best practices
- Support global payroll coordination across multiple regions (e.g., APAC, LATAM, North America), working closely with in-country providers
- Partner with HR, Finance, auditors and tax authorities to ensure accurate reporting, vendor governance and operational compliance
- Manage and respond to complex employee payroll queries escalated through our People team ticketing system
- Lead or support cross-functional projects including payroll system upgrades, vendor transitions, compliance reviews and HRIS integrations (e.g. Workday)
- Support offboarding management, ensuring compliance and seamless employee transitions in collaboration with IT, HRBPs and Total Rewards
- Maintain meticulous process documentation, improve knowledge sharing across the People function and ensure data integrity across systems
- Monitor payroll and employee data trends (qualitative and quantitative) using tools like Workday to inform business decisions and improvements
Requirements
- 5+ years of end-to-end payroll experience across the EMEA region— must include UK, Ireland and wider Europe.
- Strong working knowledge of HMRC, Revenue (Ireland), Social Security and tax reporting and regional statutory regulations
- Workday payroll/HRIS platform experience
- Experience supporting or coordinating global payrolls
- Advanced Excel skills and ability to work with complex datasets
- Proven success in fast-paced, high-growth environments
- Project management experience—especially in payroll system transitions or vendor management
- Familiarity with global payroll/EOR solutions such as CloudPay or Remote
- Excellent stakeholder management skills—you build trust across HR, Finance, Legal and external vendors
- Demonstrate a keen interest in improving your craft by using AI
- CIPP (UK) or IPASS (Ireland) qualification, or currently working toward one (preferred)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
end-to-end payrollpayroll compliancestatutory regulationsadvanced Excelproject managementdata analysispayroll system transitionsvendor managementglobal payroll coordinationpayroll reporting
Soft skills
stakeholder managementtrust buildingcommunicationproblem-solvingcollaborationattention to detailadaptabilityknowledge sharingprocess improvementcustomer service
Certifications
CIPP (UK)IPASS (Ireland)
