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SKIMS, a global consumer brand specializing in innovative underwear, loungewear, shapewear, and essentials, is seeking an experienced Payroll and Benefits Specialist to own and manage the payroll function for its growing EMEA operation. This is a hands-on, standalone role within the People & Culture team, with primary focus on the UK market and opportunity to support payroll expansion into new EMEA markets over time.
Key Responsibilities:
UK Payroll Processing & Compliance: Own end-to-end payroll processing for SKIMS UK using UKG OneView, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and on-time delivery each cycle. Manage all HMRC submissions including RTI filings, P45s, P60s, and P11D reporting for benefits in kind and expenses. Ensure full compliance with UK payroll legislation, statutory payment requirements, and auto-enrolment obligations. Manage payroll inputs, validations, and sign-off processes within agreed cut-off timelines. Act as primary point of contact for employee payroll queries.
Time & Attendance: Manage the UKG WFM Time & Attendance system, ensuring accurate data flows into payroll and resolving discrepancies promptly.
UK Benefits Administration: Administer employee benefits including pension enrolment, salary exchange, and Royal London portal management. Manage benefits reporting and support development of more automated and integrated benefits administration processes.
Systems & Process: Support configuration, troubleshooting, and ongoing improvement of UKG OneView and WFM. Partner with HR, Finance, and external providers for seamless payroll delivery. Contribute to development of payroll processes, controls, and documentation.
EMEA Expansion: Support new country entry across EMEA from payroll and compliance perspective as the business grows.
Requirements:
Essential: 8–10 years of payroll experience, ideally having run payroll independently or within a small team. Strong, hands-on knowledge of UK payroll legislation, HMRC requirements, RTI, statutory payments, and auto-enrolment. Experience with payroll systems, with UKG OneView strongly preferred. Proven experience managing employee tax reporting including P11D, P45, and P60 submissions. Benefits administration experience including pension scheme management and salary exchange. Experience with system implementations or migrations. Exceptional attention to detail with ability to manage multiple deadlines under pressure. Comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-growth, evolving environment.
Desirable: Experience with UKG WFM or equivalent Time & Attendance system. Knowledge of payroll legislation and practices in Italy and/or France. Exposure to multi-country EMEA payroll. Experience working in retail or high-growth consumer brand. CIPP qualification or equivalent. Proficiency in a second European language.
