Payroll Specialist

Montu UK; Winnersh; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in medical cannabis is seeking a proactive Payroll Specialist. This role involves managing UK payroll processes, ensuring compliance with regulations, and supporting finance team operations. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in payroll management, attention to detail, and a collaborative approach to drive process improvements.

Qualifications

• Solid experience running UK payroll end-to-end.
• Deep understanding of UK payroll, tax, and pension regulations.
• Confident within finance systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly UK payroll processes including salary changes and bonuses.
• Act as expert for payroll queries from employees and managers.
• Ensure HMRC and pension compliance.

Skills

Attention to detail

Data accuracy

Proactive approach

Collaboration

Education

CIPP qualification (or working towards it)

Tools

Xero

HRIS

Accounting software

Job description

The Role
We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Payroll Specialist to take full ownership of our in-house payroll operations. You’ll be embedded in our Finance team (with a dotted line to HR), managing end-to-end UK payroll and supporting additional European regions in time. Your work will ensure everything runs smoothly, accurately, and in full compliance with all relevant regulations.

What You’ll Do

• Run and manage monthly UK payroll processes, including salary changes, bonuses, pensions, starters and leavers

• Act as the internal expert for payroll queries from employees and managers

• Keep payroll records up to date and ensure HMRC and pension compliance

• Maintain and enhance our in-house payroll system and tooling

• Administer employee benefits such as pensions and ensure we are fully compliant with regulators

• Own payroll reporting, journal reconciliations, and data analysis for Finance

• Monitor UK and European payroll legislation changes to ensure the business is continuously compliant
  

What You’ll Bring

• Solid experience running UK payroll end-to-end, ideally in a lead or standalone capacity

• Deep understanding of UK payroll, tax, and pension regulations

• High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy

• Confident working within finance systems (e.g. HRIS, accounting software, in-house tools)

• Proactive, collaborative approach—comfortable driving process improvements in a fast-paced team. Able to step into other areas of finance if needed.
  

Nice to Have

• Hands-on experience with Xero for payroll/accounting

• Exposure to a start-up or scale-up environment

• CIPP qualification (or working towards it)

About Montu UK

Montu is the UK’s leading medical cannabis company, operating globally with a mission to improve the lives of millions through cannabis therapies. With a locally integrated ecosystem and technology-first approach, Montu streamlines the patient experience from end to end, delivering best-in-class clinical care and innovative tools across the supply chain.