Payroll Advisor - International

London, England, United Kingdom

11/29/2024

Job Title: Payroll Advisor – International FTC

Reporting to: Senior Payroll & Benefits Specialist (International)

Position Type: 6 months FTC, 35 hours per week

Hybrid: 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home

Overview

Why Tokio Marine HCC?

Standing still is not an option in the current world of Insurance. TMHCC are one of the world’s leading Specialty Insurers. With deep expertise in our chosen lines of business, our unparalleled track record and a solid balance sheet, TMHCC evaluates and manages risk like no one else in the industry. Looking beyond profit, empowering our people and delivering on our commitments are at the core of our customer values, and so is a desire to grow and provide creative and innovative solutions to our clients.

Job Purpose

Assist the Payroll and Benefits Team with the outsourced processing of the monthly Payroll for HCC Service Company Inc. and International employees based in the UK, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Sweden.

Key Responsibilities

• Liaise with external payroll provider to process all country payrolls (approx. 1,200 employees) using BDO Systems, Ippex and Workday.
• Work with external payroll provider to ensure that deadlines are met for employees to be paid accurately and on time in accordance with local and contractual legislation.
• Reconciliation of all payroll costs, in the relevant local currency, enabling the local contacts to approve their payrolls each month.
• Ensure that payroll processes are updated in a timely manner ensuring that they comply with Internal Audit compliance standards and JSOX/ISO requirements.
• Act as a subject matter expert for all employee queries relating to Payroll.
• Liaise with Finance to complete monthly payroll reconciliations, ensuring timely and accurate payment of statutory and voluntary payroll deductions to HMRC and other 3rd parties.
• Assist with collecting payroll and benefit data to produce annual returns such as P11ds for the UK.
• Liaise with external payroll provider to ensure year-end processes for all countries are completed.
• Other reasonable duties and projects as required.
  
  

Performance Objectives

• Able to demonstrate that you have taken ownership of the day-to-day payroll processing for assigned payroll with minimal supervision
• Proven accuracy and the ability to prioritise workload so tasks are completed within set time frames.
• Build relationships with international stakeholders, prioritising good customer service, and be recognised as the first point of contact to a wide range of employees across countries.
• Take ownership of a team project
  
  

Essential

Skills and Experience Specification:

• A minimum of 3 years end to end UK payroll experience
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in payroll for at least two of the following countries: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and The Netherlands
• Exceptional attention to detail and high standard of accuracy
• Good organisation and prioritisation skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to resolve issues demonstrating a good analysis of the options and sound judgment when making decisions
• Shows initiative and proactivity by seeking and suggesting improvements to processes
• Good Team Working as well as the ability to work autonomously
  
  

Desirable

• CIPP qualified or equivalent
• Vendor Management
• Ability to speak a second European language
  
  

What We Offer

The Tokio Marine HCC Group of Companies offers a competitive salary and employee benefit package. We are a successful, dynamic organization experiencing rapid growth and are seeking energetic and confident individuals to join our team of professionals. The Tokio Marine HCC Group of companies is an equal opportunity employer. Please visit www.tmhcc.com for more information about our companies.

The Tokio Marine HCC Group of companies is an equal opportunity employer. Please visit www.tmhcc.com for more information about our companies.