Senior Global Payroll Lead - Process Ownership

Abbeygate Search Ltd; St Albans; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

This is a senior payroll specialist role overseeing payroll across the UK and overseas locations, working with third-party providers and internal stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely delivery.

The role blends payroll operations with accounting, compliance and process improvement, covering PAYE, NI, pensions and related activities while supporting month-end close and payroll-related accruals. This is a fully office-based position in Hertfordshire, five days per week.

Qualifications

• Strong UK payroll knowledge.
• Experience with multi-country or international payrolls.
• Experience managing outsourced payroll providers.
• Good knowledge of PAYE, National Insurance and pensions.
• Experience preparing payroll journals and reconciliations.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Experience within a larger or international organisation.
• Strong attention to detail and financial controls.
• Experience with payroll systems, ERP platforms or payroll transformation projects.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate and oversee payroll activity across the UK and overseas locations.
• Review payroll outputs for accuracy before submission.
• Manage relationships with outsourced payroll providers.
• Prepare and post payroll journals.
• Complete payroll reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
• Support month-end reporting and payroll-related accruals.
• Manage PAYE, National Insurance, pensions and other UK payroll requirements.
• Support P11D, PSA and other statutory processes.
• Maintain payroll controls and approval processes.
• Assist payroll audits and maintain proper documentation.
• Identify anomalies or variances in payroll data and resolve.
• Support bonus and other variable-pay processes.
• Improve payroll processes, controls and reporting; standardise procedures.
• Support payroll system changes and new entities.

Skills

UK payroll

Multi-country payroll

Outsourced payroll

Payroll journals

Payroll reconciliations

Excel

Financial controls

ERP / payroll systems

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

This is a senior payroll specialist role overseeing payroll across the UK and overseas locations, working with third-party providers and internal stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely delivery.

The role blends payroll operations with accounting, compliance and process improvement, covering PAYE, NI, pensions and related activities while supporting month-end close and payroll-related accruals. This is a fully office-based position in Hertfordshire, five days per week.