Advanced Payroll Operations Specialist; FTC

Advanced Payroll Operations Specialist (12 month FTC)
Job Description

Advanced Payroll Operations Specialist, GBS

Fixed Term, Full Time (12 month fixed term contract)

Location: UK/ Poland (Remote)

Competitive Salary + Benefits

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground‑breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU.

As part of Global Business Services, reporting to the Payroll Operations Team leader, Western Europe; this role is responsible for delivering payroll and employer compliance services.

You will be responsible for co‑ordination of the outsourced payroll, and execution of any monthly input, checking or output activities for the full payroll cycle, plus all local employer compliance activities including annual returns and reporting requirements. The role will be responsible for full employer compliance and will therefore be required to keep up to date with changing legislation and implement as necessary.

You will also be responsible for but not limited to:

• Manage the monthly payroll cycle, including any non-system driven input processing and checking, via the outsourced provider to ensure timely and accurate payment to employees
• Escalate issues on local service providers taking any corrective action where necessary and proactively recommending improvements or efficiencies.
• Provide technical payroll input on any payroll process or system changes as required
• Develop and communicate payroll policy and procedures to ensure roles and responsibilities are clear for all roles involved in the process, including employees, line managers, HR, Finance and the outsourced provider
• Monitor changes in payroll legislation and regulations, adapting and communicating internal policy and procedure changes as required
• Manage contact and communication with external regulatory bodies as required. Maintain up to date knowledge of regulatory requirements and ensure compliance with all relevant regulations
• Ensure accurate payroll accounts and assist the finance departments with account reconciliations and clearing
• Process regular and ad‑hoc payroll reporting and payments, Payroll processing of pension auto‑enrolment data and flexible benefits from external providers and absence administration for payroll
• Administer company Share and LTI plans, processing sales/exercises, vests and purchase
• Provide payroll reporting and insights to the business as required
• Manage payroll audits and internal control activities

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Andrex®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fuelled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

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