Payroll Specialist (Glasgow Based)

Heathrow; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Heathrow is seeking a Payroll/Rewards support role in Scotland to ensure accurate pay, benefits, and statutory entitlements.

The postholder will work with colleagues across HR and Payroll to resolve queries, maintain data integrity, and support annual reward programmes while upholding payroll governance and policy compliance.

Qualifications

• The role supports colleagues, managers, Payroll, and HR stakeholders processing reward and pay-related activities.
• Ensures payroll data integrity, administers family-friendly leave processes, and supports annual reward programmes.
• Works with Payroll and HR across the business to deliver high-quality service.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with HR, Payroll and stakeholders to resolve payroll queries.
• Ensure colleagues receive correct pay, benefits and statutory entitlements.
• Drive process improvements to enhance payroll governance and policy compliance.

Job description

The role supports colleagues, managers, Payroll, and HR stakeholders processing reward and pay-related activities, ensuring payroll data integrity, administering family-friendly leave processes, and supporting annual reward programmes.

The postholder is accountable for ensuring colleagues receive the correct pay, benefits, and statutory entitlements while maintaining compliance with company policies, employment legislation, and payroll governance requirements. Working collaboratively across HR, Payroll, and the wider business, the role contributes to a high-quality service through effective query resolution, accurate calculations, strong stakeholder support, and continuous process improvement.

Whilst working as part of a team, the role holder will take ownership of their own work allocation, managing their time effectively, re-prioritising when necessary, to ensure all service delivery targets are met. They will be involved with the more complex delivery and grow relationships with key internal stakeholders. Throughout, they will drive service quality through understanding and delivering against expectations, meeting objectives, effectively prioritising, and initiating continuous improvement.