Payroll Advisor in Leeds

Primary Details

• Time Type: Full time
• Worker Type: Employee

Role Highlights

• Fixed Term Contract role which will run until the end of 2026
• Leeds based role with hybrid working
• Opportunity to combine hands‑on payroll delivery with project involvement and continuous improvement, working across international teams to enhance processes and employee experience

The Opportunity

Join QBE as a Payroll Advisor, acting as a key point of contact for employees and providing high‑quality payroll support. The role supports the accurate and timely delivery of monthly payroll across the UK and Dubai through an outsourced provider, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements. Beyond core payroll processing, you will contribute to business projects and collaborate with European teams, applying technical expertise to drive continuous improvement and strengthen processes.

Your new role

• Support the delivery of monthly outsourced payrolls for the UK and Dubai, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with statutory legislation and internal audit requirements
• Assist with the administration of employee benefits, including salary sacrifice arrangements and pensions
• Collaborate with People Centres of Excellence to identify and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency and reduce risk
• Provide clear and accurate payroll guidance to employees, covering areas such as PAYE, statutory requirements, compensation and benefits, pensions, and payroll policies
• Contribute to HR and business projects, applying payroll expertise and technical knowledge to support successful delivery
• Support month‑end and year‑end activities, including reporting, reconciliations, financial data preparation, and management of third‑party deductions
• Build and maintain up‑to‑date payroll knowledge through ongoing learning and professional development

About You

• Experience supporting UK payroll processes within an outsourced model, including statutory requirements, month‑and‑year‑end activities, data validation, benefits, and third‑party deductions
• Experience supporting UK payroll processes within an in‑house model, including statutory requirements, month‑and‑year‑end activities, data validation, benefits, and third‑party deductions
• Strong customer focus, with the ability to provide accurate, clear payroll guidance and deliver a high‑quality employee experience
• Confident communicator with proven ability to build effective working relationships with stakeholders, including payroll providers and internal teams (HR, Reward, managers)
• Able to manage competing priorities and deliver to strict deadlines and service levels, particularly in a structured monthly payroll cycle
• Proactive approach to identifying process improvements, with the ability to contribute ideas that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and control
• Experience with payroll and HR systems (ADP, Workday) and strong Excel skills, with the ability to analyse, reconcile and interpret payroll data, and an interest in using technology and AI to improve ways of working

Benefits

• 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days
• Flexible working – including part‑time, job share and compressed hours
• Pension – automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, with employer contributions of 10% of basic salary
• Private medical insurance – fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and your family
• Family friendly policies – 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or how you become a parent
• Short‑term remote work abroad – up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad
• Cycle‑to‑Work – benefit from regular exercise whilst making your commute greener and cheaper; select and bike and/or accessories up to the value of £5,000

Application Close Date: 18/06/2026 11:59 PM

Equal Employment Opportunity: QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.