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Senior Payroll Specialist
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Senior Payroll & Benefits Specialist (6mth / temp to perm)
London (Hybrid - 2/3)
£55-60,000 FTC + bonus
We're partnering with a growing international organisation to appoint a Senior Payroll & Benefits Specialist to join their People Operations team.
Reporting to the Group Head of People Operations, this is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced payroll professional to take ownership of payroll operations across a multi-country employee population of approximately 900 employees. Working with external payroll providers, you'll play a critical role in ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time while delivering an exceptional employee experience and maintaining robust compliance standards.
The Opportunity
As the subject matter expert for payroll and payroll-related benefits, you'll oversee payroll delivery across the UK, Netherlands, Guernsey, Australia and Malta, managing relationships with external providers and partnering closely with Finance, People Operations and benefits providers. Alongside payroll, you'll support pension administration, employee share plans, reporting and audit activities, while identifying opportunities to improve processes, controls and employee experience.
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Key Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end payroll operations across multiple countries through outsourced payroll providers
- Validate and submit payroll inputs including salary changes, bonuses, benefits, pensions, starters and leavers
- Review payroll outputs and resolve queries and discrepancies
- Produce payroll reporting, reconciliations and month-end support for Finance
- Coordinate pension administration, auto-enrolment and payroll-related benefits
- Support employee share plans and Share-save schemes
- Ensure payroll compliance with HMRC and international legislative requirements
- Drive continuous improvement across payroll processes and controls
About You
You'll bring:
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- Proven experience managing end-to-end payroll in a complex, multi-country environment
- Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, pensions and payroll compliance
- Experience working with outsourced payroll providers
- Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Experience supporting payroll reporting, reconciliations and audits
- A proactive mindset with a passion for process improvement and service excellence
Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to join a collaborative and high-performing People Operations team within an international organisation where payroll is viewed as a critical employee experience function. You'll have visibility across the business, exposure to international payroll operations and the opportunity to help shape and improve payroll processes as the organisation continues to grow.
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