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About the Role

Lead accurate and timely UK payroll activities, acting as the primary UK payroll processor. You will ensure payroll is processed accurately, compliantly, and in line with internal deadlines, while also strengthening processes, improving controls, and identifying automation opportunities.

Responsibilities

Own the monthly UK payroll process, ensuring payroll data is reviewed, approved and submitted accurately and on time.
Act as the primary point of contact for UK payroll operations and provide expert guidance to HR, Finance and employees on payroll matters.
Support Global Payroll Managers with running international payrolls, particularly in Europe and Asia.
Review and validate payroll inputs, including starters, leavers, salary changes, bonuses, commissions, benefits, statutory payments and other variable pay elements.
Perform detailed payroll control reviews and exception analysis to ensure payroll accuracy prior to final approval.
Manage payroll reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.
Oversee the maintenance of payroll records, ensuring compliance with internal policies and UK legislative requirements.
Lead the preparation and maintenance of payroll procedures, control documentation and operating manuals.
Partner with HR to ensure employee lifecycle events are accurately reflected in payroll.
Manage relationships with external payroll providers and challenge payroll outputs where appropriate.
Support payroll audits and provide information to internal and external auditors as required.
Ensure compliance with PAYE, National Insurance, pensions auto-enrolment, statutory payments and year-end reporting requirements.
Oversee payroll reporting and provide analysis and insights to Finance and management stakeholders.
Lead payroll-related month-end activities, including reconciliations, accruals and reporting requirements.
Support the administration of pensions, benefits and salary sacrifice arrangements.
Identify and implement payroll process improvements, automation opportunities and control enhancements.
Support payroll-related projects, systems changes and process transformation initiatives.
Drive continuous improvement in payroll governance, controls and service delivery.

Requirements

Significant UK payroll experience with responsibility for end-to-end payroll processing.
Good level of exposure to international payrolls (particularly Europe and APAC).
Strong working knowledge of UK payroll legislation, PAYE, National Insurance, statutory payments and pensions auto-enrolment.
Experience working with payroll systems such as Cintra, ADP or SAP.
Experience using Workday HR systems.
Demonstrated experience managing payroll controls, reconciliations and compliance activities.
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence HR, Finance and external providers.
Excellent analytical skills and advanced Excel capability, including lookups, pivot tables and data validation techniques.
Experience supporting payroll audits and responding to compliance queries.
Proven ability to improve processes and identify opportunities for automation and efficiency.
Strong understanding of payroll accounting and finance month-end requirements.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a deadline-driven environment.
Accurate, reliable and comfortable working with confidential information.
Curious and keen to learn, with a proactive approach to building payroll knowledge.
Customer-focused and professional when responding to employee and stakeholder queries.
Able to follow processes while also identifying where improvements can be made.
Calm under pressure and able to prioritise during payroll deadlines.
Collaborative, approachable and willing to support colleagues across Payroll, HR and Finance.
Results-oriented with strong organisational skills.

Skills

UK payroll processing
International payrolls
UK payroll legislation
PAYE
National Insurance
Statutory payments
Pensions auto-enrolment
Cintra
ADP
SAP
Workday HR systems
Payroll controls
Reconciliations
Compliance activities
Stakeholder management
Excel
Data validation
Payroll audits
Compliance queries
Process improvement
Automation
Efficiency identification
Payroll accounting
Finance month-end
Priority management
Independent work
Deadline-driven work
Confidentiality
Proactive learning
Customer focus
Professionalism
Process adherence
Process improvement identification
Pressure management
Prioritization
Collaboration
Organizational skills

Location

Work Type

Flexible working environment

Experience Level

Experienced

Salary/Compensations

Competitive salary and company bonus scheme

Benefits

Group pension scheme
Group healthcare and life assurance scheme
25 days holiday with annual increase up to 30 days
Subsidised gym membership
Season ticket travel loans
Cycle to work scheme
Extensive internal and external training

About the Company

Our rapidly growing, award-winning business offers a dynamic environment for talented, entrepreneurial professionals to achieve results and grow their careers.
Argus recognises and rewards successful performance and as an Investor in People, we promote professional development and retain a high-performing team committed to building our success.

Equal Opportunity

Argus is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.