Yelp
International Payroll Specialist
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Summary
Do you have a knack for detail and a passion for expanding your knowledge? Do you like working independently and in an international environment?
Yelp is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join our Global Payroll Team to cover all payroll-related duties for our Germany, UK, Ireland, and Belgium based employees. The Payroll Specialist will ensure accurate processing and recording of the company’s payroll while working closely with the Finance and People Operations teams.
The ideal candidate is independent yet team-oriented, with strong customer service skills and the ability to navigate challenges along the way. Sound knowledge of German and UK payroll is required.
We’d love to have you apply, even if you don’t feel you meet every single requirement in this posting. At Yelp, we’re looking for great people, not just those who simply check off all the boxes. This is a full-time remote role based in the United Kingdom.
What You'll Do
- Prepare monthly payroll input in cooperation with our various payroll providers
- Manage workflow to ensure all payroll transactions are processed correctly and on time
- Check trial and final payroll outputs and process month-end reports, including creating and reconciling payroll journals
- Respond to queries from employees, HR, Accounting, and local government offices in a timely manner
- Complete and coordinate tax year endings
- Ensure payroll (including treatment of Share Options / Restricted Stock Units) is processed in compliance with local legislative regulations
- Support internal and external payroll audit requests
- Drive improvements and standardizations across payroll processes and assist with additional accounting projects
- Demonstrate excellent customer service skills when communicating with employees
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What It Takes To Succeed
- Relevant experience managing full-cycle payroll in Germany and the UK (required)
- Familiar with SOX controls
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Familiarity with HRCM platforms such as Workday
- Ability to prioritize multiple projects, goals, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Strong Excel skills and knowledge of Restricted Stock Units is a plus
- Ability to demonstrate complete discretion and confidentiality
What You'll Get
- Effective your first day: Full medical, vision, and dental
- 15 days PTO (accrual begins on date of hire and increases with 2+ years of tenure thereafter), 12 paid holidays, plus one floating holiday
- Up to 14 weeks of parental leave
- Monthly wellness subsidy
- Work from home reimbursement
- Flexible spending account
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Compensation range for this position is £34,000.00 - £47,000.00 annually. You may also be offered a bonus and benefits.
Closing
At Yelp, we believe that diversity is an expression of all the unique characteristics that make us human: race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, and education — and those are just a few. We recognize that diverse backgrounds and perspectives strengthen our teams and our product. The foundation of our diversity efforts are closely tied to our core values, which include “Playing Well With Others” and “Authenticity.”
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition or disability.
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Actual salary offered may vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, an individual's location and experience.
We will consider for employment qualified candidates with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable law (including, for example, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for roles based in San Francisco, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for roles based in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, and the California Fair Chance Act for roles based in California).
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