Job Description
Title: Senior Payroll Specialist\n Location: Exeter (open to other regional locations) \n Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 + excellent benefits\n Working Structure: Hybrid (2-3 days from home)\n \n JGA is partnering with a leading high growth business looking for an experienced and hands-on Senior Payroll Specialist to take full responsibility for UK payroll operations in a growing, multi-entity business. \n\nThis role is ideal for someone who thrives in an autonomous environment, enjoys improving processes, takes ownership and is passionate about ensuring payroll accuracy and compliance at scale.\n \n What You’ll Do:\n \nOwn and manage the full UK payroll cycle across multiple entities and pay frequencies \nLead monthly processing, reconciliation, submissions, and year-end reporting \nDeliver internal reporting and insights to support Finance and Audit functions \nSupport benefits schemes and liaise with third-party providers \nEnsure HMRC and pension compliance (auto-enrolment, P60s, P11Ds, etc.) \nContribute to cross-functional operations projects and support scalable processes \nDrive continuous improvement around payroll systems, controls, and employee experience What You’ll Need:\n \nProven experience running end-to-end UK payroll (in-house) \nStrong understanding of UK payroll and pension legislation \nConfidence working in a standalone capacity and liaising across People and Finance \nExperience with payroll & HRIS systems \nHigh attention to detail and strong Excel/reporting skills \nExposure to benefits administration or interest in leading flexible benefits projects Interested? Contact Tom: \n(url removed) \n \n JGA are dedicated to delivering the best possible candidate experience.
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