Payroll Analyst

Job Title: Payroll Analyst Location: Manchester / Hybrid Salary: £34,000 per annum Contract: Permanent An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Payroll Analyst to join a growing finance team, supporting the delivery of a high-quality payroll service across the UK and Ireland.

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time while maintaining compliance with payroll legislation and internal controls. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong payroll knowledge who enjoys analysing data, improving processes, and working closely with stakeholders across the business.

Key Responsibilities of the Payroll Analyst: Support the delivery of accurate, timely, and compliant monthly payrolls across the UK and Ireland. Review and validate payroll data, including new starters, leavers, salary changes, contractual amendments, and employee records.

Complete detailed payroll checks to ensure payroll calculations are accurate and compliant with current legislation. Process manual payments, payroll adjustments, and corrections where required. Administer statutory payments including SSP, SMP, SPP, SAP and Shared Parental Pay.

Investigate and resolve payroll queries from employees, managers, HR, and other business stakeholders. Build strong working relationships with external payroll providers to ensure payrolls are processed accurately and efficiently.

Produce payroll reconciliations, reports, and analysis to support payroll accuracy and business reporting. Maintain accurate payroll records, ensuring compliance with GDPR and audit requirements. Monitor payroll controls, identifying discrepancies, risks, and opportunities for process improvements.

Provide payroll guidance and advice to internal stakeholders. Support payroll projects, system enhancements, testing activities, and continuous improvement initiatives. Candidate Profile Previous experience in an end-to-end payroll position within a medium or large organisation.

Strong understanding of UK payroll legislation, statutory payments, PAYE, National Insurance, and payroll compliance. Experienc...

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