Job Title: UK Payroll Team Lead / SME

Location: Bangalore
Experience: 5–7 Years
Band: BPO 3/4
Shift: UK Business Hours

Job Overview

We are looking for an experienced UK Payroll Team Lead / SME to support end-to-end UK payroll operations. The ideal candidate should have strong technical knowledge of UK payroll legislation, hands-on experience with complex payroll activities, and the ability to guide team members, monitor quality, and ensure accurate and timely payroll delivery.

The role will be responsible for payroll processing, statutory compliance, HMRC submissions, reconciliations, quality checks, team coordination, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support end-to-end UK payroll processing.

• Provide technical expertise in PAYE, National Insurance, RTI, statutory payments, tax codes, and UK payroll legislation.

• Handle HMRC submissions, including FPS and EPS, payroll reconciliations, and corrections.

• Support workplace pensions and automatic enrolment activities.

• Review complex payroll transactions, exceptions, adjustments, and escalations.

• Perform payroll audits, controls, variance analysis, and General Ledger (GL) reconciliations.

• Coordinate daily team activities, workload allocation, and quality checks.

• Coach and provide technical guidance to payroll associates.

• Support year-end payroll activities, including P60, P11D, and P11D(b).

• Drive process improvements, automation, and payroll transformation initiatives.

• Monitor process performance and ensure accurate and timely payroll delivery.

• Support resolution of complex payroll issues and provide appropriate technical guidance to the team.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and clients to resolve payroll-related queries and escalations.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 5–7 years of relevant UK payroll experience.

• Strong knowledge of PAYE, RTI, National Insurance, statutory payments, and UK payroll legislation.

• Good understanding of workplace pensions and automatic enrolment.

• Hands-on experience in end-to-end UK payroll processing and reconciliations.

• Experience handling complex payroll cases and providing technical guidance.

• Previous experience coordinating teams, monitoring quality, and coaching associates.

• Experience with Workday Payroll or similar enterprise payroll systems.

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel, analytical skills, communication, and problem-solving.

• Experience in a shared services, managed services, or outsourced payroll environment.

• Willingness to work UK business hours.

Preferred Qualifications

• CIPP certification or equivalent UK payroll qualification.

• Experience handling high-volume or multi-entity UK payroll.

• Exposure to payroll transformation, automation, system implementation, or UAT.

Candidate Restrictions & Requirements

• Former TCS employees are not eligible to apply.

• PAN and DOB are required for profile creation.

Key Skills

• UK Payroll

• PAYE

• National Insurance

• RTI / HMRC

• UK Payroll Legislation

• Statutory Payments

• Workplace Pensions

• Payroll Reconciliation

• Payroll Audits

• Workday Payroll

• Excel

• Team Handling / Coaching

• Payroll Transformation

• Automation

• UAT