Pay Range: €68000 - €97250

Vacancy: Global Head of Payroll

Location: Vilnius, Lithuania

Job Family: Human Resources

We are currently seeking an experienced leader to steer our Global Payroll Team to excellence. As the Global Head of Payroll, you will be responsible for the delivery of the payroll service across all JM locations. This role is pivotal in the efficient and effective operation of the payroll function, providing a critical service to our employees around the world.

You will report to the Head of HR Digital and your team will be composed of three Regional Leads (EMEA, APAC, and AMERS) reporting directly to you, alongside three dedicated Payroll Analysts under their guidance.

You will also work closely with internal stakeholders and external vendors to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timeliness of payroll delivery.

Johnson Matthey, a FTSE 250 organisation, is a global leader in sustainable technologies specialising in catalysis, precious metal products, chemicals, and process technology. With operations in over 30 countries, we employ more than 12,600 people. We have more 200 years of success behind us; be part of the next stage of our growth journey and help maintain our reputation as one of the most admired organisations in our field. Our unique culture and people give us competitive advantage and will ensure our success for years to come. You can be part of that success story.

Your responsibilities:

• Overall accountability for accurate, timely, and efficient payment delivery to employees and third parties.
• Lead payroll team across three regions, ensuring resource adequacy for global payroll delivery.
• Take charge of payroll processes, procedures, risks, and controls.
• Establish efficient practices for all payroll input and output requirements.
• Manage payroll financial delegated authority and adherence to approval limits.
• Define service expectations with the business, identify and resolve issues impacting payroll effectiveness.
• Provide clear KPI and SLA reporting to cross functional stakeholders.
• Partner with Global Functions, Centres of Excellence, and Process Owners as well as manage vendor relationships.
• Continuously assess end-to-end processes for consistency and improvement opportunities to enhance JM's payroll service delivery.

Requirements for the role:

• Solid experience of payroll calculations, procedures, risks, and controls across multiple countries (APAC, EMEA, and AMER).
• Proven experience with Payroll systems (ideally Cloudpay), HR systems (ideally Workday) and Microsoft365.
• Strong leadership skills including leading teams.
• Coaching ability, focused on helping individuals improve performance.
• Efficient planning & organising ability with good attention to detail.
• Great communication skills and stakeholder management, ability to build strategic relationships.
• Proactiveness in taking prompt actions and navigating complexity.
• Full professional proficiency in English, other languages considered a plus.
• Availability for ad-hoc international travel may be required occasionally.

How you will be rewarded:

Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as candidate’s qualifications, skills, and competencies. This role is eligible to receive a discretionary annual bonus that aligns with individual and company's performance. Other rewards and benefits include the following:

• Health & Well-being: a diverse, inclusive, work & life balance work environment; hybrid way of working; health insurance from the first day of employment; employee assistance program.
• Great career growth and development opportunities in a global organization.
• Life, accidents & critical diseases insurance.
• IIIrd Pillar Pension Fund contributions.
• Paid volunteering opportunities (2 days per year).

At JM, an inclusive culture is integral to our values and ambitions for the future. We are committed to ensuring that everyone can bring their full self to work and thrive in their career. Welcoming everyone to JM, regardless of their unique characteristics, experiences or thoughts allows us to bring many different voices and experiences together to tackle the world's biggest challenges. Being truly inclusive means that all colleagues feel valued for their differences, views, and contributions, and feel a sense of belonging at JM.

Johnson Matthey is open for discussion on part time, job share and flexible working patterns.

Closing date for applications: This job advertisement will be posted for a minimum of 2 weeks, early application is advised.

For any queries or should you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application please contact the GlobalRecruit@matthey.com

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How to apply:

If you have the necessary skills and experience to join our team, please apply online. For any queries or should you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application please let your recruiter know when they contact you.

If you are already a Johnson Matthey Employee, please visit the internal careers site to apply: Find Jobs - Workday (myworkday.com)

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