Senior Payroll Administrator
Anaplan
At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market.
What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers’ success and to our Winning Culture.
Our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2,400+ global companies who rely on our best-in-class platform.
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Supported by operating principles of being strategy-led, values-based and disciplined in execution, you’ll be inspired, connected, developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and let’s build what’s next - together!
Make Your Impact with Anaplan!
Role: Senior Payroll Administrator – EMEA
Location: London or Thames Valley – you must be able to come to the office 2 days a week
Reports To: Senior Manager, Payroll EMEA
Join one of the fastest-growing cloud software companies and become a vital part of Anaplan’s high-performing Central Finance team. As a Senior Payroll Administrator, you’ll take centre stage in delivering accurate, timely payroll for our EMEA region while helping us shape and improve our processes for the future.
If you’re passionate about precision, thrive in a collaborative environment, and want to make a measurable difference in a business that values innovation and people, this is your opportunity.
Why Join Anaplan?
- Global Impact: Influence payroll operations across multiple EMEA countries.
- Team Spirit: Be part of a close-knit, four-person payroll team that values collaboration and mutual support.
- Career Growth: Gain international exposure and develop new technical skills.
- Innovation Mindset: Your ideas for improvement will be heard and implemented.
- Anaplan Culture: We’re committed to work-life balance, inclusivity, and empowering people to succeed.
Your Role
- Own the preparation and delivery of monthly payroll data to third-party providers across multiple EMEA countries.
- Guarantee timely, correct submission of payroll payment files.
- Manage statutory payments such as sick pay, maternity/paternity pay, and other entitlements.
- Oversee payroll elements of onboarding and offboarding for new joiners and leavers.
- Ensure compliance with pension auto-enrolment rules.
- Review and validate payroll outputs for accuracy and completeness working on multi-sited and cross-country payroll’s - Be the go-to expert for payroll queries from across the region.
- You will be working with multiple currencies and currency conversions
- You will be assisting finance with the audit and annual tax reporting
- Partner with the Payroll Manager to introduce new processes and strengthen internal controls.
- Stay ahead of legislative changes, attending at least two technical update trainings annually.
- Support annual payroll year-end processes and reconciliations.
- Prepare monthly payroll journals and accruals for EMEA entities.
Your Qualifications
- Proven UK payroll experience, with bonus points for multi-country exposure (especially Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Austria, and the Netherlands).
- Strong manual payroll calculation skills and solid knowledge of statutory requirements.
- Intermediate or higher Microsoft Excel skills (VLOOKUP’s and Pivot tables)
- A keen eye for detail, delivering accuracy under pressure and tight deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build trusted relationships.
- A methodical, problem-solving mindset with the courage to challenge and improve.
- Adaptability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- A proactive, hands-on “can-do” attitude.
Be part of a business that’s transforming how enterprises plan for success. Your precision will keep our people paid on time, every time — and your ideas will help us get even better.
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We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce, enhances trust with our partners and customers, and drives business success. Build your career in a place where diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging aren’t just words on paper – this is what drives our innovation, it’s how we connect, and it contributes to what makes us a market leader. We believe in a hiring and working environment where all people are respected and valued, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. We hire you for who you are, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day!
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