12th June, 2025
Global Payroll Administrator
Location: Reading |
Full-time, Permanent
Are you an experienced UK Payroll professional ready to step up into a global role?
Join ESP Global Services as a Global Payroll Administrator and help ensure accurate, timely payroll delivery across the UK and over 23 international locations. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with solid UK payroll experience who’s looking to grow into the global payroll space — we’ll support your development every step of the way.
What You’ll Do
1. Run and review in-house UK payroll, ensuring full compliance and accuracy
2. Collaborate with international payroll providers to ensure timely and correct processing across EMEA and other regions
3. Support pension submissions (UK, Ireland & Netherlands) and end-of-year payroll processes
4. Manage and resolve payroll and benefit queries from employees
5. Maintain and update detailed payroll checking procedures
6. Assist with payroll data reporting and liaise with Finance to ensure alignment
What You’ll Bring
7. Essential: 3+ years of experience in processing UK payroll
8. High proficiency in Excel (XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, SUMIF)
9. Strong attention to detail and accuracy with excellent communication skills
10. A proactive, service-focused approach and the ability to meet deadlines
11. Confidence working with internal teams and external partners
Desirable but Not Essential (We’ll Help You Learn!)
12. Exposure to international payrolls
13. Experience with ADP payroll systems
14. Background in financial reporting or accounting
Why Join ESP? You’ll be part of a supportive team where your work makes a real impact. With payrolls spanning 23 countries, this is your chance to gain international experience, grow your skills, and step confidently into the next phase of your career.
We offer:
A basic annual salary of between £32K - £37K dependant upon your experience and fit to the role
Benefits:
15. Holiday
16. Life Assurance
17. Contributary Pension
18. Perkbox discounts
19. Unlimited eLearning to develop you professionally and personally
20. Specific country payroll learning via the Global Payroll Association
Who are we:
ESP Global Services has been providing customized 24/7 Global IT support solutions since 1992, expertly managed by a dedicated service delivery team, we offer day-to-day support via teams of on-site engineers or responsive visiting engineers, and multi-lingual service desk coordination that’s manages thousands of tickets a day for more than 200 customers.
Our ability to deliver customer-centric, targeted, and tailored IT support solutions is a natural fit for the complex needs of the fast-paced and evolving industries.
We are global community of exceptional people passionately working together with one shared vision. We uphold the highest standards of ethics, compliance, and security. We are fully ITIL-aligned and ISO-accredited.
Our vision aims to exceed expectation and delight customers every time and our values are integral to the way we work together.
Join a team that prioritizes excellence—our ISO 9001 certification reflects our commitment to quality and superior customer service.
ESP Global Services is an equal opportunity employer.
Ready to make the move from local to global? Apply today and let’s grow together.