Interim International Payroll Manager
Job description
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Location: Remote (UK-based, with collaboration across Europe)
Contract: Interim / Temporary (3 Months)
Salary: Competitive (dependent on experience)
We are recruiting an experienced Interim Senior Payroll Manager to join a fast-paced finance function within an international organisation. This is a fully remote role, supporting payroll operations across multiple European jurisdictions.
You will act as the primary point of contact for external payroll bureaus, ensuring all employees and contractors are paid accurately and on time each month. Working closely with the Finance Manager and People team, you will play a key role in maintaining compliance, strengthening payroll controls, and supporting ongoing system and process improvements.
- Manage the accurate and timely monthly payroll process across multiple European countries via external payroll bureaus
- Act as the main liaison with payroll providers, tax authorities, auditors and pension providers
- Ensure payroll compliance with employment, tax and data protection regulations in each jurisdiction
- Review payroll calculations, investigate discrepancies and resolve issues within tight deadlines
- Maintain payroll data integrity for new starters, leavers, promotions and pay changes
- Ensure benefits, pensions, income tax and statutory deductions are processed correctly
- Support monthly and annual payroll reconciliations and ensure payroll figures are correctly reported
- Maintain and improve payroll documentation, processes and internal controls
- Work closely with Finance and People teams on payroll-related matters and employee changes
- Assist with wider month-end finance and accounting tasks as required
- Proven experience in a senior or standalone payroll role
- Strong knowledge of payroll processes, income tax, benefits and pensions
- Experience managing payroll across multiple European jurisdictions
- Confident working with payroll bureaus and HRIS platforms (experience with Deel desirable)
- Advanced Excel skills with strong attention to detail
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
- Highly organised, methodical and comfortable working to deadlines
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams
- Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Exposure to contractor payments and multiple employment models
- Background in technology, digital or high-growth environments
- Experience using Notion or similar workspace tools
- Fully remote interim opportunity
- Exposure to international payroll and complex multi-country operations
- Opportunity to make a real impact by improving payroll processes and controls
- Collaborative and forward-thinking finance environment
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⭐ Highlight your multi-jurisdictional European payroll experience prominently as this role specifically requires managing payroll across multiple European countries
📊 Quantify your payroll scope: "Managed monthly payroll for 450+ employees across 8 European jurisdictions via 3 external bureaus"
🌐 Emphasise your experience with payroll bureaus and HRIS platforms, particularly Deel if you have it, as this is specifically mentioned
🎯 Showcase your compliance expertise across different tax regimes and employment laws as the role requires ensuring compliance in each jurisdiction
🤝 Demonstrate your stakeholder management skills with external providers (payroll bureaus, tax authorities, auditors) as you'll be the primary liaison
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- •Managed monthly payroll processing for 380+ employees across 6 European jurisdictions via 4 external payroll bureaus, achieving 99.8% accuracy rate
- •Led payroll compliance project ensuring adherence to employment and tax regulations across multiple European countries, reducing audit findings by 75%
- •Implemented improved payroll reconciliation processes using Advanced Excel and HRIS integration, reducing month-end processing time by 2.5 days
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Talentedge's interim International Payroll Manager role perfectly aligns with my expertise in multi-jurisdictional European payroll operations and external payroll bureau management. My background includes managing complex payroll processes across diverse tax regimes while maintaining strict compliance standards.
My background in senior payroll management has equipped me with the technical skills and stakeholder management experience needed to excel in this remote interim position. I have successfully managed monthly payroll cycles for international organisations, working closely with external providers and ensuring accurate processing across multiple European jurisdictions.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you approach setting up payroll processes for a new European jurisdiction?
- ›What challenges have you faced when working with multiple payroll bureaus simultaneously?
- ›How do you ensure data integrity when managing payroll changes across different HRIS systems?
- ›What steps do you take to maintain compliance with varying European employment and tax regulations?
- ›How would you handle a discrepancy found during payroll reconciliation with tight month-end deadlines?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time when you had to resolve a complex payroll issue under pressure
- ›Describe a situation where you improved payroll processes or controls
- ›How do you handle confidential employee information when working with external providers?
- ›Give an example of when you had to collaborate with multiple teams to resolve a payroll matter
- ›Tell me about a time when you had to manage competing priorities during month-end processing
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time when you had to resolve a complex payroll issue under pressure
Describe a situation where you improved payroll processes or controls