Payroll

• Own end-to-end payroll processing for a portfolio of complex clients across weekly, fortnightly, and monthly frequencies
• Handle tronc and non-tronc arrangements, NMW compliance, salary sacrifice, split shifts, unsocial hours, and variable pay
• Manage high volumes of starters and leavers across zero hours, casual, seasonal, and agency workers
• Process rota and time & attendance data, resolving discrepancies quickly and accurately
• Submit RTI filings, manage HMRC correspondence, and administer pension auto enrolment
• Support multi-site, multi-brand, and multi-entity payrolls with distinct pay rules
• Advise clients on holiday pay, Working Time Regulations, and statutory payments
• Handle year-end processes including P60s, final submissions, and reconciliations
• Manage payment files via Bacstel and Caxton and operate IRIS Payroll Professional
• Work closely with the Payroll Supervisor and Payroll Director
• Build trusted relationships with hospitality sector clients

Payroll Advisor

• Maintain and reconcile monthly payroll for support and academic staff
• Maintain and secure the payroll system
• Act as the primary contact for payroll and related queries
• Process joiners, leavers, bank details, tax codes, pension options, deductions, salary changes and annual adjustments
• Implement pension changes and other employee-notified updates
• Process annual deductions for health, holiday purchase and cycle schemes
• Obtain and validate monthly payroll inputs, including overtime, casual worker hours, meal allowances, unpaid leave and other adjustments
• Obtain sickness absence details and ensure company sick pay is applicable
• Manage pension scheme data flows, submissions, reconciliations, reports and staff queries
• File online and liaise with HMRC on statutory payroll deductions and adjustments, ensuring RTI compliance
• Handle maternity, paternity and sick pay in accordance with College and statutory requirements
• Provide salary costs and assist with salary budgets and forecasts
• Run monthly pension auto-enrolment and three-yearly automatic re-enrolment processes
• Maintain payroll analysis parameters for nominal ledger processing
• Prepare monthly BACS files for salaries, pensions, HMRC and AEO payments, and process NEST payments
• Prepare salary journals, battels spreadsheets and journals
• Maintain and reconcile termly external tuition, advising and personal tutor payments
• Reconcile payroll-related control accounts monthly
• Monitor key action dates and maintain accurate payroll records for audit
• Prepare salary review information, annual employer cost figures, year-end reports, stipend survey and gender pay gap reports
• Prepare quarterly figures for the National Statistics board and recharged employer costs
• Assist staff with personal tax and pension issues
• Provide cover for Accounts Office colleagues and handle general queries

Payroll Manager

• Own end-to-end payroll across the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Austria and Switzerland; scope may also include Bulgaria
• Ensure accurate, timely and compliant payroll processing under local labour law, payroll tax and statutory requirements
• Oversee payroll onboarding and employee setup in Deel
• Manage statutory registrations and de-registrations for new hires, leavers and job changes
• Ensure employment changes are accurately reflected in Deel and related systems
• Coordinate with HR Operations and Deel to maintain complete, consistent and compliant payroll data
• Stabilise global payroll operations with Deel and complete remaining country migrations
• Refine payroll processes, calendars, controls and hand-offs between HR, Finance and Deel
• Maintain the global payroll governance framework and RACI across stakeholders
• Ensure auditable processes for payroll inputs, validations, approvals, bonuses, commissions and exceptions
• Strengthen data integrity and system-based controls across payroll, HRIS, finance, commission and benefits systems
• Own vendor governance, SLAs and issue resolution with Deel; perform root-cause analysis
• Partner with Finance, Accounting and Tax on payroll tax treatments, statutory filings and complex cross-border or variable pay issues
• Act as primary payroll contact for Finance, HR, Country Managers and senior leadership
• Provide payroll data and reporting for monthly close, accruals, budgeting, forecasting and audits
• Identify and mitigate payroll-related regulatory and financial risks
• Support employee benefits governance and accurate payroll processing
• Maintain payroll SOPs and process documentation
• Lead, develop and coach the payroll team

• Manage a portfolio of customers' monthly payroll operations from start to finish
• Ensure all staff are paid correctly and within specified deadlines
• Update the payroll system with current pay scales, pension rates, NI rates, and tax thresholds
• Calculate pay adjustments, including holiday pay for leavers and statutory payments (maternity, paternity, etc.)
• Ensure accurate payments and reporting to external stakeholders, including HMRC
• Maintain strict compliance with GDPR and ISO27001 data protection standards

Payroll Officer

• Own and scale international payroll operations across LATAM, EMEA, and APAC
• Manage, audit, and execute multi-country payroll delivery across 15+ international countries
• Handle payroll inputs, validation, approvals, funding coordination, reconciliations, statutory filings, and post-payroll activities
• Lead payroll calendars and operating cadences across countries, managing dependencies, cutoffs, exceptions, and risks
• Partner with local in-country payroll providers
• Oversee international equity compensation payroll processing for RSUs and Stock Options
• Ensure compliance across international tax jurisdictions, localized statutory benefits, and reporting requirements
• Act as functional lead for payroll technology projects using Workday
• Automate workflows, optimize system configurations, build custom reporting, and support global payroll solution implementations
• Partner with Benefits, People Operations, Legal, and Finance
• Manage external vendor relationships and third-party tax fulfillment partners
• Establish, document, and enforce global payroll policies, SOX controls, and standard operating procedures
• Support audit readiness, including 401k, Workers’ Comp, and financial audits
• Support M&A integrations, new country market entries, and business-critical cross-functional launches
• Report to the Sr. Global Payroll Manager

International Payroll Analyst

• Deliver a high-quality payroll service, ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Manage monthly and lunar payrolls, including BACS processing and HMRC submissions
• Reconcile payroll data and process third-party payments
• Support pension auto-enrolment assessments and compliance
• Ensure payroll risk controls and procedures are followed
• Collaborate with colleagues to meet payroll deadlines
• Maintain confidentiality and adhere to best practices in payroll processing

Payroll Administrator – Part time

• Own regulatory compliance across a complex product area
• Ensure solutions address core compliance needs for small business customers
• Advise product teams and senior leaders on regulatory matters
• Shape the regulatory roadmap and assess how legislative changes influence long-term product vision
• Partner with engineering teams to review and sign off on compliance architecture for upcoming launches
• Manage multiple regulatory projects across different time horizons
• Navigate scope trade-offs
• Engage with external regulatory and trade bodies to represent product compliance interests
• Translate complex regulatory changes into high-level insights and product requirements
• Collaborate with compliance experts across product, engineering, and product risk
• Support proactive risk mitigation, knowledge sharing, and mentoring

Lead Payroll Compliance Analyst

• Act as the focal point for a varied portfolio of payroll clients
• Deliver consistently excellent customer service
• Work with in-country payroll partners to ensure payrolls are delivered accurately and on time
• Host and chair regular customer governance calls
• Track progress, review performance and identify improvement opportunities
• Prepare monthly governance reports by country
• Keep payroll manuals relevant and regularly updated
• Prepare payroll calendars and checklists
• Ensure checking sheets are completed for every payroll processed
• Answer customer, partner and colleague queries
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues or escalate complex issues through internal channels
• Report to the UK Payroll Team Lead

EMEA Payroll Coordinator

• Deliver expert pension administration services for a portfolio of payroll customers
• Report to the Pensions Manager
• Own pension-related activities throughout the payroll cycle
• Maintain payroll bureau procedures and customer-specific processing documentation
• Manage day-to-day pension and payroll-related queries within agreed service levels
• Calculate employee and employer pension contributions and make required adjustments
• Prepare and submit statutory pension returns
• Complete pension-related year-end activities and earlier year updates
• Ensure compliance with pensions legislation, guidance, and best practice
• Support implementation of new customers and changes to existing pension schemes
• Build strong customer relationships through regular communication and service delivery
• Assist with external audits and compliance checks
• Support testing activities for system upgrades and service improvements
• Provide cover for colleagues during annual leave or absence
• Support customer contact lines and contribute to ad-hoc customer projects
• Maintain confidentiality and data security

Payroll jobs in United Kingdom

Payroll Advisor

Payroll Manager

Payroll Manager

Payroll Officer

International Payroll Analyst

Payroll Administrator – Part time

Lead Payroll Compliance Analyst

EMEA Payroll Coordinator

Payroll Bureau Pension Administrator