Job Description

Grafton Banks Finance are working with a Global Commercial business based on the outskirts of Brighton to recruit a Global Payroll Specialist on a Full Time Contract basis for a period of 6 - 9 months. Reporting into the Finance and HR Director you will play a critical role in managing and executing payroll operations across multiple international jurisdictions (EMEA, ASPAC, Americas). This is a fantastic opportunity for a detail-oriented payroll professional to join a high-growth business and help scale global processes while ensuring compliance and accuracy.
We are seeking a highly motivated Payroll professional with proven hands-on experience managing end to end payroll Operations, Accounting and Compliance for countries across EMEA, Americas and APAC regions. This position will be based in office and will report to the Group Finance Director.
Duties and Responsibilities will include:

• Own and manage end-to-end payroll processing across multiple countries, ensuring timely and accurate payments.
• Collaborate with external payroll providers and internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with local tax, labour, and social security regulations.
• Maintain payroll data integrity across systems, ensuring alignment with employment contracts and benefits.
• Support the implementation and optimisation of global payroll systems and processes.
• Partner with Finance and HR teams to reconcile payroll data, support audits, and ensure accurate reporting.
• Manage employee queries related to payroll, benefits, and statutory deductions with professionalism and discretion.
• Monitor changes in global payroll legislation and ensure proactive compliance.
• Assist in the onboarding of new entities or markets from a payroll perspective.
• Prepare and submit statutory filings and reports as required by local authorities.
• Support ad-hoc payroll projects.

The successful candidate profile:

• Experience of working within Payroll at management level
• Proven experience in analysing, documenting, and optimizing payroll processes.
• International payroll expertise.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to manage sensitive data with confidentiality.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build positive and professional relationships
• Strong IT skills including Excel and Payroll products

You will need to be available at short notice due to the contract nature of the role. This is a 6 -9-month contract job opportunity. You will need to drive to get to the organisation.

Skills Required