We’re looking for a Senior Payroll Specialist to join our People Operations team to work alongside the People Operations Manager (Payroll & Reward).
Job Type: Permanent
Location: This role could be based in either our Edinburgh or Telford offices with time spent working in the office and at home
Closing Date: 31/03/2026
Flexible working: All of our roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process.
Salary and benefits: from £50,000 - £55,000 DOE plus an indicative bonus range of 8-16%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more
Who are we?
We’re Standard Life, a retirement specialist focused entirely on retirement savings and income. We champion the belief that everyone’s journey to and through retirement can be better, and for more than 200 years, we’ve been helping our customers plan and prepare for their financial futures.
Life today is increasingly complicated, uncertain and unpredictable. People move through different careers, face unexpected moments and navigate important choices. We offer our colleagues flexibility, trust and benefits that work for whatever life brings. In return we expect curiosity, connection, accountability and high standards. We make room for what matters - so you can bring your best, every day.
This Senior Payroll Specialist is key in ensuring the smooth, accurate, and compliant delivery of our monthly payroll cycle, while driving improvements and enhancing the colleague experience.
The Role:
1. Oversee payroll operations, compliance, and reconciliation.
2. Act as SME for Oracle HCM Cloud payroll processing.
3. Support system testing, upgrades, and new functionality.
4. Champion process improvements and payroll transformation projects.
5. Deliver training, documentation, and management reporting.
6. A collaborative team player with the flexibility to support colleagues during peak periods
What we’re looking for
7. Proven experience processing payroll using Oracle HCM Cloud, preferred supported by Oracle Payroll Cloud Certification.
8. Demonstrated experience payroll consulting or management, with strong knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance.
9. High proficiency in Oracle payroll systems and solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools.
10. Holds a Payroll Diploma or Accountancy qualification, or equivalent experience at this level.
11. Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and reporting skills, with proven experience analysing payroll data, identifying, and resolving discrepancies, and producing accurate payroll and compliance reports in a customer‑centric environment
We want to hire the whole version of you.
We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.
We’re reviewing applications as they come in, so apply early to avoid missing out.