Senior Payroll Specialist - UK and Ireland

JGA Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist to manage payroll functions for the UK and Ireland. The role involves ensuring timely and accurate payroll delivery, compliance with regulations, and collaboration with various teams. Ideal candidates will possess strong attention to detail and familiarity with payroll systems. This position offers a hybrid working model, with two days in the office, and comes with competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Bonus

Benefits

Qualifications

• Experience managing payroll for UK and Irish employees.
• Familiarity with internal controls and compliance standards.
• Ability to handle complex payroll cases.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to accurate and timely payroll runs.
• Ensure compliance with procedures and regulations.
• Assist with payroll system changes and updates.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Knowledge of payroll systems

Job description

Title: Senior Payroll Specialist – UK and Ireland

Salary: £50-60,000 plus bonus and benefits

Location: Reading

Hybrid: 2 days in the office

Contract: Permanent

A long-established organisation with a sizeable workforce is seeking an experienced payroll professional to take on a key post within its UK and Republic of Ireland payroll function. This is a chance to join a steady team that operates at pace, using advanced systems to manage significant payroll volumes across multiple locations.

What the role involves:

Your position will revolve around high quality payroll delivery for both UK and Irish employees. The working day will be varied and touch on several areas, such as:

• Contributing to accurate and timely payroll runs in a large-scale environment.
• Keeping a close eye on deadlines and raising concerns where necessary.
• Ensuring that internal controls, procedures and compliance expectations are upheld.
• Standing in for senior colleagues when required and supporting key sign off duties.
• Taking responsibility for continuous improvements across processes and ways of working.
• Assisting with technical tasks including file uploads and system changes.
• Maintaining awareness of statutory changes, reporting requirements and pension obligations.
• Handling complex cases with due care and professionalism.
• Working closely with colleagues and other teams to achieve shared…