Payroll Specialist

The Niche Partnership; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

10% bonus

Private medical bonus

Study support for ACCA or CIMA

Enhanced 5% pension if employee pays 5

Life assurance

Free Parking

Discounted contact lenses

Job summary

The Niche Partnership is seeking a Payroll Specialist to own payroll delivery for the UK, Europe, and ACE regions. You will collaborate with HR and country teams to ensure accurate, timely processing and regulatory compliance across multiple countries.

Hybrid work arrangement with focus on process improvements, system upgrades, and data validation to support high-volume payroll cycles and business growth.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering UK, Europe and ACE payrolls.
• Experience in payroll accounting and reconciliations.
• Proficient in Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate, timely payrolls for UK, Europe and ACE regions.
• Coordinate with HR and country teams to meet schedules.
• Lead system upgrades and process improvements in payroll delivery.

Skills

UK payroll

Europe payroll

ACE payroll

Payroll accounting

Word

Excel

Customer support

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

Payroll Specialist – UK, EMEA & ACE

Looking for a role where your payroll expertise spans continents and your impact is felt across multiple countries? This Payroll Specialist position is your chance to own the delivery of accurate, timely, and compliant payrolls for the UK, EMEA, and ACE regions. You’ll be at the heart of a team that’s constantly improving systems and processes, with the opportunity to work on payroll projects, system upgrades, and data validation.

Hybrid working is standard, so you can balance office and home life while handling high volumes and complex payroll cycles. If you thrive on precision, collaboration, and making payroll run smoothly for thousands, this is your next step.

Reporting to the EMEA Payroll Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Delivering accurate, timely, and compliant payrolls for UK, EMEA and ACE countries, liaising with HR and country teams
• Managing payrolls against agreed country schedules
• Processing payrolls for multiple countries including Czech, Denmark, Dubai, Finland, India, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Turkey, with potential for further expansion
• Improving systems, processes, and payroll delivery environment to maximise efficiency and accuracy
• Owning or contributing to projects such as system upgrades and process changes
• Managing and resolving client escalations, raising issue tickets with payroll vendors, and ensuring timely resolution
• Implementing and testing changes in payroll applications
• Ensuring compliance through self-audit and SOX tests
• Preparing monthly/quarterly payroll journals and assisting with accounting functions
• Filing year-end returns with relevant authorities
• Daily interaction with HR, line managers, accountants, and other staff to resolve payroll queries

What you will need:

• Previous experience in a payroll function within an organisation of similar scale and complexity (Payroll Specialist, Payroll Administrator, Payroll Officer, Payroll Accountant)
• Proven experience of processing UK, Europe, and ACE payrolls
• Experience of payroll accounting
• Demonstrate experience of using word processing and spreadsheet applications (Word and Excel)
• Strong experience in customer support

What you will get:

• Hybrid working options
• 10% bonus
• Private medical bonus
• Study support for ACCA or CIMA
• Enhanced 5% pension if employee pays 5%
• Life assurance
• Free Parking
• Discounted contact lenses

CIPP Desired but not Essential