EU Payroll Coordinator

About the Position

We are seeking an experienced EU Payroll Coordinator to oversee payroll services for employees in Germany, France, and the UK, ensuring compliance and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Act as the regional representative of the Corporate Payroll team, supporting local payroll operations, providing governance oversight, and promoting standardization.
• Own the ADP Managed Payroll relationship, ensuring service delivery, issue resolution, compliance with contractual obligations, and adherence to established service level agreements (SLAs).
• Support the local payroll teams in the preparation, validation, and timely submission of payroll inputs, including employee changes, compensation changes, bonuses, commissions, benefits, deductions, leave-related payments, and other variable compensation.
• Lead or participate in regional and global payroll transformation initiatives.
• Partner with vendors, local teams, and Corporate Payroll to address payroll processing challenges, system issues, compliance changes, and operational escalations.
• Provide hands-on payroll support as needed, including payroll review, validation, reconciliation, issue resolution, and payroll cycle activities during periods of increased workload, employee absences, or business continuity events.
• Monitor adherence to corporate payroll controls, policies, and standard operating procedures, partnering with local payroll teams to maintain compliance while respecting country-specific statutory requirements.
• Identify opportunities for process standardization, risk reduction, and operational efficiencies across European payroll operations and recommend improvements to Corporate Payroll leadership.
• Maintain comprehensive payroll procedures, process documentation, and country-specific payroll requirements.

Requirements

• Professional qualification in Payroll, Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
• At least 2 years of experience in a senior payroll capacity, preferably within a multinational organization, with responsibility for payroll review and approval.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing payroll governance, internal controls, audit readiness, and compliance programs within a multinational organization.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-country European payroll operations.
• Experience managing payroll vendors, outsourced payroll providers, or managed payroll services, including performance management, issue escalation, service reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Excellent organizational and project-management skills with the ability to manage multiple payroll calendars and competing deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with and influence local HR teams, Finance, and business leaders across multiple countries without direct supervisory authority.
• Professional fluency in spoken and written English.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.

Nice to Have

• 5+ years working with ADP Managed Payroll Services or another large global payroll provider.
• 5+ years experience with a global HRIS platform such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, or similar.
• Direct payroll experience supporting Germany, France, and the United Kingdom.
• German and/or French language proficiency is advantageous but not required where appropriate local support is available.

We Offer

• Competitive salary in EUR.
• Opportunity to work with a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions.
• Commitment to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality.
• Employment with a company grounded by core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility.

About the Company

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5 billion. AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000 colleagues in 35 countries. Visit AMETEK Careers for more information.