Senior Payroll and Benefits Specialist in City of London

Senior Payroll & Benefits Specialist Location: East London, (Hybrid – 1 month office-based initially, then 3 days office / 2 days home) Contract: Permanent We're looking for an experienced payroll professional to take ownership of UK & Ireland payroll and benefits administration for approximately 400 employees. This is a highly visible role where you'll act as the subject matter expert for Payroll & Benefits, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time whilst continuously improving payroll processes, maintaining compliance, managing pensions and benefits, and supporting wider reward initiatives. Working closely with HR, Finance and external providers, you'll also have the opportunity to drive automation projects and improve employee engagement with the company's benefits offering. Payroll End-to-end management of UK & Ireland payrolls (circa 400 employees) Manage a modified payroll for UK expatriates Ensure payroll compliance with HMRC, Revenue and legislative requirements Administer pensions, auto-enrolment and statutory submissions Produce monthly payroll journals and reconcile payroll data Investigate and resolve payroll queries and discrepancies Review and improve payroll processes, driving efficiencies and automation Maintain payroll documentation, SOPs and process guides Train HR colleagues to provide payroll continuity when required Manage pension schemes, submissions and governance Update policies, intranet content and employee communications Projects & Reporting Manage annual payroll activities including P11Ds, P60s and Gender Pay Gap reporting Support annual salary and bonus review processes Assist with UK & Ireland payroll budgeting and variance reporting Partner with International Mobility regarding expatriate payroll obligations Deliver payroll and benefits metrics to senior stakeholders Support internal and external payroll audits Significant UK payroll and benefits experience Excellent understanding of UK payroll legislation Irish payroll experience Experience processing expatriate/modified payrolls Hybrid working (3 days office / 2 days home after onboarding) ~25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays ~ Annual bonus & salary review ~ Group Personal Pension ~ Permanent Health Insurance ~ Life Assurance ~ Private Medical Insurance ~ Employee Assistance Programme & Virtual GP ~ Enhanced Family Leave ~ Enhanced Sick Pay ~ Interest-free Season Ticket Loan ~ Employee Discount Platform If you're an experienced Payroll professional looking to take ownership of payroll and benefits within a global organisation, we'd love to hear from you. JGA Recruitment Group Ltd (“We”) are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships. We are a specialist Payroll and HR recruitment agency and recruitment business as defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.