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Payroll Administrator - Europe & ANZ

Job Location: - London / UK wide

Job Type: Permanent

Remuneration: Competitive salary taking into account skills, experience and qualifications

Drive payroll excellence across EMEA, New Zealand, and Australia by delivering accurate, compliant, and employee-focused payroll services in a fast-paced global environment.

Join a dynamic global team as a Payroll Administrator supporting the EMEA region, New Zealand, and Australia. In this pivotal role, you’ll ensure the smooth and accurate delivery of payroll services across multiple countries, working closely with outsourced providers and internal stakeholders. Your attention to detail and commitment to confidentiality will be key as you manage end-to-end payroll processes, validate inputs, and ensure compliance with local legislation.

You’ll play a vital part in creating a seamless payroll experience for employees, handling queries with professionalism and empathy, and maintaining accurate records in line with legal and company standards. Collaboration is central to this role—you’ll work with colleagues in HR and Finance to resolve complex issues and continuously seek ways to improve payroll operations.

To thrive in this role, you’ll bring at least two years of experience in EMEA payroll, with additional knowledge of New Zealand and Australian systems being a strong advantage. Your ability to manage multiple priorities, communicate clearly, and maintain discretion will set you apart. If you’re detail-oriented, proactive, and comfortable working across time zones in a multicultural environment, this is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced, global setting.

The skills you will have when you apply:

• Payroll experience: EMEA payroll experience is essential; NZ and Australia a plus.
• Compliance knowledge: Familiar with multi-country payroll laws and reporting.
• Stakeholder skills: Strong communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Customer focus: Delivers responsive, empathetic support to employees.
• Tech proficiency: Confident with Microsoft Office; Workday/ADP experience desirable.
• Detail-oriented: High accuracy in data handling and payroll execution.
• Discreet: Handles sensitive information with confidentiality and care.
• Proactive: Identifies and drives process improvements.
• Global mindset: Comfortable working across time zones and cultures.

What we’ll give you for this role:

Remuneration & more

• Competitive salary taking into account skills, experience and qualifications
• A Self Invested Personal Pension Scheme (SIPP)
• Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
• Flexible working from our office or your home

Health & support

• Private healthcare plan (including pre-existing conditions)
• Life assurance
• Employee assistance programme for employee wellbeing  
• Group Income Protection

Other benefits

• Voluntary benefits – dental cover, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, welling and digital GP applications
• Discounts on various products and services

This isn't just a position, it's a pivotal role in shaping our industry

At Sedgwick, not only will you be working behind the scenes for some of the UK's most trusted insurance brands helping to resolve millions of claims every year, you'll also be an architect of tomorrow's insurance landscape with Sedgwick University. Our proprietary offering is the most comprehensive training and development program in the industry with more than 15,000 courses on demand, training specific to roles, and opportunities to continue your formal education – all available to you starting from your very first day.

You'll join a community passionate about making a difference, where every role contributes to a larger mission; protecting people and businesses. This isn't just a job; it's an opportunity to shape the future of insurance.

Next steps for you:

Think we'd be a great match? Apply now – we want to hear from you.

If you’re unsure whether you have all the skills needed then do apply – we are looking for all backgrounds from seasoned professionals to those returning to the workforce, and everyone in-between.

Not only that, we are proud to have a zero tolerance policy towards discrimination of any kind regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital/ family status, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.

After the closing date we will review all applications and may select some applicants for an interview (which may be virtual, or in-person).

Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description. They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances. Sedgwick retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.