Senior UK Payroll Officer

Job Description:

Core-Asset Consulting is delighted to be partnering with a leading global financial services firm to recruit a Senior UK Payroll Officer for its Glasgow office.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-performing payroll team within a complex, fast-paced environment.

The successful candidate will play a critical role in ensuring payroll accuracy and compliance, while also contributing to continuous process improvements and risk management.

The role offers significant variety, including vendor oversight, statutory reporting, controls and governance ownership, and project involvement.

It would suit an experienced payroll professional who thrives on responsibility, is confident managing multiple priorities, and is motivated to deliver excellence.

• Minimum of 5 years' UK payroll experience at a mid-senior level.


• Proven track record of payroll controls, risk, and governance ownership.


• Strong stakeholder and vendor management skills.


• Excellent Excel capability (essential).


• Experience with SAP Global View (highly desirable).


• CIPP qualification desirable.


• Knowledge of deferred compensation, share plans, expatriate payroll, and PSA/P11D advantageous.


• Strong knowledge of PAYE legislation and UK employment law.


• Experience with process improvements and system governance, including implementations and upgrades.


• Ability to analyse, resolve, and escalate issues appropriately.


• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.


• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

• Oversee and deliver accurate UK payroll runs across multiple payroll cycles, ensuring full compliance with legislation and controls.


• Manage vendor relationships, ensuring high service standards and effective partnership working.


• Maintain strong governance and oversight of payroll processes, including internal controls, SOX requirements, and risk management.


• Ensure timely and accurate disbursement of payroll-related payments via BACS.


• Provide key reporting metrics to senior stakeholders, optimising resources and identifying areas for improvement.


• Act as a point of escalation for payroll queries, ensuring service levels are met.


• Partner with auditors, both internal and external, providing documentation and evidence of controls.


• Keep abreast of UK payroll legislation, proactively planning for and implementing changes.


• Maintain accurate, up-to-date process documentation.


• Contribute to wider payroll-related projects and system updates, including governance of implementations.

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: 16247

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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