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Senior Specialist UK Payroll Operations Job Details | Zalaris Find your new job • IT Find your new job • IT Find your new job • IT Job Title: Senior Specialist UK Payroll Operations Location: Chennai, IN About the Role As a Senior Payroll Specialist, you'll serve as a trusted Payroll Subject Matter Expert responsible for ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance, governance, and exceptional employee experience. Beyond payroll delivery, you'll influence operational excellence, support transformation initiatives, partner with senior stakeholders, and contribute to continuous improvement programmes. What You'll Be Doing • Own end-to-end UK & Ireland payroll operations • Ensure compliance with HMRC and statutory regulations • Lead payroll governance and control activities • Manage RTI submissions, PAYE, NIC, pensions and statutory reporting • Oversee payroll reconciliations and audit readiness • Partner with HR, Finance, Benefits and business leaders • Act as a recognised Payroll SME for complex payroll matters • Support payroll transformation and system enhancement projects • Drive process optimisation and operational excellence initiatives • Improve employee payroll experience through proactive support What we are looking for • 8–12+ years UK payroll experience • End-to-end payroll ownership experience • Strong knowledge of HMRC regulations • PAYE, NIC, RTI and statutory payments expertise • Payroll reconciliations and controls experience • Payroll bureau, outsourcing, shared services or multinational experience • Strong stakeholder management skills • Analytical and problem-solving capabilities Nice to Have • CIPP qualified • CIPP part-qualified • Currently studying towards CIPP • Ireland payroll exposure • SOX and audit framework experience • SAP, ADP, Workday or SD Worx experience Why You'll Love Working Here Why You'll Love Working Here • Career growth opportunities • Exposure to global payroll operations • Payroll transformation projects • Professional development support • Collaborative international teams • Opportunity to influence change • Recognition for technical expertise • Long-term payroll career pathways Opens in a new tab. Opens in a new tab. Opens in a new tab. © 2024 Zalaris ASA. PO Box 1053 Hoff, NO-0218 Oslo, Norway. Phone: +47 4000 3300 × When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. However, blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer. Required Cookies These cookies are required to use this website and can't be turned off. Required Cookies Show More Details Required Cookies Provider Description Enabled SAP as service provider We use the following session cookies, which are all required to enable the website to function: • "route" is used for session stickiness • "careerSiteCompanyId" is used to send the request to the correct data centre • "JSESSIONID" is placed on the visitor's device during the session so the server can identify the visitor • "Load balancer cookie" (actual cookie name may vary) prevents a visitor from bouncing from one instance to another Functional Cookies These cookies provide a better customer experience on this site, such as by remembering your login details, optimising video performance or providing us with information about how our site is used. You may freely choose to accept or decline these cookies at any time. Note that certain functionalities that these third-parties make available may be impacted if you do not accept these cookies. Consent to all Functional Cookies Show More Details Functional Cookies Provider Description Enabled YouTube YouTube is a video-sharing service where users can create their own profile, upload videos, watch, like and comment on videos. Opting out of YouTube cookies will disable your ability to watch or interact with YouTube videos. Consent to cookies from provider YouTube Advertising Cookies These cookies serve ads that are relevant to your interests. You may freely choose to accept or decline these cookies at any time. Note that certain functionality that these third parties make available may be impacted if you do not accept these cookies. Consent to all Advertising Cookies Show More Details Advertising Cookies Provider Description Enabled AddThis Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Consent to cookies from provider AddThis LinkedIn LinkedIn is an employment-oriented social networking service. We use the Apply with LinkedIn feature to allow you to apply for jobs using your LinkedIn profile. Opting out of LinkedIn cookies will disable your ability to use Apply with LinkedIn.