Global Payrollpliance LeadClosing date for applications is: 25 August 2025
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Shape the future of global payrollpliance at ACCA.
We're looking for a strategic, influential, and detail-driven Global Payrollpliance Lead on a 12-month fixed term contract basis to shape and lead the development of a world-class global payrollpliance framework.
In this high-impact role, you'll ensure regulatory alignment, operational excellence, and risk mitigation across all countries where ACCA operates-driving trust, integrity, and resilience in our global payroll operations.
The role can be hybrid based from out Glasgow or London office or remote within the UK.
What You'll Be Doing:
1. Design and implement a scalable Global Payrollpliance Framework aligned with regulatory, audit, and ISO standards.
2. Monitor and mitigatepliance risks through regulatory horizon scanning and proactive controls.
3. Ensure adherence to global data protection laws ( GDPR, CCPA, LGPD, PDPA), embedding privacy-by-design principles.
4. Define and maintain payrollpliance policies, controls, and escalation protocols.
5. Establishernance and assurance models, including control testing and audit readiness.
6. Build internal capability through training and knowledge-sharing onpliance and regulatory obligations.
What You'll Bring
Key Skills:
7. Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across internal teams and external partners.
8. Proven ability to identify and mitigatepliance risks proactively.
9. Advanced analytical and reporting skills to interpretplex payroll data and support decision-making.
10. Resilient, accountable, and proactive in navigatingplexpliance scenarios.
11. Deep expertise in global payroll regulations, data protection laws, and audit readiness.
12. Experience managing external payroll providers and building internalpliance capability.
Experience
13. Proven expertise in designing and implementing global payrollpliance andernance frameworks.
14. In-depth knowledge of global payroll regulations, statutory obligations, and best practices.
15. Practical experience applying data protection laws (GDPR, CCPA, LGPD, PDPA) to payroll operations.
16. Strong background in payroll auditing, control testing, andpliance reporting.
17. Experience managing external payroll providers across multiple countries.
18. Demonstrated ability to upskill teams onpliance, internal controls, and audit readiness.
Our Benefits
We strive to create an environment where you can prioritise your wellbeing and so have designed our benefits to give you the flexibility and power to do so. Our core benefits include private healthcare, life assurance and ie protection as well as a fantastic defined contribution pension scheme.
We provide an employee assistance programme and are proud to offer a financial wellbeing tool called Nudge, to our employees.
Our flexible benefits platform gives you the power to customise your benefit plan to suit your needs, you can choose to add a number of benefits including extra holidays, PMI family cover, cycle to work, Travel and Gym loans and more! You can also enjoy exclusive access to our discount site and wellbeing centre platform.
We aremitted to equal opportunities across our recruitment activities and have a realmitment to ensuring the inclusion and well-being of all employees. We have a blended approach to working to support our employees to balance the needs of their job with other aspects of their life.
Interested in this role? Please click Apply to submit your application. Job ID R5630