Senior Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Senior Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Location: London, E14 (Hybrid – 1 month office-based initially, then 3 days office / 2 days home)

Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 + Excellent Benefits

Contract: Permanent

JGA are exclusively supporting a leading global organisation to recruit an experienced Senior Payroll & Benefits Specialist.

Operating across multiple continents with thousands of employees worldwide, this internationally recognised business plays a critical role in global trade and offers an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative HR & Reward function supporting both UK and Ireland operations.

The Opportunity

We're looking for an experienced payroll professional to take ownership of UK & Ireland payroll and benefits administration for approximately 400 employees.

This is a highly visible role where you'll act as the subject matter expert for Payroll & Benefits, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time whilst continuously improving payroll processes, maintaining compliance, managing pensions and benefits, and supporting wider reward initiatives.

Working closely with HR, Finance and external providers, you'll also have the opportunity to drive automation projects and improve employee engagement with the company's benefits offering.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll

End-to-end management of UK & Ireland payrolls (circa 400 employees)

Manage a modified payroll for UK expatriates

Ensure payroll compliance with HMRC, Revenue and legislative requirements

Administer pensions, auto-enrolment and statutory submissions

Produce monthly payroll journals and reconcile payroll data

Investigate and resolve payroll queries and discrepancies

Review and improve payroll processes, driving efficiencies and automation

Maintain payroll documentation, SOPs and process guides

Train HR colleagues to provide payroll continuity when required

Benefits

Administer all employee benefit schemes from onboarding through to leavers

Manage pension schemes, submissions and governance

Support annual benefits renewals with external brokers

Promote employee benefits across the business

Produce monthly benefit reporting and market benchmarking

Update policies, intranet content and employee communications

Projects & Reporting

Manage annual payroll activities including P11Ds, P60s and Gender Pay Gap reporting

Support annual salary and bonus review processes

Assist with UK & Ireland payroll budgeting and variance reporting

Partner with International Mobility regarding expatriate payroll obligations

Deliver payroll and benefits metrics to senior stakeholders

Support internal and external payroll audits

What We're Looking For

Essential

Significant UK payroll and benefits experience

Strong experience using ADP iHCM2

Excellent understanding of UK payroll legislation

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Ability to work independently whilst managing multiple deadlines

Desirable

Irish payroll experience

Experience processing expatriate/modified payrolls

CIPP qualification (or equivalent experience)

Strong Google Workspace knowledge

Benefits

Salary up to £65,000

Hybrid working (3 days office / 2 days home after onboarding)

25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays

Annual bonus & salary review

Group Personal Pension

Permanent Health Insurance

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme & Virtual GP

Enhanced Family Leave

Enhanced Sick Pay

Interest-free Season Ticket Loan

Annual Health Check

Eye Care Support

Employee Discount Platform

Interested?

If you're an experienced Payroll professional looking to take ownership of payroll and benefits within a global organisation, we'd love to hear from you.

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