Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

The company is founder led, profitable and growing.

We’re looking for an exceptional payroll administrator with experience of working with outsourced payroll bureaus (US, UK, EU and/or additional jurisdictions) to manage the company’s end to end global payroll and contractor payments. You’ll have domain expertise in processing payroll in different countries. You are reliable, diligent and pay attention to details and always work towards improving current processes.

Location: This role may choose to be office based out of London or home based, and will report to our Global Financial Controller.

In Short

Ensure all payrolls are always delivered on time and with 100% accuracy
Process the payroll/contractor data in an organised and structured manner
Manage all payroll deadlines and monthly payroll tasks
Prepare payroll reports and provide monthly payroll data in journal format to finance for processing
Comply with GDPR regulations and maintain payroll security/confidentiality
Deal with payroll queries and resolve or escalate as required
Constantly seek out ways to improve systems and processes to ensure a seamless flow between HR, Payroll and Finance
Keep payroll policies up to date and write any new procedures as required
Provide support to any project related activities from Finance and HR
Provide support to Finance with reporting and audit queries

Requirements

Experience in a similar payroll role or working with outsourced payroll bureaus
Excellent communication skills to converse with external parties and internal team members of all levels
Strong process and planning mindset
Ability to think outside the box and solve problems when faced with new challenges
Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
Exceptional planning/organisational skills and being deadline oriented
Ability to work with different software systems, and have excellent knowledge of spreadsheets and formulas
Being a team player as well as being able to work independently