Senior Payroll & Benefits Specialist

The Role

We are looking for a Senior Payroll Specialist to champion and elevate the payroll and benefits operations across our UK and Ireland businesses.

You will drive the development, performance & ongoing maintenance of our reward activities. You will serve as the subject matter expert for our employees, ensuring they are paid accurately and have access to top-tier benefits - while handling administration of our benefits schemes, maintaining & renewing accounts and promoting the pensions and benefits provision across the organisation and leading on benefits projects and initiatives with the support of the R&B Manager.

Payroll Management

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• Manage in-house UK & Ireland Payrolls for approximately 400 employees, including a modified payroll for UK expats.
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• Ensure compliance with current Revenue legislation and our corporate policies, which includes conducting regular audits on data & systems.
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• Assume responsibility for administering employment legislative changes and communicating these updates to the business.
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• Ensure that submissions for pension schemes, HMRC and other statutory bodies are correct and completed on time.
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• Reconcile monthly pension changes, submit final pension figures for payment and manage all auto enrolment responsibilities to remain compliant in the UK and Ireland.
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• Liaise and advise the HR team and other Stakeholders on payroll and payroll related benefit inputs to ensure deadlines are met.
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• Manage relationships with payroll providers to ensure staff are paid accurately and on time.
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• Work closely with finance to deliver monthly journals.
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• Research and resolve payroll discrepancies and errors in a timely manner.
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• Review current processes to maximise efficiency, with the intention to automate wherever possible.
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• Create, maintain, and regularly update process guides and flow charts for all payroll procedures, and provide training to wider HR teams to share knowledge and collaborate on system and policy updates.
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• Maintain documented SOP and train dedicated HR individuals to be able to run the payroll and benefits function during absences.
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Benefit Management

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• Take full responsibility for processing and reporting benefit changes (enrolments, changes and leavers) and reviewing benefit invoices and premiums.
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• Take sole responsibility for managing pension schemes, including required submissions, reporting and auditing.
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• Lead the promotion of benefit offerings to staff and support the R&B Manager in improving engagement levels with benefits offering.
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• Prepare all data for the annual benefit renewal process, working closely with benefit brokers to meet their requirements.
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• Regularly review and update intranet and policies with current benefit information.
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• Create and produce content for annual benefit engagement plans.
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• Provide monthly KPIs and research on benefits offered compared to the UK market to support proposals for future change.
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Other duties

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• Act as first point of contact for all payroll and benefit-related queries while managing the shared inbox.
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• Hold regular new starter induction meetings on Payroll and Benefits to ensure seamless onboarding.
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• Review and submit invoices to R&B Manager for approval and sending to finance for payment.
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• Manage annual payroll and benefit tasks, such as P11D’s/ payrolled benefits, P60’s and Gender Pay Gap reporting.
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• Support finance in the preparation of our PAYE settlement agreement.
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• Manage annual internal and external audits for payroll and benefits processes, alongside completion of regular pension audits and governance meetings.
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• Support R&B Manager with EUA annual salary and bonus review, as well as any payroll and benefit initiatives and projects assigned.
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• Responsible for UK & Ireland bi-annual budget preparation and monthly variance reporting
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• Collaborate with our International Mobility team regarding UK liabilities due for staff on secondment to and from the UK.
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• Manage UK reporting to stakeholders and HR team members on metrics including absence, turnover, pay variances and benefit engagement.
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• Hold open-door events at UK locations to engage with staff, promote offerings and answer benefit queries.
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• Carry out any other duties or projects assigned by the company.
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• Maintain flexibility regarding working hours in accordance with operational business needs to assist the department in meeting its KPIs
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The Requirements

Essential:

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• ADP iHCM2 experience.
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• Significant experience working in UK Payroll and Benefits.
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Preferred:

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• Full CIPP Qualification preferred (or equivalent experience).
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• Previous experience running Irish payroll.
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• Previous experience running a modified payroll for expatriate employees.
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• Strong Google Suite experience.
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Competencies

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• Ability to work with confidential data and communicate in a clear, professional manner.
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• Strong communication and analytical skills.
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• A self-learner capable of keeping up to date with UK & Ireland Payroll and benefits legislation.
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• Excellent diary management with the ability to work to ongoing monthly deadlines and manage ad hoc projects.
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• Ability to work independently on own initiative, as well as collaboratively as part of the HR & Reward team.
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The Benefits

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• Paid annual leave of 25 days per annum plus UK bank & public holidays.
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• Hybrid working arrangement.
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• Membership of the Company’s Group Personal Pension Plan.
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• Performance Related Pay, a pay award and discretionary annual bonus linked directly to their performance in addition to annual review.
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• Permanent Health Insurance.
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• Death in Service.
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• Private Medical Cover (BUPA) after two years’ service.
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• Employee Assistance Programme, with free independent confidential support and virtual GP services.
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• An interest free annual travel season ticket loan.
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• Family leave policies enhanced above statutory.
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• Enhanced company sick pay policy.
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• Medical health check.
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• Annual eye test and contribution towards glasses for VDU prescriptions.
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• Online employee discount platform
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Application

The closing date for this vacancy is 31st July 2026.

Applicants must have an existing right to live and work in the UK.