Senior Global Payroll Manager

Company: MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT
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Location: Charing Cross
Job Description:

  • Permanent Senior Global Payroll Manager for a Global non profit
  • Excellent development opportunities on offer

 

About Our Client

The organisation is a well-established global non-profit with an international presence and a focus on creating meaningful change. As a large organisation, it provides a structured and professional working environment dedicated to making a positive impact worldwide.

 

Job Description

Given the hands on operational accountability along with global oversight, the key duties are as follows:

  • Lead the global payroll strategy and operating framework, ensuring efficient payroll delivery across all regions (40+ countries).
  • Set expectations and governance for regional payroll management, where regions remain accountable for their locally managed payroll arrangements (c.20 payrolls).
  • Comprehensive knowledge of payroll legislation, compliance requirements, and payroll best practices across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Extensive UK payroll experience, including strong knowledge of PAYE legislation, HMRC RTI submissions, and UK year-end requirements (P60s, P11Ds).
  • Proven experience leading and developing payroll teams, fostering a high-performing and collaborative team culture.
  • Intermediate to expert user of Excel with strong attention to detail and a high level of data manipulation and reporting capability
  • Experience implementing and administering employee benefits and pension schemes, including private medical insurance, life assurance, vision care, cycle to work schemes, and enhanced sickness and parental benefits.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of payroll and benefit best practices and external regulatory requirements
  • Technical and analytical skills for application with payroll and benefits reporting
  • Understanding of financial processing, controls and compliance
  • Strong vendor and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage relationships with external providers and advisors.

 

The Successful Applicant

A successful Senior Global Payroll Manager should have:

All potential applicants are encouraged to scroll through and read the complete job description before applying. · Professional payroll qualification such as CIPP (Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals) or equivalent. · Significant experience managing complex multi-country payroll operations, ideally across 40+ jurisdictions. · Demonstrated experience overseeing international payrolls through regional HR, third-party providers, including payroll bureaus, PEOs, and Employers of Record. · Comprehensive knowledge of payroll legislation, compliance requirements, and payroll best practices across multiple jurisdictions. · Extensive UK payroll experience, including strong knowledge of PAYE legislation, HMRC RTI submissions, and UK year-end requirements (P60s, P11Ds). · Proven experience leading and developing payroll teams, fostering a high-performing and collaborative team culture. · Experience working with global HRIS or payroll systems, ideally Workday. · Intermediate to expert user of Excel with strong attention to detail and a high level of data manipulation and reporting capability · Experience implementing and administering employee benefits and pension schemes, including private medical insurance, life assurance, vision care, cycle to work schemes, and enhanced sickness and parental benefits. · Comprehensive knowledge of payroll and benefit best practices and external regulatory requirements · Technical and analytical skills for application with payroll and benefits reporting · Understanding of financial processing, controls and compliance · Strong vendor and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage relationships with external providers and advisors.

 

What’s on Offer

  • Competitive salary ranging from £80,000 to £90,000 per annum.
  • Flexible working arrangements, including 2 days a week on-site in London.
  • Opportunity to work within a large organisation dedicated to global change.
  • Permanent role with a focus on professional growth and development. xwzovoh

If you are an experienced Senior Global Payroll Manager looking to make an impact within the not-for-profit industry, we encourage you to apply today.

Contact: Daniel Page

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Job summary

Job function

Accounting

Subsector

Payroll

Sector

Not For Profit

Location

London

Contract type

Permanent

Posted: April 1st, 2026