Payroll Finance Specialist

Job Title: Payroll Finance Specialist Location: Shropshire, UK  Hybrid: 2 days in the office, 3 from home. Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent Salary: £45,000 plus 10% bonus A leading organisation is seeking a Payroll Finance Specialist to join its UK & Ireland HR Services Team. This key role supports payroll operations and finance functions, with responsibility for a variety of complex and specialist payroll finance activities. Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you’ll work closely with internal stakeholders and play a crucial role in ensuring efficient, compliant, and accurate payroll delivery. Key Responsibilities Manage a range of payroll finance tasks across UK and Ireland payrolls, including reconciliations, pension reporting, control accounts, recharges, and year-end processes Oversee PSA (Pay As You Earn Settlement Agreements) for both UK and Ireland Act as a key contact for UK Share Schemes and support long-term incentive (LTI) processes Participate in payroll-related projects including system integrations and acquisitions Support compliance by contributing to training and communication of legislative updates Assist with payroll audits (e.g. National Minimum Wage reviews, HMRC audits, and internal audits) Provide hands-on operational support to payroll processing when needed Ensure queries are responded to within agreed service levels and timeframes Play a lead role in the implementation of local and global payroll/HR systems, offering expertise on payroll, compensation, and benefits impacts Liaise closely with the finance team and serve as the main point of contact for audit and specialist payroll finance topics Document processes and procedures by creating and maintaining SOPs and process flows What You’ll Need Degree-level education or a recognised qualification in payroll or finance Strong experience in payroll finance operations within a shared services or large corporate environment Solid understanding of UK and Ireland payroll processes and compliance requirements Comfortable managing complex and specialist payroll topics (e.g., pension reporting, control accounts, PSA, share schemes) Excellent written and verbal communication skills Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure Strong stakeholder engagement skills with a customer-focused approach Experience supporting audits and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives Proficiency in documenting processes and working with cross-functional teams Interested?  Contact Tom: (url removed) JGA are dedicated to delivering the best possible candidate experience. Due to the high volume of applications, we regret that we are not always able to respond to every individual applicant. If your application is shortlisted, a member of our team will be in touch. Thank you for your understanding. 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 strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply. We are also committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.  We are a specialist Payroll and HR recruitment agency and recruitment business as defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (our business). These statements together with our privacy notices set out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us