EMEA Payroll & Benefits Specialist (UK Focus)

Skims; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance (PMI)

Group Life Assurance

Income Protection

Critical Illness

Pension Scheme

Modern Health

ClassPass

Job summary

SKIMS is seeking an experienced Payroll & Benefits Specialist to own UK payroll for our growing EMEA operation. The role is hands-on and standalone within People & Culture, focusing on UK payroll accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery while supporting expansion into other European markets.

The successful candidate will manage HMRC submissions, RTI filings, P45s, P60s, P11D reporting, and benefits administration.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of payroll experience, ideally running payroll independently or in a small team.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, HMRC RTI, auto-enrolment and statutory payments.
• Experience with UKG OneView or similar payroll systems.
• Proven experience with P11D, P45, P60 submissions and benefits reporting.
• Experience with benefits administration including pension schemes and salary exchange.
• Experience with system implementations or migrations.
• Attention to detail with ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-growth environment.
• Desirable: knowledge of Italy and/or France payroll.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end UK payroll processing using UKG OneView for SKIMS UK.
• Manage HMRC submissions, RTI, P45s, P60s and P11D reporting.
• Ensure compliance with UK payroll legislation and auto-enrolment.
• Oversee Time & Attendance data flows into payroll and resolve discrepancies.
• Administer employee benefits and pension schemes; report to providers.
• Support configuration and improvement of UKG OneView and WFM.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance and external providers for seamless payroll.

Skills

UK payroll

UKG OneView

RTI compliance

P45/P60 handling

P11D reporting

Auto-enrolment

Time & Attendance

Benefits administration

HMRC filings

EMEA expansion

CIPP (desirable)

Tools

UKG OneView

UKG WFM

Job description

SKIMS is seeking an experienced Payroll & Benefits Specialist to own UK payroll for our growing EMEA operation. The role is hands-on and standalone within People & Culture, focusing on UK payroll accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery while supporting expansion into other European markets.

The successful candidate will manage HMRC submissions, RTI filings, P45s, P60s, P11D reporting, and benefits administration.