Senior Payroll & Benefits Officer

Richemont Overview

Richemont, one of the world leaders in the luxury sector, has various Houses specializing in jewelry, watches, and high-end accessories. Each Maison proudly embodies a tradition of style, quality, and craftsmanship and Richemont strives to preserve the heritage and identity specific to each of them. At the same time, we are committed to innovating and designing new products in line with the values of our Houses, through a process of permanent creativity.

YOUR MISSION

This role demands comprehensive ownership and expert guidance in delivering a high-quality, timely, accurate, and fully compliant monthly payroll cycle for 12 UK payrolls, impacting over 1500 employees. You will act as a key subject matter expert, proactively engaging with the HR team to support the attainment of broader departmental and organizational objectives. A core responsibility will be to champion and maintain unparalleled accuracy and data integrity across all payroll operations, UK benefits, systems, and tools, guaranteeing their seamless and efficient functionality.

HOW WILL YOU MAKE AN IMPACT?

• Lead liaison with HR and other relevant departments to ensure the timely receipt and validation of critical information, ensuring full compliance with legislative and audit requirements for accurate payroll processing.
• Oversee and validate the correct processing of all integrated changes via Workday, including starters, leavers, and job changes, ensuring accuracy in payroll and payslip simulations.
• Ensure the accurate and compliant processing of complex payroll elements such as unpaid sickness and absences, maternity, paternity, variable cash and hours payments, and benefits.
• Be the guarantor of data integrity, ensuring Workday (WD) data integration to SAP HR is correct and driving initiatives to ensure correct and up-to-date information is logged (where outside of WD) to facilitate error-free monthly payroll processing and the successful operation of associated tools.
• Oversee and validate all system changes, ensuring appropriate communication and confirmation to employees, managers, and providers.
• Proactively monitor and log upcoming events, ensuring timely action, follow up review and planning.
• Proactively monitor, interpret, and advise on legislative changes impacting payroll and benefits, assisting with the implementation of necessary adjustments in collaboration with the HR team.
• Manage and oversee monthly reporting to benefit providers, including joiners, leavers, and amendments to company benefits, and lead annual renewal processes.
• Assist with end-to-end processing of complex payroll elements and oversee the accurate and timely processing of all monthly payrolls.
• Provide expert guidance and support to employees on complex queries related to Pay, Benefits, Tax, NI, leveraging internal resources including our Intranet and Payroll FAQs.
• Undertake ad-hoc projects and duties as required to support the wider HRIS / Payroll, HR and Finance functions, contributing to strategic initiatives.