Position Overview: We are seeking a Payroll Specialist to be responsible for handling all aspects of payroll processing across the entire organization, including Americas, EMEA, and APAC, in a fast-growing business. Strong experience managing UK payroll and knowledge of UK payroll legislation, tax, pensions, and compliance requirements is essential. The Global Payroll Specialist ensures that payroll transactions are well documented, executed appropriately, and completed on time. This role also supports the development of cost-effective and efficient payroll processes, including integrating newly acquired entities. Key Responsibilities Ensure on-time and accurate disbursement of all payroll transactions for Diligent’s employees for multiple international payrolls, while ensuring HR and Payroll records remain in synch. Work closely with Human Resources (HR) to facilitate and ensure accurate data entry of benefit, employee data, pay and other payroll changes into the payroll system. Creating and notating payroll journal entries in the general ledger (GL). Research and work with accounting to resolve payroll GL reconciliation exceptions to ensure proper recording of payroll transactions in the company’s ERP system. Review and audit timesheets and payroll reports, manage payroll cutoffs, and process payrolls timely and accurately. Assist in the maintenance of country specific payroll guidelines and applicable policies and procedures. Ensure all requests sent to the payroll department are resolved in a timely manner. Required Experience/Skills 3+ years of end-to-end payroll processing with global experience and management of third‑party international payroll providers. Experience with Workday Payroll is highly desirable, with the ability to navigate payroll processes, reporting, and employee data management effectively. General Ledger experience and a s
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Role overview
Job description
Who we are
About Stripe
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.
About the team
This function will be responsible for International Tax Reporting, as it pertains to our international entities and users, to include scoping the tax reporting requirements of new tax authority reporting regimes, supporting management of tax reporting to local Tax Authorities, audits and other international reporting tax matters with local Tax Authorities, working with our internal systems and technology leads on day-to-day matters, and much more.
What you'll do
You'll be able to work well with cross-functional teams. You must be able to communicate and promote international reporting tax advisory needs across Stripe and its subsidiaries, and communicate complex tax requirements in ways that are meaningful and useful to non-tax professionals. You'll be able to work with a high level of collegiality, working on projects spanning multiple teams. You'll be based in London or Dublin and report to the Head of Tax Information Reporting and Withholding, who is located in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Be an international tax reporting subject matter expert (CESOP, DAC7, Merchant Acquirer reporting, FATCA, CRS etc.) and resource to our business and finance teams in Stripe, managing various aspects of our international tax requirements, and operations.
- Take ownership of complex international tax reporting and specialised operational projects.
- Partner with the international indirect tax compliance leads, and international teams on POS and e-commerce reporting compliance, to support and refine the ongoing enhancement of international tax compliance processes.
- Lead and co-ordinate international tax reporting audits and other international tax matters involving tax authorities.
- Lead interactions with other tax team members and product and engineering teams to help define and document international tax requirements and collaborate on the design of tax solutions for our users.
- Proactively promote international tax awareness and knowledge including training and liaising with business and tax partners on changes to international tax reporting legislation, systems, policies, and processes.
Who you are
We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
Minimum requirements
- 6–8 years of relevant tax information reporting knowledge, laws, and regulations.
- Bachelor's degree and professional qualification in tax or law
- Experience in a legal or accountancy firm and/or in-house within a multinational business
- Deep technical knowledge of international tax reporting as it relates to the digital economy, including the supply of services and physical products
- Ability to clearly and concisely translate complex tax technicals into actionable business advice for non-tax stakeholders and executive leadership
- Strong project management experience, detail-oriented individual who can independently lead high-impact projects
- Ability to extract, analyse, and review data and make appropriate recommendations
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, informal, and often ambiguous environment
- Willingness to learn and ability to quickly acquire knowledge
Preferred qualifications
- An advanced degree
- Experience working in technology, payments, or financial services
- Experience working in a high-growth, rapidly scaling environment
- A willingness to work with a diverse crew of tax nerds who care deeply about Stripe's tax issues and each other.
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Stripe
Stripe is a financial services platform that helps all types of businesses accept payments, build flexible billing models and manage money movement.
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