UK Payroll Specialist - Governance & Process Optimisation

M&GPrudential; Stirling; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 18%

Share Save & Share Incentive Plan

38 days annual leave

Time Off When You Need It

Inspiring Families policy

Private Healthcare

Job summary

M&G is seeking a Payroll Specialist to deliver accurate and timely UK payroll services, ensuring compliance with processes, controls and regulatory requirements. The role collaborates with HR Operations and the wider business, bringing payroll expertise to governance, improvements and project work for UK employees.

The successful candidate will guide payroll processes, manage queries, support payroll accounting, and contribute to risk and control activities, while leveraging strong data analysis

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of UK payroll legislation including PAYE, NI, RTI, pensions and year-end requirements.
• Experience supporting payroll accounting processes.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills with the ability to investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail when managing payroll information.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to prioritise workload and deliver to challenging deadlines.
• Experience supporting audit, risk and control activities.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Provide payroll-related guidance to the business and identify opportunities to improve payroll processes and service delivery.
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll processing for UK payrolls, including completion of all required control checking activities and statutory obligations.
• Investigate and resolve payroll-related queries and issues in a professional and timely manner.
• Lead and/or participate in business-as-usual activities and project initiatives within HR Operations, supporting successful delivery of operational and change objectives.
• Act as a subject matter expert for payroll processes and activities, providing guidance on standard and complex matters and supporting colleagues where appropriate.
• Assess, monitor and manage payroll-related risks, ensuring appropriate controls are maintained and payroll accounting activities are completed where applicable.
• Review payroll processes and implement continuous improvements to enhance operational effectiveness, service quality and control standards.
• Deliver payroll accounting activities, including payroll reconciliations, month end reporting and investigation of payroll-related variances.

Skills

Payroll governance

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Audit support

Process improvement

Education

CIPP qualification (desirable)

Tools

Excel

Job description

M&G is seeking a Payroll Specialist to deliver accurate and timely UK payroll services, ensuring compliance with processes, controls and regulatory requirements. The role collaborates with HR Operations and the wider business, bringing payroll expertise to governance, improvements and project work for UK employees.

The successful candidate will guide payroll processes, manage queries, support payroll accounting, and contribute to risk and control activities, while leveraging strong data analysis