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Location: Stockton-on-Tees
Salary: £(phone number removed)
JGA Recruitment is pleased to partner with a well-established international organisation in the search for a Payroll & HR Team Lead to join their HR team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced payroll professional with leadership skills to take on a diverse role encompassing payroll, benefits, HR administration, and process optimisation.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Managing a team responsible for delivering efficient payroll, benefits, and HR administrative services across multiple regions.
- Ensuring payroll is processed accurately and on time while maintaining compliance with relevant legislation and internal controls.
- Overseeing HR systems and payroll vendor relationships to ensure effective service delivery.
- Supporting general ledger reporting and resolving payroll-related accounting issues.
- Identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance payroll and HR operations.
- Managing onboarding, HR transactions, and company fleet administration.
- Contributing to both global and local HR projects and compliance initiatives.
- Extensive experience in UK payroll processing and compliance.
- Proven track record in team leadership within a shared services or HR/payroll setting.
- Exposure to European payroll operations (desirable).
- Experience in general ledger reconciliation and payroll-related accounting (preferred).
- Strong proficiency in HR/payroll systems (Workday and Resourcelink experience advantageous).
- Background in managing outsourced payroll providers.
- Strong Excel skills and overall IT competency.
- Experience in change management and a focus on continuous improvement.
- Professional, ethical, and collaborative approach aligned with company values.
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JGA Recruitment Group Ltd ("We") are committed to equality of opportunity for all applicants. We encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply.
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