Senior Payroll Specialist – Hybrid (UK)

3D Personnel Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

1 day WFH per week

Early finish Fridays 12:00

30 days annual leave

Private medical cover with family

Life assurance 3x salary

Employer pension contribution

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

3D Personnel Ltd is seeking a Payroll Executive to manage weekly and monthly payrolls for ~200 staff in a hybrid role with 1 day WFH. Based in County Derry, you’ll ensure accurate payroll processing, compliance with UK legislation and close collaboration with HR and Finance.

The role involves ownership of payroll operations and ongoing process improvements. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in high-volume UK payroll, strong PAYE/NI knowledge, and proficiency with SageMicropay and Excel, with a

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in a high-volume UK payroll environment.
• Experience processing both weekly and monthly payrolls.
• Strong understanding of PAYE, National Insurance, statutory payments and deductions.
• Experience managing payroll for a sizeable workforce with overtime and variable pay elements.
• Experience using payroll and time & attendance systems.
• Sage Payroll / Sage Micropay experience.
• Strong Excel and payroll reconciliation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage deadlines and work independently.
• Professional and discreet approach to handling confidential information.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end processing of weekly and monthly payrolls.
• Processing payroll for hourly paid and salaried employees.
• Calculating overtime, shift allowances, statutory payments and deductions.
• Maintaining accurate payroll records and employee data.
• Ensuring compliance with HMRC regulations and UK payroll legislation.
• Managing PAYE, National Insurance, pension contributions and other deductions.
• Payroll reconciliations and investigation of any payroll discrepancies.
• Submission of payroll information including FPS and EPS returns.
• Administration of workplace pension schemes and auto-enrolment requirements.
• Maintaining payroll and time & attendance systems.
• Processing new starters, leavers and payroll amendments.
• Collaborating with HR, Finance and operational teams to resolve payroll-related queries.
• Contributing to payroll process improvements and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Payroll processing

Sage Payroll

Excel

Time & attendance

PAYE/NI knowledge

Payroll reconciliation

Confidential handling

Deadline management

Tools

Sage Micropay

Job description

3D Personnel Ltd is seeking a Payroll Executive to manage weekly and monthly payrolls for ~200 staff in a hybrid role with 1 day WFH. Based in County Derry, you’ll ensure accurate payroll processing, compliance with UK legislation and close collaboration with HR and Finance.

The role involves ownership of payroll operations and ongoing process improvements. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in high-volume UK payroll, strong PAYE/NI knowledge, and proficiency with SageMicropay and Excel, with a