Payroll Advisor

Iconic Resourcing; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a Payroll Advisor at a senior level to manage end-to-end payroll processes and support system transformations. This role demands significant experience in payroll management, with a focus on accuracy and compliance. You will collaborate with finance and HR teams, ensuring timely payments and overseeing complex queries. With hybrid working options and a strong commitment to employee welfare, this is a great opportunity for experienced professionals looking to make a real difference in payroll management.

Benefits

Strong pension

Generous annual leave

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Significant experience in transactional payroll processes.
• Experience working with large or complex payroll systems.
• Strong understanding of statutory payroll requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end payroll processing.
• Support multiple high-volume payrolls.
• Act as a senior point for payroll-related queries.

Skills

Transactional payroll management

Technical knowledge of PAYE and NI

Experience with complex payrolls

Autonomous working

Collaborative mindset

Job description

Payroll Advisor (Senior / Lead-level)

Permanent | 35 hours | Hybrid working

Salary: £43,000 – £46,300

Are you an experienced payroll professional looking for a role where your expertise genuinely matters?

This is an opportunity to join a large, complex organisation at a pivotal point of change. You’ll play a critical role in ensuring thousands of employees are paid accurately and on time, while also helping shape the future of payroll through the implementation of a new HR & payroll system.

This is not a routine payroll role. It’s a senior, trusted position with real autonomy, influence, and long-term stability.

The role

As a Payroll Advisor, you’ll sit within a highly experienced payroll team and act as a technical lead on end-to-end payroll delivery. You’ll work across multiple payrolls and employee groups, supporting business-as-usual delivery while contributing to system transformation and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading end-to-end payroll processing, including RTI submissions, payovers and reconciliations.
• Supporting and quality‑assuring multiple high-volume payrolls.
• Acting as a senior escalation point for complex payroll, tax, NI and pension queries.
• Contributing to payroll system development, testing, upgrades and statutory changes.
• Supporting the implementation of a new HR & payroll system, including parallel runs and user acceptance testing.
• Ensuring compliance with PAYE, NI, pensions and internal financial controls.
• Working collaboratively with HR, Finance, ICT and external bodies such as HMRC and pension providers.
• Providing task‑based guidance and support to colleagues within the payroll function.

What we’re looking for

You’ll ideally have:

• Significant experience in transactional payroll, leading or owning end‑to‑end payroll processes.
• Experience working with large or complex payrolls (volume and complexity matter).
• Strong technical knowledge of PAYE, NI, pensions and statutory payroll requirements.
• Confidence working autonomously and taking responsibility for payroll outcomes.
• Experience supporting or contributing to payroll system implementations or upgrades.
• A collaborative mindset, able to support others, share knowledge and keep the team moving forward.

Why this role?

• A permanent, long‑term opportunity offering stability and progression.
• A genuine chance to add value, not just process transactions.
• Exposure to a major system transformation project.
• Flexible, hybrid working and a supportive, experienced team.
• Strong pension, generous annual leave and benefits.
• A role where payroll expertise is respected and relied upon.

This is a challenging role but one with real purpose!

If you’re an experienced payroll professional looking for your next meaningful move or a role where your knowledge will truly be valued, I’d love to speak with you.

Apply now or reach out to us directly for a confidential conversation.

At Iconic Resourcing, we understand that not all candidates will meet every desired qualification or skill listed for the job positions posted on behalf of our clients. However, if you believe you can add value to the role despite having a slightly different experience from what we’ve identified, we would be thrilled to learn more about you.

Iconic Resourcing is committed to partnering with clients who share our values of inclusivity and diversity. We work with many businesses that recognise the importance of creating a welcoming and respectful workplace for all employees. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we treat all applications fairly and equally. We act as both an employment business and an employment agency and are happy to accommodate any reasonable adjustments required. To view all of our Iconic Jobs across Scotland, please visit our website.