Cognism · 1 day ago
International Payroll Manager
Cognism is the leading provider of European B2B data and sales intelligence, and they are seeking an International Payroll Manager. This role is primarily responsible for overseeing payroll across multiple countries, managing external payroll providers, and ensuring compliance with payroll regulations.
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Responsibilities
Responsible for monthly payroll process including collecting and auditing all inputs
Drive, review, and audit work performed by payroll provider, including auditing payroll data, ensuring accurate wages, tax withholdings, deductions, and garnishments
Manage third-party vendors and the preparation, analysis, and maintenance of all payroll-related reports, including governmental and regulatory filings, and payroll and benefit reconciliations
Reconciliation of payroll, benefits and data
Answer payroll queries from employees
Adhere to payroll policies and procedures and comply with relevant law
Identify, investigate, and resolve discrepancies in payroll records
HRBP support e.g., reporting, severance calculations, projects, etc
Prepare and provide relevant data for internal and external audits
Support special projects, including process documentation and improvements, system updates, integrations, upgrades, or implementations
Maintain strong, collaborative relationships with all key internal stakeholders including HR, Finance and IT, ensuring clear roles and responsibilities between the teams
Monthly pension scheme uploads and processing
Managing the employee benefits schemes
Supporting the annual pay review and bonus review process and reports to support the budget process and annual reward ranges
Manage vendor relationships with third parties providing services across the HR function e.g. outsource payroll company and benefit providers
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance / Accounting, or a related discipline
10+ years of experience in payroll operations
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, highly organised with an exceptional attention to detail
Expert knowledge of international payroll regulations, including payroll tax, reporting, and required filings
Strong organizational, change management, and execution skills, along with the ability to prioritize and drive multiple tasks simultaneously
Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
Eagerness to learn and willingness to take on new challenges
Experience with process improvement and redesign
Attention to detail and quality of work
Preferred
CIPP (Charted Institute of Payroll Professionals) qualification preferred
Experience with Rippling, BlueMarble/Paylocity (payroll provider) a plus
Benefits
Monthly pension scheme uploads and processing
Managing the employee benefits schemes
Supporting the annual pay review and bonus review process and reports to support the budget process and annual reward ranges
Manage vendor relationships with third parties providing services across the HR function e.g. outsource payroll company and benefit providers
Company
Cognism
Cognism is a B2B sales acceleration software company that provides a marketing and sales acceleration solution.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$126.66MKey Investors
Viking Global InvestorsAVPPeakSpan Capital
2022-01-13Series C· $87.77M
2021-03-16Series C· $10M
2020-03-10Series B· $12M
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