End-to-End UK Payroll Officer

Sheridan Maine London; Poole; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheridan Maine is partnering with a well-established, multi-site organisation in Poole to recruit an experienced Payroll Officer to take responsibility for end-to-end payroll operations. This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional with strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, HMRC compliance, and statutory payments to join a stable and growing business.

If you have proven experience running weekly and monthly payroll across salaried and hourly employees, I would like to hear

Qualifications

• End-to-end payroll processing experience.
• Knowledge of UK payroll legislation and HMRC submissions.
• Experience with statutory payments and pensions.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• High attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll for weekly and monthly cycles.
• Process payroll for salaried and hourly staff, including overtime.
• Administer new starters, leavers, salary changes, and payroll adjustments.
• Maintain payroll records: tax codes, deductions, pensions.
• Ensure compliance with UK payroll legislation and HMRC requirements.
• Submit FPS and EPS; manage year-end processes (P60s, P45s).
• Process statutory payments including SSP and SMP.
• Prepare payroll journals and assist with reconciliations and year-end reporting.
• Submit P11D and P11D(b) returns.
• Respond to employee payroll queries promptly.
• Support payroll system upgrades and data validation.
• Collaborate with HR and Finance to ensure accuracy.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

UK payroll compliance

HMRC submissions

Advanced Excel

Attention to detail

Numerical accuracy

Independent worker

Deadline management

Tools

Excel

Job description

Sheridan Maine is partnering with a well-established, multi-site organisation in Poole to recruit an experienced Payroll Officer to take responsibility for end-to-end payroll operations. This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional with strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, HMRC compliance, and statutory payments to join a stable and growing business.

If you have proven experience running weekly and monthly payroll across salaried and hourly employees, I would like to hear