Payroll Specialist (Glasgow Based)

Heathrow Airport Limited; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Heathrow Airport Limited is seeking a payroll professional to support colleagues, managers, Payroll and HR stakeholders in reward and pay-related activities, ensuring data integrity and compliance. The role works across HR, Payroll and the wider business, handling queries, delivering accurate calculations, supporting benefits and statutory entitlements, and driving continuous process improvements.

You will manage your own work allocation within a team, prioritise to meet service targets, and

Responsibilities

• Support colleagues, managers, Payroll and HR stakeholders in reward and pay-related activities.
• Ensure payroll data integrity and compliance with policies and legislation.
• Resolve queries and provide accurate payroll calculations and stakeholder support.
• Drive continuous process improvement across payroll governance and service delivery.

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 be 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.