Senior Payroll Specialist

About the role

The Senior Payroll Specialist will manage end‑to‑end payroll for a portfolio of UK clients, ensuring accuracy, compliance and timely delivery while supporting the wider payroll team.

Key responsibilities

• Process payroll data for a portfolio of approximately 40 clients from start to finish.
• Second‑check payrolls processed by the team and ensure service delivery expectations are met.
• Prepare employee, partner and third‑party payments and partner statements.
• Handle post‑payroll checks and liaison for pension payments, including Auto Enrolment.
• Maintain frequent UK communication, status updates and adherence to payroll calendar deadlines.
• Ensure HMRC filing and payment deadlines are met.
• Perform initial reconciliation of client monies and daily bank reconciliations for payroll accounts.
• Provide ad‑hoc support to team members and cover absences as needed.
• Stay up‑to‑date with technical developments and disseminate relevant information to the team.
• Support the Payroll Manager with administrative and management reporting tasks.

Required profile

• Multi‑discipline awareness to understand inter‑company impact.
• Risk‑aware and service‑oriented mindset.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Willingness to build internal and external relationships.

Required skills

• Payroll processing
• HMRC filing and compliance
• Bank reconciliation
• Auto Enrolment handling