Senior Payroll Specialist - UK And Ireland

JGA Recruitment; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist payroll recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Specialist to join its team in Reading, UK. The role involves managing payroll processes for the UK and Ireland, ensuring compliance and accuracy while contributing to improvements in operations. Candidates should have at least 5 years of payroll experience, proficiency in handling Irish payroll, and strong stakeholder management skills. This position offers a competitive salary of £50-60,000 with additional benefits, and a hybrid working model with two days in the office.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of payroll experience or a similar operational role.
• Experience in managing payroll in multi-site operations.
• Strong stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to timely payroll runs in a large-scale environment.
• Maintain compliance with internal controls and procedures.
• Assist with technical tasks related to payroll systems.

Skills

Payroll experience

Stakeholder management

Excel

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Job description

Senior Payroll Specialist - UK and Ireland

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

Location: Reading

Work arrangement: 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

• 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 goals.
• Preparing reconciliations and carrying out related finance checks.

What you will bring

• A background of at least 5 years in payroll, or a blend of payroll and relevant operational experience totalling similar depth.
• Proven capability in large payroll settings, ideally in multi-site operations.
• Solid experience with Irish payroll as this is essential.
• Confidence in handling change, shifting priorities and multiple projects.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
• A detail focused working style, able to perform consistently under pressure.
• Good working knowledge of Excel.
• A steady and reliable approach, ensuring tasks are completed fully with clear communication.

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