Payroll Specialist (UK)

Overview

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One Platform, a Whole World Of Opportunity Right now, the best jobs are limited to people in a handful of the world’s wealthiest cities, yet brilliant people are everywhere. Driven to overturn the status quo and distribute opportunities equally around the world, Oyster launched its global employment platform to help companies hire, pay, and care for talent anywhere.

When It Comes To Global Employment, We Walk The Walk. We’re Proof That Companies Don\\\'t Need An Office To Create a Highly-engaged Culture. Since The Company\\\'s Inception In January 2020, Oyster Has created a fully-distributed, vibrant team of 500+ employees across 60+ countries. Featured in Forbes having ranked #9 in Flexjobs Top 30 Companies for remote jobs. Established a diverse leadership team and an employee base that’s 60% female. Achieved one of the highest employee engagement scores in its class. Raised $286 million to date, with a current valuation of $1.2 billion! B Corp status achieved in 2023. Our momentum speaks to the power of global employment—and we’re just getting started! If you want to change the world with Oyster and be empowered to work remotely while doing so, we’d love for you to apply!

The Role

Location: While this position is posted in a specific location, all of Oyster’s positions are fully remote and you can work from home. Forever. To create the best experience for this employee and to meet the business needs, this role requires you to be based within +/-2 UTC.

Role Summary

Are you ready to shape the future of work and make a global impact? Oyster is at the forefront of remote employment, and we’re seeking a Payroll Specialist to join our dynamic Global Payroll Operations team, with a focus on the United Kingdom (UK) region. This is not just a job – it\\\'s an opportunity to be a key player in our mission to decrease the global opportunity gap and create stable careers worldwide.

As our resident expert in all things UK payroll, you\\\'ll have the autonomy to refine and optimize our processes, directly influencing how we serve our UK-based customers and team members. You\\\'ll be part of a global team of payroll professionals, each dedicated to running seamless payroll operations across borders. If you\\\'re passionate about payroll, excited by the prospect of working in a fast-paced, innovative environment, and ready to make a meaningful difference in people\\\'s lives – all while working remotely – we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the accurate and timely processing of payroll transactions for employees in the United Kingdom, following established procedures and checklists.
• Respond to routine payroll inquiries from employees and clients, providing clear and helpful information in line with our SLAs, and escalate more complex cases to the Senior Payroll Specialist.
• Perform regular data reconciliations and audits before and after payroll runs to support the overall data integrity of our system.
• Assist in preparing and submitting accurate payroll records and reports to relevant government agencies as directed.
• Support key payroll and HR procedures, such as managing deductions and assisting with employee onboarding and offboarding data collection.
• Stay up-to-date with fundamental local payroll regulations to ensure compliance in day-to-day tasks.
• Assist in maintaining our payroll knowledge base and playbooks by flagging outdated information and documenting standard procedures.
• Support the Senior Payroll Specialist and the wider team on special projects and process improvement initiatives as required.

Minimum Requirements

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in managing in-house end-to-end payroll for the United Kingdom, with a strong understanding of local taxation, compliance, and labor laws.
• Proficiency and hands-on experience using a major enterprise-level payroll software.
• A proactive mindset with a genuine interest in process improvement and technology.
• Clear and professional communication skills, with the ability to explain payroll topics to employees and clients.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets, including the use of functions like VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage tasks effectively to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced, fully remote environment.

Bonus Points If You Have

• A recognised local payroll qualification or certification (e.g. CIPP Payroll Technician Certificate or equivalent).
• Broader HR administration experience beyond pure payroll.
• Previous experience in a high-growth, global technology company.
• Exposure to payroll processes in other countries (e.g., Ireland, Jersey, and similar).
• Experience using Brain Payroll software.

You\\\'ll also need

• A reliable home internet connection (or be able to get one)
• Fluent English language skills

How We Work Together At Oyster

Our values guide the work we do, the decisions we make, and the culture that makes us special. We elevate talent. We build trust. We thrive together. Our mission is to create a more equal world—one global hire at a time. Everything we do ladders up to our mission—and that doesn’t just mean building software. We develop programs, participate in workshops, and create dedicated teams to ensure we successfully support companies and knowledge workers in this new world of work. We embrace asynchronous communication and collaborative work—and we share how we work in the Oyster Public HQ to help other global teams learn from our experiences.

How YOU Work

Different countries have different statutory benefits, different cultures have different norms, and different people have different needs. In order to best support and encourage our diverse team, we’ve created How YOU Work; a program of policies, practices, and perks to support your whole human experience as an employee at Oyster.

• Work from anywhere: Oyster is a borderless, HQ-less company. As long as your work gets done on time, your team has the support they need, and you\\\'re authorized to work where you live, the world is truly your Oyster.
• Paid time off: We’re all about taking breaks—we all need it. Oyster provides employees with 40 days off each year, which includes public/bank holidays and vacation/holiday leave (unless your country mandates more).
• Mental health support: We consider your mental health a top priority. We offer access to Plumm, a mental well-being service, to support your mental health.
• Wellbeing allowance: Each month, Oyster will top up your ThanksBen wallet with a wellbeing allowance. You can get pretty much anything that your heart desires! ThanksBen offers a wide array of options for spending your wellbeing allowance. Check out their benefits catalogue here for inspiration.
• Flexible parental leave: Families are created in lots of different ways. Our parental leave policy applies to all employees who are becoming parents, regardless of how they become a parent. Oysters are eligible for a minimum of three months of paid parental leave and your job will be held for 12 months (or longer if required by local jurisdiction).
• WFH stipend: Stipend to spend on your laptop and any other equipment you need for your home office; we\\\'ll get you up and running in no time!

The best jobs should be available to everyone

At Oyster, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences and we’ve intentionally built our product and our company with an inclusive, global mindset. We know from experience that people from underrepresented groups often don’t apply for roles they don’t feel they meet all the criteria for. We’re committed to elevating talent by creating a trust-based environment where we can all thrive together. So if you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily check every single box, please consider applying. We’d love to hear how you might contribute to our mission and our team.

Oyster is committed to ensuring equal opportunity of employment for qualified persons with disabilities and actively fosters an inclusive work environment. If you require reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process, please email jobs@oysterhr.com with the subject line: Interview Accommodations.

Our available positions are published on our careers page and should you be invited to interview with us, our recruitment team will only ever contact you directly from an @oysterhr.com email address. We will never ask you to send money as part of a job offer. If you receive a suspicious email relating to opportunities at Oyster from any other email domain where someone is claiming to be a part of our recruitment team, or are directed to anywhere other than www.oysterhr.com/careers to view our available jobs we encourage you to submit a report through our Compliance and Ethics Helpline.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Human Resources

Industries

• Human Resources Services

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