Michael Edwards

Senior Payroll Manager - EMEA

Kingston Upon Thames, England, United Kingdom

About

Experience

  • Senior Payroll Manger - EMEA at RenRe Insurance Holdings Ltd.
    Oct 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 10 mos

    End to end global payroll management Global payroll strategy Process improvement Director emoluments UK & IE Payroll journals and accruals Balance sheet reconciliations Global mobility Global regulatory tax/share/year end reporting Benefit management Vendor management

  • International Payroll Manager at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
    Apr 2017 - Sep 2022 · 5 yrs 6 mos

    Skills & Achievements Supported rapid growth of payroll function Helped established payroll teams in Sri Lanka & Romania Successfully transitioned payrolls from ADP Streamline to CloudPay Outsourced several administrative payroll activities to Shared Service Centres Knowledgeable in payroll requirements and best practises in UK, USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Netherlands, France, Belgium, UAE & Romania Improved several payroll processes using Lean 6 Sigma principles and the DMAIC roadmap Managed change Experience in following HR & Payroll systems: Workday, SPM, CloudPay, ADP Freedom, ADP Workforce Now, SAP, Oracle Advanced Excel including VLOOKUP’s, Pivot Tables. Proficient in Word, Visio, Power Point Work well under pressure, and can readily adapt to change Highly analytical with proven problem-solving capability BAU Activities • Responsible for end-to-end processing for 2,500 payslips monthly including, USA, UK, Canada, Mexico, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Dubai, Romania • Work with Global Mobility to ensure accurate processing of STA’s, LTA’s perm transfers and localisations • Establish and implement payrolls in Belgium, Netherlands, Singapore, Taiwan • Maintain and support the relationship with local payroll vendors and other third parties • Build and maintain excellent working relationships with key internal stakeholders • Deal with all finance queries relating to payroll costs and the general ledger • Process Share Save, LTIP’s and Share Purchase Plans • Manage workload of two offshore teams, 5 in Sri Lanka and 2 in Romania • Manage payroll invoicing, forecasting costs, preparing PO’s using Oracle and approving payments • Focus on continuous improvement using the ‘Lean 6 Sigma’ principles and the DMAIC roadmap • Ensure all SOP’s are kept up to date • Act as senior escalation point and respond to complex payroll questions

  • Global Payroll Account Manager at Expatriate Management Services (EMS) Ltd
    Mar 2015 - Mar 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Global Payroll Account Manager

  • International Payroll Analyst at NBCUniversal, Inc.
    Nov 2014 - Mar 2015 · 5 mos

  • Payroll Analyst at AIG
    Aug 2014 - Oct 2014 · 3 mos