Who we are
Employment Hero is on a mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone. Our Employment Operating System brings hiring, HR, payroll and benefits into an all-in-one solution.
Since our inception in 2014, we’ve scaled to a $2 billion valuation and gained a presence in 6 countries globally - Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, the UK and Canada. We now service over 300,000 businesses and more than 2 million employees.
The EH Way
At Employment Hero, we’re proud of our unique DNA, which we call The EH Way.
- We are Mission First - everything we do (from what we work on, to how we allocate capital and where we focus) is driven by our Mission
- We are Remote First - we champion a remote environment with a preference for asynchronous communication and a high degree of autonomy
- We are AI First - we are committed to using AI to accelerate our mission; AI is not just a tool, it’s a fundamental part of how we operate, innovate, and scale
- We are Apolitical - we do not take a position on political or social topics, unless it relates to our Mission
- We Live by Our Values - we role model our values 100% of the time
- We Expect High Performance - we set a high standard and we’re not satisfied with being average
This role
As our Payroll Administrator, you’ll be working with the Global Teams function and will be instrumental in supporting our mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone by delivering accurate, compliant, and timely payroll operations.
Your key focus areas will be:
- Delivering accurate and timely end-to-end payroll administration in line with prescribed deadlines
- Maintaining 100% data integrity and confidentiality across employee payroll records
- Ensuring payroll accuracy and compliance, including statutory contributions and payroll-related vendor invoices
- Providing high-quality payroll support, resolving client, employee, and partner queries within agreed SLAs
This will include:
- Administering and maintaining confidential employee payroll data, records, databases, and templates
- Preparing pre-payroll reports, validating timesheets, and supporting payroll readiness
- Performing post-payroll audits to validate payroll accuracy, statutory contributions, and payroll-related vendor invoices
- Preparing and issuing client invoices within prescribed timelines
- Acting as the primary point of contact for payroll-related queries from clients, employees, and partners
- Assisting with end-of-month and ad-hoc financial reporting as required
Who you are
To thrive in this role, you’ll need to embody The EH Way - operating with focus, agility, and an obsession with impact. We are specifically looking for candidates with
- 4+ years’ of strong experience in payroll administration and/or finance operations
- Strong Excel proficiency and confidence working with payroll data and reports
- Customer-first mindset, with experience handling queries and meeting SLAs
- Experience working with confidential and sensitive data, with high attention to accuracy and detail
- Strong organisational and planning skills, able to manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Clear communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Exposure to EOR models, cross-country payroll, or systems such as NetSuite or Zendesk
- Experience or exposure in UK and Northern Europe payroll and understanding of local jurisdictions
- Able to work independently and across the European timeline: 1:00PM to 8:00PM with Night Shift Differential rates
What we can offer
At Employment Hero, we don’t just talk about a better way to work - we live it. Joining Employment Hero means
- You will work remotely, with the flexibility to own your time and impact
- You will access cutting-edge tools to amplify your work, knowledge and outputs
- You’ll surround yourself with ambitious, outcome-driven colleagues who challenge you to do the best work of your life
- You’ll own ESOP (employee share options) in one of the world’s fastest-growing tech companies
- You’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits that includes - a very generous parental leave policy, subsidised egg freezing (so you can make the choice that’s right for you, on your terms), a WFH office expense budget, and outstanding learning & development opportunities
- Annual Global Gathering - so far we’ve been to Thailand, Vietnam, Bali, Dubai and are excited to meet in Gold Coast in Australia in September 2026
We’re AI-first, so you may meet some of our AI tools early in the process. They help us cut the noise, surface great talent fast and make sure every candidate gets a fair, consistent experience.
At Employment Hero, we are committed to safeguarding the privacy of your application data. To understand how we do so, you can read our Applicant Privacy Policy here employmenthero.com/legals/applicant-policy/
Employment Hero celebrates diverse perspectives and experiences, we invite people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position.
