EMEAA Payroll Manager

Overview

Element has an exciting opportunity for a new EMEAA Payroll Manager to lead a dynamic team.  This role is critical to the overall strategy and roll out of the Global Business Solutions HR Shared Service Centre and supporting implementation of Global payroll solution across our EMEAA countries.

The role partners closely with key stakeholders to ensure payroll processes and processing deadline meet expectations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate submission of all payrolls, including approval documentation
• Manage all regular and ancillary payments
• Develop, analyse and monitor Payroll systems and processes, including vendor performance data to support vendor governance
• Provide leadership, coaching, development and direction to the Payroll Teams
• Continually seek out ways to create efficiency and innovation amongst the teams
• Lead a UK & Ireland Payroll team and MEAA Payroll team, driving change management
• Lead the HR Integration Playbook for all Payroll accountabilities, ensuring timely, efficient and accurate onboarding of new acquisitions onto Element payroll
• Operationalise and manage the BAU implementation and be lead SME for key tactical areas of improvement and system enhancements, including API connector between D365HR and Dayforce
• Supporting Global Payroll workstream as part of One HR Transformation

Skills / Qualifications

• Extensive payroll knowledge a proven track record in payroll implementation and integrations
• Experience, skills and knowledge using DayForce Payroll
• Previous experience of leading an EMEAA payroll team, implementing best practices, controls and operate continuous improvement approach
• Strong analytical and administrative skills, with the ability to handle multiple high priority tasks and problem solve
• Exemplary attention to detail, following process steps, reviewing materials for accuracy, and performing follow up to ensure high quality results
• Payroll related qualification is essential

Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.