Sr. Payroll Specialist

CompanyOpenText

LocationReading, England, United Kingdom

Posted At12/19/2025

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Occupation Type

Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks

Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled

Sponsorship Salary Threshold

£41,700 (£21.38 per hour)

Standard minimum applies

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Description

Opentext - The Information Company

OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.

At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We're hiring talent AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.

Your Impact

The Sr. HRSS Payroll Specialist is responsible for the timely and accurate processing of payroll for entities within Open Text including country specific payrolls UK & Ireland. This includes using expanded experiences of OpenText’s payroll and HCM platforms to perform the monitoring of payroll inputs, reconciling payroll output reports, reconcile benefit invoices vs payroll output, accrual balance analysis & updates etc.

What The Role Offers

Required to have good knowledge on UK and Ireland payrolls, + other international payroll processing knowledge would be an advantage.
Requires an enhanced understanding of payroll rules and regulations particular to the country/entity being processed.
Monitor payroll inputs either from an HCM system/reports, 3rd party inputs etc to ensure accuracy for pre-payroll processing and understands/performs corrective actions.
Reviews work against existing checklists, audit reports run prior to processing payroll. Updates processing documentation as needed.
Obtain appropriate approval to release payroll for processing.
Foster / grow contacts with all key stakeholders (HR Tier 1, Employees, auditors, vendors etc).
Act as a key contact point for internal/external auditors taking directions from a Lead Specialist and Sr Payroll Manager.
Experience in P11d, PSA & STBV Reporting would be advantageous.
Excellent track of payroll documentations and creating process documents.
Advance level Excel and Microsoft office applications is a must.

What You Need To Succeed

3-5 years of direct payroll experience in a multi-national company

College diploma or equivalent experience

Strong knowledge of Country payroll tax processes and requirements

Foreign language skill sets appropriate to the country of hire

Payroll Professional Certification preferred: e.g. FPC, CPP)

High level of integrity and confidentiality

Experience in the following software packages:

Outsourced payroll packages (ADP Globalview, Streamline, Celergo etc.)

SAP SuccessFactors HCM

OpenText's commitment to diversity and inclusion surpasses legal requirements, evident in our Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy which promotes a respectful and empowering environment for employees of all backgrounds, culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us at hr@opentext.com. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.

Compensation:

At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. A summary of those benefits can be found on our Why Join Us page. As you move through the hiring process, we’re happy to provide more details about our compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off.

Salary Range: $x - $x; Depending on the candidate’s education, experience, skills, geographical location, and alignment with internal equity and external market, actual salary may vary and be higher or lower than the range posted.