Junior European Payroll Specialist

nLighten; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

nLighten is seeking a Junior Payroll Administrator to own the accuracy and timeliness of payroll across our European entities. You will coordinate with external Payroll Service Providers to ensure every employee is paid correctly and on time, maintaining consistency of payroll data across countries.

Sitting within the HR team, you will support onboarding of new countries, handle payroll-related inquiries, and help with audits and month-end activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, HR, or related field.
• 0–2 years of payroll, finance, accounting, or HR experience welcomed.
• Interest in developing a payroll career across multiple European countries.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the monthly payroll cycle with PSPs in seven countries, collecting and submitting input on time in the required format.
• Review and validate payroll outputs from each PSP and reconcile with HRIS data.
• Maintain accurate employee and payroll data in HiBob, aligned with PSP records.
• Serve as the first point of contact for employees on payslips, deductions, and net pay questions.
• Manage relationships with PSPs: SLAs, cut-off calendars, escalations, performance reviews.
• Support Finance with payroll journals, cost allocations, accruals and payment files; assist month-end/year-end closing.
• Monitor tax, social security, pension, and reporting requirements in each country; flag regulatory changes.
• Assist audits with payroll reports and documentation.
• Assist onboarding of new countries/entities into payroll; PSP selection and data migration.
• Develop and maintain payroll process documentation, controls, and cross-country standardisation.

Skills

Fluent English

Attention to detail

Organised

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Administration/HR

Tools

HiBob HRIS

Microsoft Excel

Job description

nLighten is seeking a Junior Payroll Administrator to own the accuracy and timeliness of payroll across our European entities. You will coordinate with external Payroll Service Providers to ensure every employee is paid correctly and on time, maintaining consistency of payroll data across countries.

Sitting within the HR team, you will support onboarding of new countries, handle payroll-related inquiries, and help with audits and month-end activities.