Senior UK Payroll & Benefits Expert (Workday/SAP SME)

Portfolio Group (Canada); Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Portfolio payroll is partnering with a leading, multi-brand organisation to recruit a Senior Payroll & Benefits Specialist. You will own 12 UK payrolls for 1,500+ employees, ensuring timely, accurate and compliant processing within an HRIS, Payroll, and Finance ecosystem.

You will be the SME for payroll data integrity, liaising with HR to support strategic goals, while driving process improvements and validation across systems.

Qualifications

• Advanced Excel skills for payroll modelling and reporting.
• Deep understanding of UK PAYE, HMRC rules and statutory compliance.
• Ability to translate complex payroll data for non-financial audiences.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end monthly payroll for 12 UK payrolls and related compliance.
• Maintain data integrity between systems (Workday and SAP HR) and run payslip simulations.
• Oversee auto-enrolment, benefit reporting and annual renewal of company benefits.
• Serve as tier-2 SME for payroll, tax, NI, and guideline queries.
• Monitor and interpret HMRC updates, implementing changes smoothly.
• Support HRIS, HR, and Finance with ad-hoc projects and process improvements.

Skills

Excel proficiency

UK payroll

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Workday

SAP HR

Job description

Portfolio payroll is partnering with a leading, multi-brand organisation to recruit a Senior Payroll & Benefits Specialist. You will own 12 UK payrolls for 1,500+ employees, ensuring timely, accurate and compliant processing within an HRIS, Payroll, and Finance ecosystem.

You will be the SME for payroll data integrity, liaising with HR to support strategic goals, while driving process improvements and validation across systems.