Senior Manager, Worforce Compliance and Employment Tax Integration - 12 month FTC Corporate and Consumer

Location: Hybrid, with three days per week in the office at Osterley or Livingston Watermark; right to work in the UK required; visa sponsorship is not available.

Company

hirify.global is a media and entertainment company connecting millions of customers with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services.

What you will do

• Lead employment tax, payroll and workforce compliance workstreams for acquisitions, integrations, separations and other corporate change programmes.
• Assess due diligence risks and develop integration, remediation, governance, controls and assurance plans.
• Build and reconcile complete worker populations across employee and non-employee categories using HR, finance, payroll, procurement and contract data.
• Lead reviews of freelancers, self-employed workers, PSC directors, agency workers and Statement of Work arrangements, including contracts and payment analysis.
• Review PAYE, NIC, PSA, P11D, travel and expenses, share scheme and payroll controls, supporting audits and HMRC enquiries where required.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, People, Payroll, Procurement, external advisers and senior governance forums to manage dependencies, decisions and risk mitigation.

Requirements

• Significant experience in workforce compliance, employment tax, payroll compliance, internal audit, risk and controls, workforce advisory or a closely related field.
• Experience in a large in-house function, professional services firm or specialist consultancy.
• Strong understanding of contingent workforce and worker engagement models, with sufficient employment tax and payroll knowledge to identify risks and work with technical specialists.
• Proven experience leading complex, data-driven compliance, governance or transformation reviews.
• Strong data analysis and reconciliation capability across fragmented HR, finance, payroll, procurement and contract data.
• Ability to design and execute risk-based sampling, evidence gathering, controls testing and remediation activity.
• Excellent project management, stakeholder engagement, influencing, written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to operate independently, structure ambiguous problems and deliver at pace with technical credibility and practical judgement.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs, separations or business integrations.
• Workday experience and familiarity with Accounts Payable, procurement, payroll or contingent workforce systems.
• Experience with UK off-payroll working, employment status, PAYE and NIC, PSA/P11D, travel and expenses or share scheme compliance.
• Experience in media, broadcasting, production, entertainment or another sector with significant freelance and project-based populations.
• Experience supporting HMRC reviews or other regulatory enquiries.
• A relevant professional qualification in tax, accountancy, payroll, audit, risk, project management or a related discipline.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working with flexibility over where and how work is performed, subject to three office days per week.
• Free hirify.global TV or NOW package, including hirify.global Sports and hirify.global Cinema.
• Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution.
• Private healthcare with mental health support, Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance.
• Discounts on hirify.global products, Sharesave and Tech schemes, plus hirify.global VIP rewards and experiences.
• Inclusive workplace with reasonable adjustments available throughout the recruitment process.

Hiring process

• Successful applicants must complete a criminal record check.
• Reasonable adjustments can be requested during the recruitment process.