What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Partner with Senior Stakeholder providing expert oversight, challenge and strategic direction across Payroll, HR, Finance and Operations
• Own regional payroll risk, assurance and control frameworks, ensuring compliant, accurate and well-governed payroll processes while driving continuous improvement
• Lead the resolution of complex and high-risk payroll issues, acting as the senior escalation authority and coordinating cross-functional solutions
• Act as the payroll SME for acquisitions, TUPE transfers and transformation programmes, leading due diligence, governance and successful business integration
• Shape payroll strategy through audit leadership, stakeholder influence and delivery of governance initiatives that strengthen controls, mitigate risk and support business objectives

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Extensive experience in senior payroll governance, assurance or business partnering roles within complex, multi-site organisations, with deep expertise in UK payroll, controls, compliance and risk management
• Proven ability to lead large-scale payroll assurance, pay review governance, acquisitions and TUPE activity, ensuring robust controls, successful transitions and compliant payroll outcomes
• Strong track record of partnering with senior operational, HR, Finance and Payroll stakeholders, providing expert advice, challenge and influence to drive business decisions and resolve complex issues
• Highly analytical with the ability to identify risks, trends and control weaknesses, lead audit and assurance activities, and implement effective governance and continuous improvement initiatives
• Professional payroll qualification (CIPP Diploma or equivalent preferred) supported by exceptional judgement, resilience, communication skills and the ability to lead through influence in fast-paced, high-risk environments

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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