Senior Payroll Specialist

Senior Payroll Specialist Edinburgh or Glasgow Circa £60,000 Search are partnered with a leading professional services firm, with offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, to appoint a Senior Payroll Specialist. This newly created position offers the opportunity to take full ownership of payroll and benefits operations for approximately 800 employees; ensuring accuracy, compliance, and an excellent colleague experience. Sitting within a collaborative People Engagement team, this role will also play a pivotal part in shaping reward strategy, driving process improvements, and delivering key people projects. What's in it for you: * Hybrid working - flexibility to split your time between home and office * Competitive pension scheme * Life assurance, income protection, and critical illness cover * Discretionary annual bonus * Length of service awards and enhanced holidays and pension with tenure * Exclusive retail discounts and access to a comprehensive wellbeing platform Key Responsibilities: * Oversee monthly payroll, ensuring accuracy and compliance. * Manage benefits administration. * Support annual reward cycles, including salary reviews and bonus calculations. * Lead and contribute to reward-related projects such as gender pay reporting and HRIS integration. * Collaborate with HR and Finance stakeholders to streamline processes and drive continuous improvement. About You The ideal candidate is a senior payroll professional with strong technical expertise and good knowledge of benefit and reward. They'll combine operational excellence with the confidence to influence and engage senior stakeholders. You'll bring: * Extensive in-house or bureau payroll experience (Cintra experience advantageous). * Proven knowledge of benefits administration and reward processes. * Advanced Excel and analytical skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable insight. * Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. * Experience within professional services or a similarly complex, fast-paced environment. Interested? To find out more or apply, please contact (url removed) Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age

Location: Glasgow, GB

Posted Date: 10/21/2025