Team Lead, Payroll Compliance
Deel
Cloud
Team Lead, Payroll Compliance
Deel
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Senior
About the role
- Oversee payroll and tax compliance with region regulations, ensuring all processes align with legal requirements.
- Build a small team of experts to ensure coverage across critical region jurisdictions, aligned with our product strategy
- Support the Product Management team by providing insights and guidance on legal and compliance issues during payroll engine development.
- Keep abreast of legislative changes in payroll and tax laws within the region, and advise on necessary updates to the payroll systems.
- Act as a liaison between engineering, product, design and compliance teams, facilitating effective integration of tax and compliance requirements.
- Identify potential compliance risks in payroll processes and suggest preventive or corrective actions.
- Review and approve payroll system process architectures and designs to ensure they meet compliance standards.
- Communicate with internal stakeholders and external partners, such as legal advisors, to gather and disseminate relevant compliance information.
- Educate product and development teams on specific compliance requirements and best practices in the region payroll context.
- Maintain detailed records of compliance checks, decisions, and advice provided, ensuring transparency and accountability.
- Regularly review and recommend improvements to payroll systems and processes to enhance compliance, efficiency, and user experience.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in payroll compliance, tax, or a related field, with a strong understanding of regional payroll and tax regulations.
- 2+ years of experience managing teams, including responsibilities for overseeing compliance processes, providing guidance, and leading cross-functional collaboration.
- Strong knowledge of payroll systems, tax compliance, and legal regulations, particularly in global or regional contexts.
- Proficiency in analyzing compliance risks, improving payroll systems, and integrating tax and compliance requirements into product development.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to educate and collaborate with both internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving abilities, with a keen attention to detail and the capacity to manage complex compliance challenges.
- Ability to drive process improvements and deliver results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Familiarity with payroll software and systems (experience with Deel or similar platforms is a plus).
- Certifications in payroll compliance, tax, or related fields are a plus (e.g., CIPP, CPA).
Benefits
- Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location
- Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country
- The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
payroll compliancetax compliancepayroll systemscompliance risk analysisprocess improvementlegal regulationsteam managementcross-functional collaborationproduct development integrationcompliance checks
Soft skills
communication skillsinterpersonal skillsproblem-solving abilitiesattention to detaileducational skillscollaboration skillsleadership skillsadaptabilityanalytical skillsresults-driven
Certifications
CIPPCPApayroll compliance certificationtax compliance certificationbusiness degreefinance degreeaccounting degreerelated field certificationcompliance certificationmanagement certification
