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Payroll Specialist
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Greater London, London, Greater London, W1B, England, UK
Listed on 2026-09-13
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Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-13
Job specializations:
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Accounting
Payroll, Financial Compliance, Tax Analyst
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Own end-to-end UK payroll processing for a portfolio of Sona customers across multiple pay frequencies, covering standard and mid-complexity clients
- Manage payroll queries through the support desk, providing fast, proactive updates and resolving within SLA
- Process statutory payments, court orders, standard holiday pay calculations, Alabaster reviews and NMW checks
- Handle workplace pension auto-enrolment, contributions, reconciliations and submissions
- Upload, reconcile and submit payments across BACS, Faster Payments and SEPA
- Manage payroll journal uploads and reconciliations
- Manage HMRC filings (FPS, EPS) and year-end processing
- Escalate disputed or mis-allocated PAYE cases to the Senior Payroll Specialist or Payroll Manager
- Build client relationships, attend client meetings when needed and flag product bugs to Engineering
- Identify process gaps or improvements and support Payroll Assistants and Senior Payroll Specialists
- Work in a fast-growing startup payroll bureau scaling from approximately 15,000 to 22,000 monthly payslips
- 2+ years hands-on experience processing multiple UK payrolls independently
- Experience with in a bureau or outsourced payroll environment is a bonus
- Good working knowledge of UK payroll and tax compliance, including tax calculations and filing and payment requirements
- Confident managing a busy queue of support tickets
- Strong organisational skills and clear written and verbal communication
- Comfortable in Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, concatenation) and Google Suite
- Methodical and accurate under volume, and quick to flag issues
- CIPP or equivalent qualification is a bonus
- Exposure to Irish payroll (PAYE, PRSI, USC) is a bonus
- Confidence using AI tools in day-to-day work is a bonus
Demonstrates expertise in end-to-end UK payroll processing, including statutory payments, HMRC filings, and payroll reconciliations. Proficient in managing payroll queries and building client relationships while ensuring compliance with UK payroll and tax regulations.
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