Top Payroll Jobs in London

Provide pragmatic HR advice across the employee lifecycle, manage employee relations cases, drive process improvements and automation, champion HR technology and AI, deliver data-driven insights, and support global People projects and change initiatives to improve employee and manager experience.

Lead UK finance controllership including month-end and year-end close, management reporting, balance sheet reconciliations, payroll, VAT and EU sales reporting, external audit ownership, BACS payments, intercompany settlements, bank and government liaison, and finance business partnering and supervision of UK finance staff.

Own end-to-end payroll operations for Asia and Europe: validate payrolls, ensure compliance, manage vendor relationships (CloudPay), advise on legislative changes, partner cross-functionally, drive process improvements, and hire and lead a payroll team.

Manage end-to-end delivery of multiple complex UK payrolls within a bureau, ensuring accuracy and HMRC compliance. Act as payroll SME advising on legislation, statutory payments, pensions, benefits, share schemes and reconciliations. Analyse outputs, resolve discrepancies, collaborate cross-functionally, mentor colleagues, and contribute to documentation and continuous improvement.

Own end-to-end international payroll across multiple jurisdictions, manage third-party providers, ensure statutory compliance and internal controls, support payroll accounting and reconciliations, coordinate with HR and finance stakeholders, and lead payroll system implementations and integrations (Workday, CloudPay).

Manage end-to-end multi-country payroll for EMEA, perform gross-to-net validations, reconciliations and compliance checks, partner with vendors (ADP Celergo/ICPs), support payroll accounting and GL/journal tasks, handle payroll queries, maintain SOPs and support payroll-related projects and system integrations.

Lead and manage global payroll operations and systems, ensuring accurate payroll processing, compliance, reconciliations, and reporting. Drive payroll system implementations and automations, resolve employee payroll queries, partner with HR, Legal and Finance on entity setups and international expansion, and develop payroll process documentation and improvements.

Lead and build the finance function: manage external bookkeeping, own month-end close and statutory compliance, design and integrate the finance systems stack (Xero, CRM, payroll), implement spend controls and SOPs, deliver management and board reporting, run cash flow forecasting, and create multi-year financial models to support Series B and project finance.

Manage UK and Germany benefits administration and coordinate monthly payroll inputs with external providers. Reconcile and audit payroll/benefits data, support pensions, respond to associate queries, manage vendor relationships, assist compliance and reporting, and drive process improvements.

Lead and scale global payroll operations, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll across multiple countries. Build and develop a global payroll team, establish governance, manage vendor and EOR relationships, drive payroll technology strategy (Workday, iiPay, P&I Loga), oversee equity compensation payroll, ensure tax and statutory compliance, and deliver payroll reporting, metrics, and continual process improvements.

Own end-to-end payroll processing for a portfolio of enterprise clients, act as primary client contact, ensure compliance with UK payroll legislation, monitor KPIs/SLAs, identify and implement process improvements (including AI), and collaborate across Implementation, Product, Customer Success and Support.

The Workday Senior UK Payroll Consultant will specialize in the Workday product suite, managing client requirements, and training junior consultants. Key responsibilities include configuration, testing, and relationship building with clients while ensuring excellent project delivery.

Own global payroll operations and equity administration across employees, EORs, and contractors. Run accurate payroll cycles, perform payroll-to-cash and payroll-to-ERP reconciliations, administer equity programs in Carta, maintain data consistency across HiBob, Carta, Deel, and ERP, and support audits and external advisors with accurate operational data.

Manage end-to-end UK payroll for ~600+ employees and support EMEA payroll operations. Process manual payroll changes in ADP Celergo, handle pensions, benefits and RTI reporting, reconcile overtime via Excel VLOOKUPs, manage payroll inbox and ADP queries, ensure GDPR compliance, liaise with external consultants for shadow payroll, and support payslip/P60 digital queries.

Provide accurate, confidential end-to-end payroll support for assigned EMEA payrolls, manage outsourced provider, deliver month-end payroll/accounting tasks, ensure statutory reporting, resolve complex payroll queries, support HR on payroll issues, maintain compliance with legislation and company policies, and assist with audits.

Own end-to-end payroll for UK, ROI, Switzerland and the Netherlands, handling processing, joiners/leavers, statutory reporting, reconciliations, month-end analysis, payroll reporting, and stakeholder coordination to improve processes and compliance.

Administer UK payroll and support a few international payrolls, ensuring accurate, timely processing, reconciliations, and statutory reporting. Manage pensions and employee benefits administration, provider coordination, enrolments, and queries. Liaise with external providers, support governance, audits, process improvements, and payroll/benefits projects while delivering high-quality employee service and stakeholder collaboration.

Reconcile Quinyx scheduling and timesheet data against payroll, prepare variable-hours pay data (overtime, uplifts, premiums), maintain shift patterns and pay rules, resolve payroll queries with frontline staff and managers, and propose process improvements over a six-month FTC.

Support the Payroll Manager with end-to-end payroll processing and reconciliation, maintain employee data, administer benefits (pensions, healthcare), coordinate onboarding/offboarding, liaise with in-country providers, support payroll audits and reporting, and provide ad-hoc HR administrative support across multiple regions.

Support end-to-end payroll processing across UK, EMEA, and APAC by working with payroll vendors, managing payroll tasks (reports, queries, benefits/deductions), supporting audits and year-end, and liaising with HR and Finance to ensure accurate, compliant payroll operations and process improvements.

Lead end-to-end global payroll outsourcing transformation, managing project lifecycle, stakeholders, vendors, risk, governance, process improvements, integrations, training and post-go-live support to deliver a scalable, compliant payroll operating model across multiple jurisdictions.

Perform tronc calculations and distribute tips/service charges for UK hospitality clients; process and analyse client data, manage tronc budgets, respond to client queries, and use Excel, Word, Outlook and internal systems to ensure accurate, compliant awards.

Own end-to-end onboarding of customers to Sona's payroll platform including discovery, system configuration, parallel runs, training, go-live, and post-launch support. Configure and troubleshoot UK payroll setups (GL, pensions, RTI), collaborate with project and product teams, use AI tools for reconciliation and communications, and identify process improvements.

Process bi-weekly and semi-monthly payrolls for US and Canadian corporate and call center employees (~1,700). Manage onboarding/terminations, banking, tax records, garnishments, payroll vendor file uploads, reconciliations, and high-volume employee inquiries. Partner with HR, Finance, and Accounting to ensure compliance, support system enhancements, and drive process improvements.

Support Payroll Manager with end-to-end payroll processing, data entry, validation, reconciliation, and maintenance of payroll records. Administer employee benefits, process enrolments and leavers, liaise with brokers, and provide ad-hoc HR administrative support across multiple regions while ensuring compliance with local legislation and internal controls.