Lead or participate in regional and global payroll transformation initiatives.
Partner with vendors, local teams, and Corporate Payroll to address payroll processing challenges, system issues, compliance changes, and operational escalations.
Provide hands-on payroll support as needed, including payroll review, validation, reconciliation, issue resolution, and payroll cycle activities during periods of increased workload, employee absences, or business continuity events.
Monitor adherence to corporate payroll controls, policies, and standard operating procedures, partnering with local payroll teams to maintain compliance while respecting country-specific statutory requirements.
Identify opportunities for process standardization, risk reduction, and operational efficiencies across European payroll operations and recommend improvements to Corporate Payroll leadership.
Maintain comprehensive payroll procedures, process documentation, and country-specific payroll requirements.
Qualifications
Required
Professional qualification in Payroll, Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration or related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
At least 2 years experience in a senior payroll capacity, preferably within a multinational organization, with responsibility for payroll review and approval.
Demonstrated experience overseeing payroll governance, internal controls, audit readiness, and compliance programs within a multinational organization.
Demonstrated experience managing multi-country European payroll operations.
Experience managing payroll vendors, outsourced payroll providers, or managed payroll services, including performance management, issue escalation, service reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.
Excellent organizational and project-management skills with the ability to manage multiple payroll calendars and competing deadlines.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate with and influence local HR teams, Finance and business leaders across multiple countries without direct supervisory authority.
Professional fluency in spoken and written English.
Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.
Preferred
5+ years working with ADP Managed Payroll Services or another large global payroll provider.
5+ years experience with a global HRIS platform such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, or similar.
Direct payroll experience supporting Germany, France, and the United Kingdom.
German and/or French language proficiency is advantageous but not required where appropriate local support is available.
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Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.
AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5 billion.
AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK is a component of the S&P 500. Visit https://www.ametek.com/careers for more information.
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