Key skills
Communication
About this role
Role Overview
- Accurately process payroll on a monthly basis, ensuring full compliance with HMRC regulations
- Lead on complex payroll queries and escalations, liaising with employees, managers, and external payroll provider as needed
- Support with in month National minimum wage analysis to ensure full compliance in line with HMRC guidelines
- Support payroll reconciliations and month-end/year-end reporting activities
- Liaise with the outsourced payroll provider to ensure timely and accurate updates for employee changes, including new starters, leavers, benefits and salary adjustments
- Act as a subject matter expert on payroll legislation, payrolled benefits, pension schemes and statutory payments (Tax, NI, SSP, SMP, etc.)
- Provide mentorship and oversight to junior payroll staff, assisting with training and development
- Collaborate closely with HR, Finance, and external stakeholders to ensure data integrity and alignment
- Support with new starters, leavers and Internal contract changes
- Assist in reviewing and improving payroll processes, systems, and controls to enhance efficiency and accuracy
- Understanding of company commission scheme’s, to support employees with understanding of calculations and any queries raised
Requirements
- Experience in payroll administration required with senior or supervisory capacity desirable
- CIPP qualification desired but not essential
- Proven experience managing payroll for large organisations (2,000+ employees)
- Proficient in payroll software and Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUPs, PivotTables)
- Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation (or local equivalents), tax codes, and statutory deductions
- Excellent attention to detail, numerical accuracy, and problem-solving skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to liaise effectively at all levels
- Highly organised with the ability to manage competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment
Benefits
- Competitive salary package
- Quarterly and yearly awards
- Salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Generous Holiday allowance, increasing by 1 day per year based on service up to an additional 5 days holiday per year