At a Glance
- Tasks: Deliver accurate payroll services and provide specialist advice to clients and internal teams.
- Company: Join UKSBS, a leading public sector business service provider in transformation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, inclusive culture, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Inclusive employer with a commitment to customer-focused service excellence.
- Why this job: Be part of a dynamic team making a real impact in payroll services.
- Qualifications: Experience in payroll management and strong analytical skills required.
The predicted salary is between 34101 - 38000 £ per year.
It’s an exciting time to join UKSBS as we transform our business to be the leading UK public sector business service provider. We aim to become a very different organisation over the next few years as we move to a modern multi-platform, digitally enabled organisation.
We are looking for an experienced Payroll Specialist to join our Payroll team. In this role, you will play a key part in delivering accurate, compliant and customer-focused payroll services for a range of clients. You will help ensure our payroll processes run smoothly across multiple platforms, contributing to high-quality outcomes and a great service experience for our users.
The duties of the role include, but are not limited to the following:
- Provide specialist payroll advice to internal teams and clients
- Responding to complex payroll queries, escalating where required
- Review, validate and guide on multi-year overpayment calculations
- Own the In-Year and Year-End payroll processes for clients
- Test payroll‑impacting system patches and monthly releases
- Act as the main payroll contact for change requests, ensuring smooth BAU integration
- Support monthly BACS submission processes, including reconciliation and approvals
- Reconcile PAYE, NICs and statutory deductions, submitting EPS/RTI and maintaining HMRC Gateway accounts
- Identify and address payroll knowledge gaps across the team
- Contribute to the development and implementation of process improvements
- Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of payroll legislation, policies and best practice
- Support occasional projects and other work aligned to business need
To do this role well you must be able to demonstrate the following:
- Previous payroll experience managing large or multiple payrolls
- Strong knowledge of payroll processes, legislation and best practice
- Ability to manually calculate gross‑to‑net and overpayments
- Strong analytical skills and high attention to detail
- Ability to interpret and present complex data to different audiences
- Strong oral and written communication skills and confidence in handling challenging conversations and complaints
- Ability to translate complex payroll topics for non-experts
- Proficiency with payroll systems; experience with Workday or similar
- Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills
- High degree of numeracy; Maths & English GCSE A–C (or equivalent experience)
- Commitment to customer‑focused service excellence
- Experience in public sector payroll services or CIPP Advanced Technician/Payroll Specialist qualification are not essential but would be advantageous
For additional information and a confidential discussion please contact our Recruitment Team on recruiting@uksbs.co.uk. Successful candidates may be required to undergo Security Clearance (National Security Vetting) as part of their employment. To meet these standards, applicants must normally have lived in the UK for at least the last five years and be able to satisfy background, identity and criminal record checks.
We are an inclusive and Disability Confident employer and welcome all applications. We look forward to hearing from you. We are UKSBS. We are creating a place where people love to work, a culture where we lead, we change, we deliver and we empower our people to be curious, take action and add value.
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UKSBS is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Swindon or Newport where innovation and transformation are at the forefront of our mission. We prioritise employee growth through continuous learning opportunities and foster a culture of inclusivity and empowerment, ensuring that every team member can contribute meaningfully to our goal of delivering outstanding public sector services. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking organisation that values your expertise and supports your professional journey.
