Senior Payroll Specialist

JR United Kingdom; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

JR United Kingdom seeks a Senior Payroll Specialist to oversee payroll operations within a dynamic team. This role involves managing payroll for the UK and various European locations, ensuring compliance with local legislation, and collaborating closely with financial controllers. Candidates should possess extensive payroll knowledge, experience with European processes, and strong project management skills to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of UK payroll and legislation.
• Experience with European payrolls and processes.
• Proven track record of owning regional payrolls.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day administration of UK payroll, managing Flex benefit changes.
• Sole responsibility for processing payroll for several European locations.
• Responsible for UK annual filing compliance (P11D, Form 42).

Skills

Knowledge of UK payroll and legislation

Experience with European payrolls

Project management experience

Basic accounting knowledge

Familiarity with SOX IPE requirements

Tools

ADP payroll systems

PeopleSoft

Oracle Fusion

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Senior Payroll Specialist, London (City of London)

Client: LevelUP HCS

Location: London (City of London), United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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Posted:

16.06.2025

Expiry Date:

31.07.2025

Job Description:

This role sits within our client's Payroll & Benefits team, which is made up of 5 specialists and 2 administrators.

Role and Key Responsibilities:

• Day-to-day administration of UK payroll (iHCM2), including collating inputs, monitoring the processing cycle, and ensuring sign-off in a timely manner.
• Ensuring monthly pension/benefits enrolment data is correctly loaded onto payroll.
• Managing monthly Flex benefit changes in payroll.
• Sole responsibility for processing 6 of the 12 European location payrolls on a rolling basis.
• Ownership of processes, risk controls, and output for those dedicated countries.
• Active participation in and working towards becoming the SME for dedicated regions.
• Collating inputs and working closely with other team members to cover payroll for Europe (France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Dubai, Sweden, Holland, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Ireland, Israel, Cyprus using ADP Streamline).
• Liaising with payroll providers on country-specific payroll requirements and queries.
• Preparing and ensuring payroll funding is administered for each region within specified timeframes.
• Working with financial controllers to ensure international payments are correctly allocated.
• Post payroll reporting.
• Supporting in the setup of new branch payrolls as the business expands across Europe.
• Maintaining high levels of customer service, responding to and resolving employee queries promptly.
• Responsibility for UK annual filing compliance (P11D, Form 42, PSA, STBV).
• Responsibility for German annual filing compliance.
• Reviewing and proposing additional filing requirements for all locations.
• Calculating tax due on stock vestings across UK and EMEA, processing confirmation statements, and ensuring correct taxes are withheld.
• Creating manuals and procedures for stock vesting activities.
• Manual calculations, checks, and submission of employee payments as required.
• Liaising with HR and serving as the point of contact for payroll queries.
• Maintaining employment records (maternity, paternity, absences).
• Running reports from the HR system.
• Managing various ongoing and future cross-divisional projects.

Person Specification:

The following skills and experience are required:

• Strong knowledge of UK payroll and legislation.
• Experience with European payrolls and processes.
• Knowledge of Tax Year End procedures for UK and Europe.
• Proven track record of owning regional payrolls & processes.
• Basic accounting knowledge related to payroll.
• Project management experience with leadership capabilities.
• Familiarity with SOX IPE requirements.

Qualifications & Preferred Background:

• Experience at a large Financial Services firm preferred.
• Knowledge of ADP payroll systems, PeopleSoft, or Oracle Fusion advantageous.

Personal Attributes:

• Deadline-driven with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• High integrity standards.
• Energetic, driven, and hardworking ethos.