Job Description

The Payroll Specialist - EMEA, is responsible for delivering accurate, compliant, and timely payroll processing across multiple countries within the EMEA region. This role supports end-to-end payroll operations, ensures adherence to local statutory and tax regulations, and partners closely with HR, Finance, and external payroll vendors to maintain high standards of service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Process end-to-end payroll for multiple countries across the EMEA region, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with local legislation.
• Manage monthly, bi-weekly, or off-cycle payroll runs in coordination with regional payroll calendars and deadlines.
• Ensure compliance with country-specific statutory requirements, including tax, social security, pensions, benefits, and labor laws.
• Partner with external payroll vendors and local authorities to validate payroll inputs, outputs, and statutory filings.
• Review and validate payroll inputs such as new hires, terminations, salary changes, bonuses, commissions, overtime, and leave data.
• Reconcile payroll reports, general ledger entries, tax filings, and benefit deductions; resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Coordinate with HR, Finance, and Global Payroll teams to ensure accurate employee master data and payroll accounting.
• Handle payroll-related employee queries across the EMEA region through ticketing systems or shared mailboxes, ensuring timely resolution and high service standards.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end activities, including payroll accruals, audits, statutory reporting, and financial reconciliations.
• Prepare and validate payroll reports for internal stakeholders, including finance, audit, and management teams.
• Ensure secure handling of confidential payroll and employee data in compliance with data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR).
• Support internal and external audits by providing payroll documentation, reports, and explanations as required.
• Drive continuous improvement of payroll processes, controls, documentation, and standard operating procedures.
• Participate in payroll transitions, system implementations, upgrades, and regional harmonization initiatives.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of EMEA payroll legislation, tax changes, and best practices.
• Support ad-hoc payroll-related projects and process improvement initiatives as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration.
• 3-6 years of experience in payroll accounting
• Experience working in engineering, consulting, construction management, or professional services industries preferred
• Experience supporting international project environments is a plus
• Experience with ERP systems (Deltek Vantagepoint, SAP, Oracle, or similar)
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Understanding of project financial management and billing processes
• Familiarity with multi-currency transactions and international billing environments
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Strong communication skills when working with international teams
• Ability to work independently and proactively resolve issues
• Strong organizational and analytical skills

About Us

Hill International, with more than 4,300+ professionals in over 100 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, project management oversight, advisory, facilities management, and other consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as one of the largest program management firms in the world. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com .

Hill is exclusively a program, project, and construction management provider, meaning we have one focus as a company: protecting client interests. Free of any potential conflicts, our entire business is geared towards helping clients achieve their desired outcomes. We are dedicated to exceeding expectations throughout the entire construction project lifecycle and adapt to the needs of each assignment to develop tailored approaches and solutions to meet those needs.

Hill is a GISI Consulting Group company, part of the Global Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (GISI) family of companies. Learn more about GISI Consulting Group at www.gisiconsulting.com .

Hill International is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled

Note : This job description is intended to provide an indication of the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions to be carried out as part of fulfilling the role mentioned in the job title. Various other duties as required.