Payroll Coordinator - Fixed Term Contract 12 Months at Wells Fargo

About this role:

• The EMEA Wells Fargo Payroll team is seeking an experienced payroll professional to join our London-based team. This role will oversee monthly payroll processes across our EMEA region as we continue to transform and enhance the efficiency of our end‑to‑end payroll cycle.
• As a Payroll Coordinator, you will support the preparation and distribution of payroll for multiple countries across Europe and the Middle East, including the UK, France, Germany, Ireland, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the UAE. You will play a key role in maintaining accurate payroll operations by managing vendor relationships, coordinating workflows, and ensuring timely, compliant delivery of payroll services for all Wells Fargo team members in the region.
• You will also contribute to the team's ongoing improvement and transformation initiatives, adapting to evolving processes and supporting the implementation of new efficiencies and technology enhancements.

In this role, you will:

• Review and process additions and changes to payroll system and ensure accounting distribution and preparation of deductions.
• Answers questions from employees and managers regarding payroll matters, records, deductions, and procedures.
• Analyses and processes changes on internal reports and make corrections to internal applications.
• Coordinate and process any irregular payments.
• Prepare input forms for automated data processing system.
• Utilise the various internal and external payroll and HR systems to perform duties.
• Apply knowledge of company payroll policies and procedures.
• Ensure payroll processes to be performed in an accurate and timely manner.
• Gather and provide responses and data for external and internal audits.
• Align to the Payroll Improvements project, which is focused on delivering efficiencies by utilizing technology, automating data flows from our HRIS and Third-Party vendors to Payroll and replacing manual checks with high level data validations.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in HR Operations, Accounting, Payroll, Payroll Tax, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.
• Experience of UK Payroll and ideally one other of our EMEA locations, and the respective legislations for these country’s.
• Ability to multi-task and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good team working skills with ability to work independently.
• General financial skills and knowledge, including basic understanding of balance sheet and budgeting.
• Working knowledge of CloudPay or ADP Streamline Payroll.
• Working knowledge of Workday is preferred.
• Experience of working through change, ideally implementing interfaces / automation of processes.

End Date: 9th Apr 2026