Payroll Lead in Peterborough

Location: Peterborough, UK

Contract: Permanent

Mode of Working: Hybrid

Are you looking to leverage your skills in UK Payroll? We have a great opportunity for you – Payroll Lead!

TCS is a purpose-led transformation company, built on belief. We do not just help businesses to transform through technology. We support them in making a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve - our clients include some of the biggest brands in the UK and worldwide.

The Role:

As a Payroll Lead, you will be responsible to oversee and manage end-to-end payroll operations across the UK, Ireland, and Isle of Man. This is a critical leadership position responsible for delivering accurate, compliant, and timely payroll while driving process excellence and stakeholder confidence. The role also provides an opportunity to shape payroll strategy, enhance systems, and deliver best-in-class employee experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the full payroll cycle for each payroll (input, validation, processing, and post-payroll activities)
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of the payroll for all employees on each of the 3 payrolls.
• Review payroll outputs and produce reports accordingly to different stakeholders.
• Ensure adherence to local tax, statutory, and regulatory requirements
• Manage audits and resolve compliance issues
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of payroll legislation and system changes
• Act as the primary contact for HR, Finance, and external vendors – Pension Providers
• Manage escalations and ensure timely resolution of employee queries
• Support business stakeholders with payroll insights and reporting
• Identify opportunities for process optimisation and automation
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance accuracy and efficiency
• Support payroll system implementations or upgrades

Skills & Experience:

• Strong experience in payroll processing and legislation (UK or relevant jurisdiction)
• Proven ability to manage multi-country payroll environments
• High attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Advanced Excel and data analysis capability
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Opportunity to lead payroll across multiple jurisdictions and directly influence accuracy, compliance, and employee experience.
• Be at the forefront of payroll optimisation, system upgrades, and digital transformation initiatives —not just BAU processing.
• Hands-on exposure to UK, Ireland, and Isle of Man payrolls, enhancing your international payroll expertise.
• Leverage payroll data to provide business insights, contributing to broader HR and financial decision-making.
• Work closely with senior HR, Finance, and external partners, ensuring strong business alignment.
• Ideal role for professionals looking to transition into regional payroll leadership or broader Total Rewards roles.

Rewards & Benefits:

TCS is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network. We offer health & wellness initiatives and sports events; we are the proud sponsor of the London Marathon.

Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing:

Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010 and the UK Human Rights Act 1998. We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer an interview to applicants with disabilities or long-term conditions who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

Next Steps:

Application Process:

• Online application: You can apply directly through LinkedIn/ by uploading your CV.
• Skill-Based discussion: This will be a level 1 interview with the project team, it can be via video or in-person.
• Managerial discussion: This discussion will focus on behavioural aspects and person-organisation fit.
• HR Discussion: This will be with one of the members of the HR team and will cover your career journey, aspirations for growth, compensation and any other questions you may have.

Beware of Fraudulent offers: TCS does not ask for any sort of payment or security deposit from candidates at any stage of the recruitment process. The firm never sends out job offers from free internet email services like Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and so on. TCS has not authorised any third-party company to collect money on their behalf. As a vigilant job seeker, beware of fraudulent recruitment activity and protect your interests!

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