Payroll Analyst - UK

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What’s the role?

We are currently looking for an experienced UK Payroll Analyst to join our team in London. As part of our continuous development and growth strategy, you will join our corporate payroll department working as part of our global team to assist with the co-ordination of highly complex, in-house payroll activities.

In this role, you will be expected to process UK payroll operations, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance through the research, development, and administration of efficient payroll policies and operating procedures. You are happy to take a hands-on approach across all aspects of the team's remit. Above all, you are client-service oriented, with strong critical thinking and communication skills.

We’ll trust you to:

• Demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of UK payroll legislation, including PAYE, NICs, SMP, and SSP, as well as year-end processing (e.g. P60s and P11Ds).
• Carry out manual payroll calculations.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members.
• Work proactively on independent initiatives while thriving in an open, team-oriented environment.
• Ensure weekly, monthly, and annual tasks and deadlines are met across the team, stepping in where necessary.
• Build and maintain strong, professional relationships with key stakeholders across the organisation.
• Identify and implement continuous improvements within payroll functions, focusing on efficiency, automation, and accuracy.
• Lead and project manage payroll initiatives, including defining goals, setting timelines, and delivering projects to completion.
• Demonstrate extensive organisational knowledge and an understanding of business-specific nuances.
• Provide the expertise and demonstrable capability required to support Team Leader responsibilities where needed.

You’ll need to have:

• A minimum of 4-8 years’ in-house UK payroll experience.
• The ability to fully reconcile and audit the monthly payroll.
• Strong working knowledge of standard UK payroll practices and statutory procedures.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel (e.g. XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, pivot tables) and proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint).
• Experience managing year-end and new tax year processes, including end-to-end user acceptance testing (UAT) for in-house payroll software.
• A proven track record of delivering excellent customer service to employees and collaborating effectively with key stakeholders.

*Please note: we use years of experience as a guide, but we welcome applications from all candidates who can demonstrate the skills and capabilities required for the role.

We’d love to see:

• Knowledge of Workday software systems and experience using PeopleSoft
• Experience / participation in projects using agile methodology & JIRA Board

Does this sound like you?

• Apply if you think we're a good match. We'll get in touch to let you know what the next steps are.

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