The Human Resources team at Oxford Policy Management is currently seeking a Payroll & Benefits Administrator to manage all aspects of the payroll and associated benefits function, ensuring compliance with the latest relevant legislation, statutory filing deadlines and internal management reporting requirements across multiple locations. This role is on a permanent basis and located in the Oxford UK office.
We are an international development consultancy working to improve lives through sustainable policy change in low- and middle-income countries. Our vision is for fair public policy that benefits both people and the planet. Through our global network of offices, we work in partnership with national stakeholders and decision makers to research, design, implement and evaluate impactful public policy. We draw on our local and international sector experts to provide the very best evidence-based support. We deliver projects with expert knowledge and experience and can be relied upon for excellence in all aspects of project delivery. We work collaboratively, with ambition, to help deliver impactful public policy that will bring about lasting change.
HR is at the centre of all that we do at OPM. We have a team across the globe with the Payroll Administrator being based in the UK. Our role is to ensure that the organisation is well positioned to recruit and retain best-in-class talent who are capable of fulfilling our mission to improve lives through sustainable policy change. We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented International Payroll Administrator to join our dynamic HR team. The successful candidate will be responsible for processing and managing payroll operations across multiple countries, with a particular emphasis on the USA and UK payroll systems. This role ensures accurate and timely payment to all employees while maintaining compliance with relevant laws and regulations
As a Payroll & Benefits Administrator at OPM you will:
Payroll Processing:
- Manage end-to-end payroll processing for employees in various countries, with a focus on the USA and UK.
- Ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll, including salaries, bonuses, deductions, and other compensation-related payments.
- Calculate payroll taxes, social security contributions, and other statutory deductions in compliance with local regulations.
Compliance and Reporting:
- Prepare and submit payroll reports to the HR Operations Manager, ensuring all payroll-related documentation is accurate and compliant with local legal requirements.
- Manage year-end reporting, including W-2s in the USA and P60s in the UK, ensuring accuracy and timely submission.
- Stay updated with the latest payroll laws and regulations in the USA, UK, and other relevant countries.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Work closely with the HR Operations Manager to ensure seamless payroll integration with HR systems and processes.
- Coordinate with finance and accounting teams to ensure proper payroll funding and ledger reconciliation.
- Act as a point of contact for employee payroll inquiries, providing prompt and clear resolutions.
Process Improvement:
- Identify opportunities to streamline payroll processes and improve efficiency.
- Implement best practices in payroll administration and ensure the company’s payroll procedures are up-to-date and aligned with industry standards.
Key qualifications/experience/skills/behaviours:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, HR, or a related field preferred.
- Payroll certification (e.g., CPP, CIPP) is a plus.
- The ideal candidate will have a solid background in payroll administration, particularly in the USA and UK, and be capable of managing payroll operations across multiple countries.
- Proven experience as a Payroll Administrator or in a similar role, with a strong focus on US and UK payroll.
- In-depth knowledge of payroll principles, tax regulations, and compliance requirements in the USA and UK.
- Proficiency with payroll software and systems; experience with SD Worx is a plus.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
Desired qualifications/experience:
- Experience with international payroll is highly desirable.
Our offer:
We enable colleagues’ capacity to grow professionally through enhanced learning resources, opportunities to work cross functionally, and space to engage with a range of internal and external industry events.
Our non-hierarchical culture values support, collaboration, intellectual curiosity, and a rich diversity of perspectives.
We provide an exceptionally generous annual leave entitlement and a hybrid working model to encourage and enable healthy work/life balance.
Wellbeing resources including a global Employee Assistance Programme and access to the UnMind app.
We are strengthened by the diversity of colleagues across our global business and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer, promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. Our recruitment practices reflect our ambition to make the international development sector more inclusive and firm belief that our work delivers the best outcomes when we actively include a diversity of perspectives and experiences.
If you share our vision for fair public policy that benefits both people and planet, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your application through our careers’ site by the closing date OR We review and interview applicants on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply by way of CV via our careers site at the earliest. We may close this advertisement before the published closing date, should a suitable candidate be identified.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role and candidates must have a pre-existing right to work in the UK for their application to be considered.
Oxford Policy Management is committed to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of the business. Should you require adjustments to make the application process more accessible please contact us via:[email removed]
