Senior Payroll Officer - EMEA

About the Position

At Aristocrat, we are dedicated to delivering high-quality outcomes that build lasting value for our customers and partners. Our collaborative culture, grounded in accountability, improvement, and partnership, drives our success. We are currently seeking a Senior Payroll Officer - EMEA to join our team in Krakow, Poland. This pivotal role within our EMEA Finance Operations ensures payroll precision, compliance, and control, which are crucial to maintaining employee trust and financial integrity.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end EMEA payroll delivery via ADP and EOR vendors, ensuring accuracy, compliance, confidentiality, and timely completion across all in-scope countries.
• Serve as the authoritative subject matter expert on EMEA payroll legislation, taxation, social security, and statutory obligations, advising various departments.
• Lead vendor governance for ADP along with EOR service providers, including SLA management, performance reviews, and contractual compliance.
• Hold final review and control sign-off on payroll inputs and outputs, ensuring zero-defect delivery prior to pay date.
• Lead complex payroll analyses, including gross-to-net reconciliations, variance investigations, and root-cause analysis.
• Own EMEA payroll reporting, analytics, and insights, delivering outputs that advise management decisions and financial control.
• Lead payroll audits and internal control frameworks for EMEA, acting as the primary contact for internal and external auditors.
• Drive month-end and year-end payroll close, including GL reconciliations, accruals, statutory filings, and journal ownership in partnership with Finance.
• Govern EOR commercials and performance, supervising invoicing, SLAs, cost drivers, and contractual alignment.
• Champion payroll transformation, leading automation, standardization, vendor consolidation, system improvements, and global process development initiatives.
• Collaborate strategically with HR, People & Culture, Finance, Treasury, Tax, Legal, and external providers to provide a unified, compliant, and future-ready payroll operation.
• Mentor, coach, and develop junior payroll team members, improving capability, accountability, and execution standards across the team.
• Continuously observe and assess regulatory developments across EMEA territories, advising timely and compliant application alongside ADP and EOR partners.
• Act as the Payroll Manager’s delegate, representing EMEA payroll in cross-functional, regional, and global leadership forums.

Requirements

• Over 7 years of advancing payroll experience, with extensive knowledge in complex, multi-country EMEA settings managed through ADP and EOR providers.
• Comprehensive understanding of EMEA payroll regulations, tax obligations, social insurance, statutory reporting, and compliance frameworks across multiple jurisdictions.
• Professional payroll qualification (CIPP, GPA, or equivalent local accreditation) strongly preferred.
• Hands-on expertise with ADP payroll platforms (e.g., ADP Celergo, ADP GlobalView, or ADP Streamline); Workday HCM experience is highly regarded.
• Proven track record leading third-party payroll vendors and EOR relationships, including SLA governance, commercial oversight, and performance optimization.
• Strong experience operating with internal controls, and audit environments in a multinational, publicly listed company.
• Demonstrated leadership in payroll transformation - automation, standardization, system implementation, M&A integration, or vendor consolidation.
• Advanced analytical capability, including reconciliations, payroll modelling, executive reporting, and data-driven decision-making.
• Sharp problem-solving and decision-making approach - comfortable navigating ambiguity, prioritizing risk, and driving outcomes.
• Demonstrated success mentoring, coaching, and developing junior team members, with the ambition to grow into a future payroll leadership role.
• Highly independent, capable of handling challenging priorities, tight deadlines, and critical deliverables in a fast-paced global environment.
• Unwavering integrity and discretion in handling highly sensitive payroll and employee data.
• Executive-level collaborator management and communication skills, with the gravitas to influence across functions, levels, and geographies.
• Proficient English required; Polish language skills highly advantageous.

We Offer

• Competitive salary range: zł102,900 - zł191,100 per year.
• Hybrid working model – currently 3 days per week in the office.
• Comprehensive pay and benefits package designed to stay competitive in the market, support your wellbeing, and recognize your contribution to our success.

About the Company

Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL) is a global entertainment and gaming content creation company powered by technology. Our three reporting segments comprise regulated land-based gaming (Aristocrat Gaming), Social Casino (Product Madness), and regulated online real money gaming (Aristocrat Interactive). We offer a diverse range of products and services, including electronic gaming machines, casino management systems, online real money games, including iLottery, as well as free-to-play mobile games, that serve customers and entertain millions of players worldwide every day. Our team of ~7,400 people across the globe is united by our company's mission to bring joy to life through the power of play.