Senior Global Payroll and Benefits Associate

Senior Global Payroll and Benefits Associate

Lead Talent Partner @ e-Storage (Via Bond) | Building high-performing teams

Position Title: Sr. Global Payroll & Benefits Associate

Department: Human Resources

Entity: CS e-Storage

Position that

Reports To:

Manager, Global Payroll & Benefits

Location: UK

The Senior Payroll & Benefits Associate is responsible for delivering accurate, timely, and compliant payroll and benefits operations across EMEA and APAC, with primary coverage for the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, and Japan, including payroll administered through an Employer of Record (EOR) platform.

This role serves as a technical subject matter expert in payroll processing, benefits administration, statutory compliance, general ledger (GL) mapping, and system configuration. The position partners closely with HR, HRIS, Finance, Legal, and external vendors to support a global workforce in a dynamic, high-growth environment.

In addition, this role provides backup coverage for the Senior Payroll & Benefits Associate supporting U.S., Canada, and Chile during planned absences, ensuring continuity of payroll and benefits operations.

The ideal candidate brings strong analytical and technical skills, a deep understanding of multi-country statutory requirements, advanced reconciliation capabilities, and the ability to manage complex global payroll and benefits processes with precision.

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing for assigned countries (UK, Germany, Australia, Japan), ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with local statutory requirements.
• Administer payroll through the company’s EOR platform, including validation of inputs, outputs, statutory calculations, and vendor deliverables.
• Provide backup payroll and benefits support for U.S., Canada, and Chile during coverage periods, including issue resolution and payroll approvals as required.
• Validate and process payroll inputs including hires, terminations, job changes, promotions, allowances, overtime, bonuses, commissions, statutory benefits, and voluntary deductions.
• Reconcile payroll outputs including earnings, taxes, employee and employer contributions, accruals, and posting reports.
• Coordinate with global payroll vendors and internal stakeholders to resolve discrepancies, finalize payroll approvals, and support timely filings and remittances.
• Support global year-end payroll activities, including statutory certificates and filings (e.g., P60, wage tax statements, annual summaries).
• Maintain accurate payroll records in accordance with local statutory retention requirements and internal audit standards.

• Administer global benefits programs including health, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, retirement/pension plans, wellness programs, statutory benefits, and leave programs.
• Process enrollments, life events, terminations, and ongoing benefit changes in Workday/HCM and vendor systems.
• Audit and reconcile monthly benefits invoices, employer contributions, and employee deductions.
• Coordinate with brokers, carriers, EOR providers, and regional HR teams to resolve benefit-related issues and ensure seamless administration.
• Support annual renewals, open enrollment cycles, and global benefits harmonization initiatives.
• Provide employees with clear, accurate guidance on benefit eligibility, coverage, claims, and country-specific rules.

• Configure and maintain payroll and benefits components within HRIS and payroll systems, including earnings codes, deductions, benefit plans, tax rules, contribution limits, accrual rules, pay groups, and costing allocations.
• Test system updates, configurations, integrations, and time‑tracking data flows to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Troubleshoot payroll and benefits system issues, partnering with HRIS and external vendors to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain up-to-date SOPs, process documentation, configuration logs, and control documentation to support global standardization and audit readiness.
• Identify and recommend opportunities for automation, process improvement, and operational efficiency.

• Maintain accurate general ledger (GL) mappings for all payroll and benefits components, ensuring proper distribution of wages, taxes, benefits, and employer statutory costs.
• Review payroll journal entries and validate the accuracy of costing allocations.
• Partner with Finance to support month‑end close, resolve variances, and reconcile payroll postings.
• Ensure consistency and accuracy of payroll accounting across new entities, compensation changes, benefit implementations, and system enhancements.
• Maintain payroll accounting documentation and internal control materials for audit and compliance purposes.

• Ensure payroll and benefits operations comply with applicable labor laws, tax regulations, social security requirements, and…