In-House UK Payroll Specialist – Hybrid

Rightmove; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Pension

Life Insurance

27 days holiday + volunteering days

Hybrid working

Job summary

Rightmove in Milton Keynes is seeking a Payroll Executive to join our Finance Team. You will deliver accurate, timely monthly payroll across two PAYE schemes for around 1,000 employees, handling joiners, leavers, variances, deductions and pensions while maintaining controls and compliance.

This hands-on role requires experience in a busy in‑house payroll environment, strong UK payroll knowledge, proficient Excel and a collaborative approach with People, Finance and other teams.

Qualifications

• At least two years’ experience working in a busy, in-house payroll environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation including PAYE, NI, pensions and statutory payments.
• Confident with manual payroll calculations and pension/auto-enrolment administration.
• Proficient in Excel (formulas, lookups, pivot tables) and payroll data analysis/reconciliation.
• Organised, accurate and able to prioritise against fixed payroll deadlines.
• Clear, empathetic communication and relationship-building across the business.
• Experience with cloud-based payroll systems (NetSuite/Zone Payroll) and month-end postings is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Process monthly payroll changes across the employee lifecycle for ~1,000 employees.
• Perform manual calculations, reconciliations and variance checks on time.
• Manage pension administration, auto-enrolment and salary sacrifice schemes.
• Respond to payroll queries from employees and managers with clarity.
• Submit payroll information to HMRC and maintain confidential payroll records.
• Collaborate with People, Finance and other teams to resolve issues.

Skills

Payroll processing

UK payroll rules

Excel skills

NetSuite/Zone Payroll

Data reconciliation

Data confidentiality

Stakeholder communication

Tools

NetSuite

Zone Payroll

Job description

Rightmove in Milton Keynes is seeking a Payroll Executive to join our Finance Team. You will deliver accurate, timely monthly payroll across two PAYE schemes for around 1,000 employees, handling joiners, leavers, variances, deductions and pensions while maintaining controls and compliance.

This hands-on role requires experience in a busy in‑house payroll environment, strong UK payroll knowledge, proficient Excel and a collaborative approach with People, Finance and other teams.