: UK Payroll Specialist

Location: Chennai

Minimum Experience: 5+ Years of Relevant UK Payroll Experience

Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Summary

We are looking for experienced UK Payroll Specialists with a minimum of 4+ years of relevant hands-on experience in UK payroll processing. The ideal candidates should have a solid understanding of UK payroll legislation, statutory deductions, tax regulations, payroll compliance, and end-to-end payroll operations.

Candidates should be capable of independently managing payroll activities, ensuring accurate and timely salary processing, resolving payroll discrepancies, and maintaining compliance with UK statutory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Manage end-to-end UK payroll processing, ensuring accurate and timely salary payments.

Process monthly payroll, including new joiners, leavers, salary changes, overtime, bonuses, and other payroll adjustments.

Calculate and process PAYE (Pay As You Earn), National Insurance Contributions (NIC), pension contributions, and other statutory deductions.

Handle statutory payments, including Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP), and other applicable statutory entitlements.

Maintain a good understanding of UK payroll legislation, HMRC regulations, and statutory compliance requirements.

Process tax code changes, year-to-date adjustments, and payroll corrections.

Support payroll year-end activities, including P60s, P45s, and other relevant statutory documentation.

Reconcile payroll reports, investigate discrepancies, and ensure data accuracy.





Respond to employee payroll queries and resolve issues within agreed timelines.

Coordinate with HR, Finance, and other stakeholders to ensure smooth payroll operations.

Maintain payroll records, documentation, and audit trails in accordance with company policies and data protection requirements.

Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, accuracy, and efficiency.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Minimum 4+ years of relevant hands-on UK Payroll experience.

Strong knowledge of end-to-end UK payroll processing.

Good understanding of PAYE, National Insurance, UK tax codes, pension deductions, and statutory payments.

Experience handling payroll reconciliations, adjustments, and employee payroll queries.

Knowledge of HMRC regulations and UK payroll compliance.

Experience with payroll systems such as SAP, Sage, ADP, UKG, or other UK payroll platforms is preferred.

Good analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills.

Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with internal stakeholders.

Ability to manage payroll deadlines while maintaining accuracy and confidentiality.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting UK payroll year-end processes.

Familiarity with UK workplace pension schemes and auto-enrolment.

Experience working with high-volume or multi-client payroll environments.

Knowledge of payroll audits, reconciliations, and process improvement initiatives.

Interested candiadtes can share their CV to [email protected]

Thanks & Regards

Namrata Dutta

📌 Uk Payroll Specialist (Chennai)
🏢 Encore Mindseek
📍 Chennai