Senior Payroll Analyst - EMEA

TikTok is seeking an experienced Payroll Assistant Manager to support the operational delivery, quality control, and team capability development across EMEA payroll. This is a critical middle‑management role responsible for ensuring robust four‑eye controls, stabilising multi‑country payroll operations, and coaching/mentoring Payroll Analysts to deliver accurate and compliant payroll in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment. The role combines hands‑on payroll expertise, control governance, and people leadership.

This is a full‑time position based in London, Madrid, or Dubai.

Responsibilities

1. Payroll Delivery Oversight (Execution Excellence)
2. Oversee end‑to‑end payroll delivery for assigned countries (UK plus selected EMEA markets)
3. Ensure four‑eye review is consistently applied at all payroll processing stages
4. Perform deep‑Dive reviews during high‑risk cycles (annual bonus, RSU, mid‑year adjustments)
5. Act as escalation point for complex payroll cases
6. Partner closely with external payroll vendors
7. Control and Risk Governance
8. Maintain and enhance payroll control frameworks (checklists, M2M templates, variance thresholds)
9. Introduce structured exception reporting (e.g. bonus to leavers, unusual quarterly spikes)
10. Ensure documentation and audit readiness
11. Support root‑cause analysis for payroll incidents
12. Drive preventive control improvements, not just reactive fixes
13. People Leadership and Capability Building
14. Provide day‑to‑day supervision and coaching to Payroll Analysts
15. Review and uplift analysts’ input preparation quality
16. Identify skill gaps and implement refresher training (systems, reporting, statutory logic)
17. Support workload balancing across clusters
18. Build reviewer capability across smaller entities (avoid single‑point dependency)
19. Project and Transformation Support
20. Support payroll system implementations (e.g., ADP transition, APAAS, DMP integration)
21. Participate in UAT and process redesign
22. Ensure new system processes embed robust control gates
23. Translate operational lessons into scalable process improvements

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• At least 5 years payroll experience
• Experience overseeing multi‑country payroll (EMEA)
• Strong understanding of UK PAYE, statutory payments, pensions, gross‑to‑net mechanics and payroll vendor management
• Demonstrated experience performing detailed payroll reviews
• Experience coaching or supervising payroll team members

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience during system transitions (e.g. ADP implementation)
• Experience in high‑growth or complex matrix organisations
• Exposure to bonus cycles, RSU processing, expatriate payroll
• Familiarity with audit processes

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