Payroll Senior

REED RECRUITMENT; Enderby; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Reed is seeking a Senior Payroll Analyst to lead end-to-end payroll activities in a multi-site UK environment, ensuring accuracy and compliance across a hybrid-working setup.

You will collaborate with HR, Finance, and third-party providers, support complex cases, and drive process improvements while mentoring junior colleagues.

Qualifications

• Significant payroll experience within UK organisations.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance.
• Experience managing relationships with third-party payroll providers.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proficient in Excel and data analysis.
• Experience with ADP or Workday payroll systems.
• Team leadership or mentoring experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll activities across multiple sites.
• Ensure payroll accuracy, compliance and timely delivery.
• Collaborate with external payroll providers and service partners.
• Support complex payroll cases and employee inquiries.
• Produce payroll reports, reconciliations and financial information.
• Partner with HR and Finance on payroll-related projects.
• Support process improvements and system enhancements.
• Assist with audits, controls and compliance activities.
• Provide guidance to colleagues as a senior member.

Skills

Payroll management

Stakeholder management

Excel skills

UK payroll legislation

Process improvement

Payroll system implementations

Analytical thinking

Multi-site experience

Team leadership

Tools

ADP

Workday

Job description

Payroll Senior (X3-1347420) Enderby, England

Salary: GBP55000 - GBP65000 per annum

Senior Payroll Analyst

Leicester| Hybrid Working
Salary: Up to £65,000 + Excellent Benefits

Our client, a well-established international organisation, is seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Analyst to join its finance and people function.

This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional looking to take ownership of a complex payroll environment whilst working closely with key stakeholders across HR, Finance and third-party providers.

The Role

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing end-to-end payroll activities within a multi-site business.
• Ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance and timely delivery.
• Working closely with external payroll providers and service partners.
• Supporting complex payroll cases and employee enquiries.
• Producing payroll reports, reconciliations and financial information.
• Partnering with HR and Finance teams on payroll-related activities and projects.
• Supporting process improvement initiatives and system enhancements.
• Assisting with audits, controls and compliance activities.
• Acting as a senior member of the payroll function, providing support and guidance to colleagues.

About You

You will demonstrate:

• Significant payroll experience within a medium to large organisation - UK and Ireland.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance requirements.
• Experience managing relationships with third-party payroll providers.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong analytical and Excel capabilities.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced environment.
• Experience of payroll system implementations or upgrades - ADP / Workday.
• Exposure to complex payroll arrangements.
• Previous experience supporting payroll projects.
• Team leadership or mentoring experience.

What's on Offer?

• Salary up to £65,000.
• Opportunity to take ownership of a key business function.
• Exposure to business-wide projects and change initiatives.
• Supportive and collaborative working environment.

Our client will be looking to conduct a 2-stage interview process with a view to appoint as soon as possible.