55 Bookkeeping And Payroll Specialist jobs in the United Kingdom

The Payroll Specialist role is a fantastic opportunity to lead the delivery of accurate and timely payroll services to clients across the UK and Ireland. You'll play a key role in ensuring service level agreements are met while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction.

Client Details

This opportunity is with a well-established organisation based in Walton-On-Thames known for delivering high-quality services and innovative solutions. The company offers a collaborative and professional working environment, supporting clients with tailored approaches to meet their needs.

Description

The key responsibilities for the role of Payroll Specialist will be:

• Act as the main point of contact for assigned clients, ensuring timely and accurate payroll delivery in line with SLAs.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and proactively resolve payroll-related issues to enhance customer satisfaction.
• Monitor and analyse operational and financial KPIs, taking corrective actions where needed to maintain performance and profitability.
• Ensure client documentation, control frameworks, and authorisations are kept up to date and compliant.
• Support offshoring/nearshoring transitions and manage billing, change orders, and service reporting for assigned accounts.

Profile

A successful Payroll Specialist will have:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong experience in end-to-end UK payroll, including payroll accounting, personnel administration, and knowledge of payroll regulations; SAP HCM experience is desirable.
• Background in outsourced HR, payroll, or business services, with at least 2 years' experience managing customer relationships.
• Familiarity with UK labour laws, process improvements, and RPA initiatives, with a focus on service quality and efficiency.
• Proactive, analytical, and customer-focused with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritise and deliver structured, timely results.

Job Offer

The role of Payroll Specialist offers a competitive salary of 40,000 - 45,000 per annum, plus:

• Flexible working hours and hybrid setup (Monday and Friday from home, with adaptable core hours)
• A supportive, international working environment with a flat organisational structure
• Friendly and skilled colleagues, plus regular team-building events
• Professional growth opportunities, including training and certifications
• Competitive salary and benefits package, plus office perks like coffee, tea, and fresh fruit
• Internal mobility and career development through job transfer opportunities

Payroll Advisor - 31k-34k salary DOE, office full time for training, then hybrid working, company based in Maidstone.

Responsibilities:

• Manage an allocated portfolio of payroll clients, working within a team to meet deadlines and ensure the accurate and efficient running of monthly, weekly, 2 weekly and 4 weekly pay runs.
• Ensure internal system and any other Payroll System used is accurate and up to date across all client records.
• Liaise with clients via telephone and email, providing advice and guidance on all matters relating to payroll.
• Remain competent with HMRC guidance and updates and where necessary liaise with HRMC on behalf of clients.
• Printing and scanning of documentation including issuing of payslips, P45's & P60's.
• Uploading of monthly pension contributions via online provider portals.

Required experience:

• Payroll experience essential (3+ years)
• Full UK Driving License

My client is an award-winning advisory providing centralised management and advice with their own technology platforms for HR and Payroll, solutions. Looking for a Payroll Adviser to manage an allocated portfolio of payroll clients.

If you are interested in the role, please 'APPLY' and submit your CV for immediate consideration.

German-Speaking Payroll Specialist

Location – Darlington (Remote)

Salary - £25 - £30 per hour doe

Full-time hours

Temporary until December 2025 | Potential for extension or permanent contract

Why join our client:

Our client, a global industry leader, is seeking a highly motivated German-speaking Payroll Specialist to join their collaborative CBS team.

This is a fully remote opportunity with minimal travel requirements—just once per quarter to the Darlington site, and rare travel to Germany as needed.

You'll be joining an organisation committed to continuous improvement, innovation, and developing top-tier talent. The successful candidate may be offered a permanent role upon completion of the initial assignment.

Key benefits:

• Remote working
li>Competitive hourly rate
• Long-term opportunity with scope for contract extension

 Duties include:

li>Managing payroll processing per legal frameworks and SOX controls
• In this role, you'll ensure accurate and compliant payroll operations across multiple German sites.
• Handling internal and external payroll-related queries, audits, and compliance checks
• Maintaining up-to-date documentation and procedure manuals
• Supporting improvement initiatives across departments
• Attending virtual customer meetings and providing expert payroll support to German clients

What we’re looking for:

< i>Fluency in German (professional level)
• Strong understanding of German legislation and payroll compliance
• Knowledge of applicable tax and social security laws
• Experience using SAP
• Proficient in Excel

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Portfolio Payroll are supporting a fantastic client in Eccles, seeking a Payroll Specialist to join their team on a 9-month FTC.

The role has potential to be extended following the period.

The client is paying between 35,000 and 40,000 and offers 2 days per week working from home!

Key duties of the role include;

• Processing end to end payroll alongside the existing team
• Supporting junior members of staff
• Dealing with complex queries
• Providing support to the existing manager with ongoing projects
• Monthly payroll reconciliations

This role would be great for a resilient payroll professional, with a hands-on approach.

Some benefits of joining this business include;

• Discounts to products that can make fantastic presents!
• Hybrid working
• Gym discounts
• Early finish during summer!

If you are interested and available ASAP, please let me know as interviews are taking place next week!

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A small and niche financial services business is currently recruiting for a Payroll Specialist to join them on a permanent basis.

You will join a collaborative and supportive wider HR team and make up part of a payroll team.

As the Payroll Specialist, you will be responsible for:

• Coordination of an outsourced payroll - ensuring all data is collated correctly and accurately
• Identify & correct any errors
• Process RSUs and bonus payments
• Liaise with senior stakeholders across the organisation
• Drive continuous improvement and making positive recommendations
• Perform payroll related reconciliations
• Management of benefits - managing all entries and exits to schemes and resolve any related queries

A generous benefits package and hybrid working pattern is available.

Interviewing now.

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Interim Payroll Specialist

Immediate start

Location: Luton

T2M Resourcing are seeking an experienced Payroll professional for a leading national company. This role is initially offered as a 6-month FTC.

As Payroll Specialist, you will be responsible for all elements of payroll during the testing and parallel stages of payroll transition. Handling payroll queries and ensuring compliance with tax and pension regulations including end to end balancing.

Key responsibilities in this payroll role will include:

• Ensure accurate and timely collation and input of payroll data into two payroll systems.
• Manage the processing of starters and leavers, ensuring accurate statutory deductions and third-party payments.
• Reconciliation of payroll.
• Review payroll journals into management accounts.
• Production of reports.
• Prepare and submit reports to management and external agencies (e.g., HMRC, pension providers).
• Ensure full compliance with HMRC regulation & liaising with HMRC accordingly.
• Keeping Standard Operating Procedures up to date.
• Document new ways of working.
• Support all internal and external audits related to payroll.

To be successful in this Payroll role you will demonstrate the following:

• Prior experience in a high-volume payroll processing role (at least 5 years).
• Strong knowledge of payroll processes.
• Worked within a payroll project environment.
• Strong understanding of Excel.
• Excellent prioritisation and organisational skills, with the ability to meet deadlines.
• A keen eye for detail and accuracy.
• A commitment to maintaining discretion and confidentiality at all times.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK on a permanent full-time basis.

To apply please forward you CV together with details of your current salary, benefits and notice period.

Due to high to the high volume of applications we are receiving we are unable to respond to each candidate personally. If you have not heard from us within 10 days unfortunately your application will not have been successful.

Payroll Specialist

25,000 - 28,000 + Training + Bonus + Company Benefits

York, North Yorkshire (Commutable from: Tockwith, Harrogate, Wetherby, Leeds, Tadcaster, Garforth)

Do you have Payroll, Finance or Accounting experience looking to join a nationally-renowned company where you can play a key part within a successful, friendly and large finance team?

On offer is a brilliant opportunity to join a well-established company who will invest in training and development, alongside a clear progression plan if you do wish to further your career.

This multi-million pound business operate within a highly prestige industry working with the likes of BBC, ITV and leading corporations.

You will play a key role in the generation, calculation and management of payroll and timesheet duties. This will be a 35 hour contracted week based from their modern and fully-equipped office.

The role would suit a Payroll Administrator, Coordinator or Manager who is looking to develop and progress while becoming a valued member of the finance team to maximise efficiencies.

The role:

• Monday - Friday (9am - 5pm).
• Payroll and Timesheet management.
• Working with large finance department on other tasks.

The person:

• Payroll experience.
• Administrator, Coordinator, Specialist, Lead.
• Commutable to West York.

Portfolio Payrolls are currently working with a large organisation in the Altrincham area who are currently recruiting for a Payroll expert to join their team. They provide an excellent working environment, work from home opportunity and other great incentives!

The title of the role may change depending on the level at which you join the team.

Key Duties/Tasks:

• Technical skills including Payroll System experience & excel skills
• You will get an opportunity to work on bureau/umbrella payroll
• Driving deadlines and check payroll of the more junior team members
• Support the busy payroll department high volume starters and leavers

• Experience dealing with multiple payrolls of varying shift patterns
• Must have very strong Excel (VLookUps/Pivot Tables)
• High volume, fast paced
• Using Sage 50 payroll system
• Delve into international payroll and UK payroll

• Provide comprehensive advice to employees in relation to payroll queries
• Ensuring all necessary payments are made within the deadlines set, for example Reconciliations.
• Opportunity to get involved with significant payroll projects
• Manual calculations

Desirable skills and attributes:

• 3+ years payroll experience ideally

• Previous payroll experience in a fast paced and high-volume environment in industries such as recruitment payroll
• Bureau/umbrella payroll experience preferred
• A keen eye for detail
• Enjoy working within a team
• Motivated to progress to management
• Supervisory experience advantageous
• Excellent communicator as you will be answering queries
• Confident with Excel
• Sage 50 payroll system experience ideally
• CIPP advantageous not essential

Benefits

• Employer matched pension
• parking on-site
• Up to 24 days paid holiday each year plus public holidays.
• Hybrid working post probation
• Birthday off
• Flexible working
• Study support
• Great incentives and socials events!

Normal working hours are 37.5 hours per week, 9:00am to 5.30pm with 1-hour unpaid break.

To hear more about this fantastic opportunity please feel free to give me a call on (phone number removed) and ask for Liam. Alternatively, please email (url removed) and I will get back to you imminently.

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Job Summary

Portfolio Payroll are currently working with a services organisation in central Harrogate who are currently recruiting for a Payroll Specialist to join their team. Working for an established business and reporting into the payroll manager you will be responsible for several large payrolls.

Key Duties/Tasks:

• End to end payroll
• Manual calculations
• Communicating payroll legislation
• Prepare and submit reports
• Produce and distribute payslips
• Stakeholder and employee relations
• Complex query resolution

Desirable skills and attributes:

• Experienced payroll officer/administrator/specialist
• Excellent communicator
• Co-ordinating the payroll
• Overtime submissions
• Vlookups - need strong Excel
• High levels of accuracy & attention to detail.
• Reports, checking cross referencing
• Strong legislation knowledge

Benefits

• Competitive benefits programme
• 30-5 with flexibility
• Role itself is hybrid - 2 days in the office
• Medicash scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Free parking

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