Top Payroll Jobs in London

Coordinate multinational payroll cycles, manage external payroll providers, validate and reconcile payroll data, ensure regulatory and process compliance, support audits, improve scalable payroll workflows, and collaborate with HR, Finance, vendors, and the Global Payroll Manager.

Manage strategic multinational payroll clients as the primary relationship contact. Coordinate payroll delivery across jurisdictions, oversee local payroll specialists, resolve client issues, provide UK payroll advisory guidance, lead governance and service reviews, identify regulatory and process improvement opportunities, and support payroll implementations and transitions.

Lead sales growth across the UK and international markets for Cast & Crew and Sargent-Disc. The role owns senior client relationships, protects existing revenue, develops new business in Film, Television, Streaming, Advertising, and Live Entertainment, and establishes scalable sales processes. Initially quota-carrying and hands-on, the VP will manage pipeline, forecasting, CRM usage, partnerships, and market expansion while collaborating with global teams. Over time, the role will build and lead a high-performing commercial organization.

Manage end-to-end multi-country payroll operations across EMEA, including payroll processing, gross-to-net calculations, reconciliations, statutory compliance, year-end activities, vendor coordination, and audit controls. Validate Oracle HCM integrations, resolve employee payroll cases, support payroll accounting and treasury activities, maintain process documentation, and contribute to system, market-entry, M&A, and continuous-improvement projects.

Own end-to-end multi-country payroll and benefits administration across European jurisdictions. Manage payroll calendars, statutory reporting, reconciliations, employee changes, benefits providers, vendor SLAs, and data accuracy across Workday and payroll systems. Partner with HR and Finance to reconcile payroll to the General Ledger, resolve discrepancies, support compliance, and improve processes, controls, integrations, and future payroll provider implementations.

Manage payroll processing across multiple countries through in-country providers, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll delivery. Handle employee and customer queries, validate and report payroll data, support client onboarding, establish processes for new country expansions, and improve payroll administration workflows. Collaborate with internal stakeholders and outsourced payroll partners to resolve issues and harmonize processes.

Leads UK and European payroll operations, overseeing monthly payroll delivery, compliance, audits, controls, vendor relationships, team leadership, and process improvement. Manages payroll specialists, approves payroll journals and filings, resolves complex employee and tax inquiries, and partners with HR, Finance, Legal, Treasury, and external providers. Drives standardization, automation, risk mitigation, and audit readiness across multiple jurisdictions.

Supports UK finance administration through payroll coordination, accounts payable, employee expense processing, corporate card administration, payment runs, account reconciliations, month-end close, financial reporting, and compliance monitoring. Maintains accurate payroll and finance records, responds to employee queries, reviews supporting documentation, and identifies process improvements while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.

Own the UK Payroll product roadmap, from requirements and prioritization through development, QA, UAT, beta, and launch. Collaborate with Engineering, Product Design, Sales, and Client Success to deliver impactful customer-facing features. Use user research, data, market trends, and client feedback to guide decisions, track product success metrics, and support growth, retention, compliance, and user experience improvements.

Perform end-to-end UK payroll audits, validations, reconciliations, variance analysis, and issue resolution. Analyze payroll data, support ADP GlobalView and Workday systems, assist with implementations and UAT, mitigate compliance risks, maintain procedures, and resolve associate and third-party inquiries. Ensure payroll aligns with UK laws, internal policies, audit requirements, and regional standards while handling confidential compensation data.

Manage EMEA payroll operations with external vendors, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll processing. Review payroll data and outputs, resolve discrepancies, coordinate with HR, Finance, Compensation, Benefits, and mobility teams, and support international assignee shadow payrolls. Maintain procedures, respond to payroll queries, manage service-level agreements, and implement process improvements across complex international payroll activities.

Manage end-to-end payroll for complex hospitality-sector client portfolios across weekly, fortnightly, and monthly cycles. Responsibilities include variable pay, tronc, NMW compliance, statutory payments, RTI filings, pension auto-enrolment, holiday pay advice, year-end processing, reconciliations, and payment files. The role requires independent client portfolio management, accurate handling of high-volume starters and leavers, and coordination of multi-site, multi-brand payrolls.

Leads global payroll operations across multiple regions, overseeing end-to-end processing, regulatory compliance, payroll system implementation, internal controls, process optimization, and complex issue resolution. Recruits and develops payroll teams, collaborates with People, Finance, Accounting, and Audit stakeholders, and provides strategic leadership to scale global payroll capabilities.

Process regular and ad-hoc payroll cycles, resolve pay and deduction queries, and manage overpayments, claims, and court orders. Ensure payroll accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery while supporting employees, managers, and external partners. Help test and refine the council’s new Oracle payroll system, improve processes, and produce payroll data analysis and reporting using Excel.

Owns end-to-end UK payroll for approximately 500 employees across multiple legal entities. Responsibilities include payroll compliance, governance, provider management, reconciliations, statutory payments, benefits, salary sacrifice schemes, reporting, audits, complex investigations, and process improvements. The role also supports payroll integrations, system implementations, automation, and transformation initiatives while partnering with HR, Finance, Reward, and external stakeholders.

Configure, support, and implement SAP HCM Payroll solutions across UK and Canadian environments. Responsibilities include end-to-end and year-end payroll processing, statutory compliance, tax legislation, PCR schema development, third-party integrations, and live support. The consultant will work across SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, SAP ECC, and SAP S/4HANA, collaborate with technical teams, investigate issues independently, and support multiple project lifecycles.

Own end-to-end UK payroll and oversee outsourced payroll operations across Spain, Italy, France, and Ireland. Manage pensions, benefits, statutory filings, deductions, disbursements, audits, and compliance. Lead and mentor a UK Payroll Specialist, resolve complex employee queries, collaborate with Finance and Tax, and improve scalable payroll workflows. Maintain accuracy, confidentiality, and operational excellence across international payroll processes.

Processes global and international payrolls, supports payroll implementations, maintains country-specific process knowledge and client documentation, and resolves complex payroll queries. The role also supports global partners, attends client meetings, provides guidance to junior staff, researches payroll solutions, and maintains accurate payroll records. Strong organization, communication, analytical, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills are required, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Process and validate international payrolls across multiple countries, coordinate payroll vendors, review payroll results, manage approvals and payments, and support employees and stakeholders. The specialist maintains payroll procedures, improves efficiency and accuracy, participates in transition projects, and provides backup coverage for other specialists and the Payroll Manager.

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.

Own end-to-end UK payroll delivery, including regular, quarterly, statutory, and year-end activities. Ensure compliance, accuracy, controls, reporting, and audit readiness; investigate issues and resolve root causes. Supervise and coach payroll colleagues, partner with Workday, People, and Finance teams, and improve payroll processes by reducing manual work and strengthening controls. Manage relationships with auditors, payroll providers, and other third parties.

Manage accurate, timely payroll processing for European countries, ensuring compliance with local labor and tax laws. Validate timecards, audit payroll registers, resolve discrepancies, support T&A training, create SOPs, implement payroll policies, and lead process improvement projects while partnering with stakeholders to address payroll inquiries.

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.

Coordinate and process multi-country European payroll, especially for Belgium and Nordic countries. Manage payroll inputs, adjustments, terminations, deductions, garnishments, reconciliations, reporting, audits, and employee inquiries. Partner with HR, Finance, payroll vendors, and the Regional Payroll Manager to ensure accurate and timely payroll delivery. Support vendor consolidation, payroll implementations, dashboard improvements, process harmonization, and operational efficiency initiatives.

Administer pension activities across payroll cycles for assigned customers, including contribution calculations, statutory returns, year-end updates, compliance, audits, system testing, and customer queries. The role maintains processing documentation, supports scheme implementations, builds customer relationships, and ensures accurate, timely service delivery while protecting confidential data.