Senior Payroll Administrator (Part-Time)

The Weir Group; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global engineering company as a Senior Payroll Administrator in Glasgow. In this role, you will manage the complex payroll processes for UK and some EMEA locations, ensuring compliance with local legislation while contributing to a culture of innovation and inclusivity. With a focus on continuous improvement, you’ll collaborate across teams to deliver accurate payroll services and grow your career in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll systems and compliance with local legislation.
• Ability to manage complex payroll scenarios effectively.
• High-level communication skills for stakeholder interaction.

Responsibilities

• Process and review end-to-end payroll for multiple frequencies.
• Ensure compliance with local regulations and prepare year-end documentation.
• Support internal and external audits, identify data mismatches.

Skills

Problem Solving

Analytical Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Data Protection Knowledge

Education

In-depth understanding of Payroll and HR processes

Job description

Job Title Senior Payroll Administrator
Corporate
Glasgow - Hybrid


Purpose of Role: As a Senior Payroll Administrator working in within the Payroll Team, you will play a vital role in the end-to-end process of collecting, processing and analysing data to ensure an accurate and timely payroll output, utilising data from Workday, Weir’s HRIS platform, and any other source platforms to the payroll vendor software solution. You will collaborate with the Benefit, HR, Finance and internal stakeholder teams, and contribute to the effective delivery of paying our employees, third party vendors and local regulatory bodies in accordance with local legislation and company policy. Your responsibilities will encompass all aspects of end-to-end payroll activities, including, but not limited to preparation, delivery, payments and stakeholder interactions. Whilst the role is predominantly UK payroll based, it will encompass a small Ireland payroll, and in time may grow to process additional small EMEA payrolls.


Why choose Weir:
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.


An opportunity to g row your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.


Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.


Key Responsibilities:

• Payroll Management: Process and review end-to-end payroll for multiple pay frequencies (monthly, weekly, etc.). Ensure accurate calculation of salaries, overtime, bonuses, statutory payments (SSP, SMP, SPP), and deductions. Manage payroll for complex employee scenarios (e.g., expatriates, secondments, irregular hours, share options).
• Compliance & Reporting: Ensure full compliance with local regulations including Income Tax, Social Security, RTI submissions, and pension auto-enrolment. Prepare and submit year-end documentation (P60s, P11Ds or the local equivalent). Maintain up-to-date knowledge of local payroll legislation and implement changes as required.
• Audit: Support internal and external audit. Identify mismatches in data between payroll and up/down stream systems. Ensure that all payrolls follow approved governance procedures.
• Systems & Process Improvement: Use payroll software to manage payroll operationsIdentify and implement process improvements to enhance payroll accuracy and efficiency. Collaborate with HR and Finance teams to ensure data accuracy and process alignment.

· Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviours in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.


Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

• In depth understanding of Payroll and HR processes with familiarity of GDPR and data protection best practices.
• Experience of working in a fast-moving change environment, with the ability to support others in their change delivery.
• Big picture thinking combined with excellent problem solving and analytic skills and ability to enable interpretation of data and make informed suggestions.
• High level of verbal and written communication skills to provide interaction with stakeholders and document requirements clearly with exceptional attention to detail and ability to ensure accuracy in analysis and documentation.
• Experience of managing complexity, change and having an awareness of the associated technical impacts to the organisation.

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.


For additional information about what it is like to work at Weir, please visit our Career Page and LinkedIn Life Page.



Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

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