International Payroll Specialist

Overview

Role: International Payroll Specialist

Location: UK Flexible

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000

Role ID: 2023-1755

Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world

Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company, listed on the London Stock Exchange. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading-edge and innovative cross-sector sustainable products and solutions. Every day, we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world.

Energy & Environment, one of Ricardo plc’s five operating business units, is a leader in sustainability consultancy, solving complex environmental challenges through industry-leading analysis, advice and data. With more than 40 years of heritage in addressing air quality, environmental and sustainability issues, our customers value us for our deep understanding and breadth of services covering the entire value chain from evidence, policy & strategy to implementation.

We are currently looking for a International Payroll Specialist to join our Finance team based in Harwell, Oxfordshire.

The successful candidate will report directly to the Financial Controller and work closely with the Payroll & Benefits Advisor. You will be responsible for the day to day processing and running of the outsourced payrolls for various EMEA countries and Australia.

Key accountabilities

• Payroll processing using third party payroll providers for the EMEA region (incl Greece, Spain, Middle East, Poland, Austria, South Africa and also via other Ricardo entities) and Australia.
• Ensure monthly payrolls are accurately processed by the payroll provider, liaise with them if any issues are identified and that all statutory reporting is processed accurately and on time.
• Proactively manage the relationship with the Company’s payroll providers, including working with our Global Mobility Manager to source providers (working with our third party advisors), setting up pay arrangements and manage their service levels.
• Responsible for ensuring all new hires/leavers documents are reported to payroll provider within the timelines.
• Work closely with HR colleagues.
• Assist with tax and social security payments to the relevant country tax and social security authorities.
• Keep up to date on legislative changes.
• To provide support and cover for the UK payroll during periods of leave.
• Ensure compliance with all legal and regulatory financial practices and guidelines relating the payroll, pensions and benefits.
• First line support for all staff payroll and tax queries.
• Identify any areas for improvement and actively drive any agreed process changes.
• Manage the employee benefits system for new starter choices, monthly amendments, leavers, annual renewals and dealing with third parties.
• Respond to all payroll related audit requests.
• Assist Finance with Reconciliations of payroll accounts.

Key competencies and experience

• Experience of working with outsourced payroll is key with experience of dealing with international payroll beneficial.
• Knowledge of defined contribution pension schemes.
• CIPP qualification or similar would be beneficial.

Skills and behaviours

• Accuracy, attention to detail and excellent communication.
• Strong customer service orientation that reflects a sense of commitment and ownership.
• Team player who can work collaboratively with colleagues and key stakeholders across the business.
• Confident with excel and Microsoft packages.
• Ability to work to deadlines and perform duties under pressure.

Working here

Ricardo is an exciting and rewarding place to work and you have the opportunity to make a difference. You will work with teams of talented, dedicated, and supportive individuals. Alongside having a fantastic opportunity to develop your career with us through our broad range of projects, mentoring opportunities and a personalised approach to your learning and development. We are always keen to hear from people who have driven, ambition and a flair for innovative thinking.

Wellbeing and work life balance

We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that's working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential. Our People are important to us, and we take pride in our wellbeing programmes and policies that support individuals including flexible working, carers policy, mental health first aiders and readily available support through our extensive Employee Assistance programme.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach as explained here. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment. Diversity also drives innovation, by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can. As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro-actively with all our employees and ensure a culture of inclusivity, we are a recognised as a 'disability confident' employer.

Benefits

Our core benefits include 25 days' annual leave, plus 8 flexible bank holidays, a competitive company pension scheme, life assurance and professional subscriptions reimbursement. We also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle.

Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.