Hiring: UK Payroll Team Lead / Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Job Description

We are looking for a skilled UK Payroll professional with strong experience in payroll operations, statutory compliance, and team coordination. The successful candidate will act as a subject matter expert, ensuring accurate payroll processing, resolving complex payroll issues, supporting team development, and maintaining compliance with UK payroll regulations.

Job Details

• Location: Bangalore

• Experience: 5–7 years

• Band: BPO 3/4

• Shift: UK Business Hours

Candidate Requirements

Mandatory:

• 5–7 years of relevant experience in UK payroll operations.

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

• Hands-on experience in end-to-end payroll processing, HMRC submissions, and payroll reconciliations.

• Understanding of workplace pensions and automatic enrolment.

• Experience managing complex payroll transactions, exceptions, corrections, and escalations.

• Prior experience in team coordination, quality monitoring, and coaching payroll associates.

• Working knowledge of Workday Payroll or similar enterprise payroll systems.

• Proficiency in MS Excel, with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Experience in shared services, managed services, or outsourced payroll environments.

• Ability to work UK business hours.

Preferred:

• CIPP certification or an equivalent UK payroll qualification.

• Exposure to high-volume or multi-entity payroll operations.

• Experience with payroll automation, transformation, system implementation, or UAT.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end UK payroll activities, ensuring accurate and timely payroll delivery.

• Provide technical guidance on UK payroll legislation, PAYE, National Insurance, RTI, and statutory requirements.

• Prepare and manage HMRC submissions, including FPS and EPS.

• Support pension administration and automatic enrolment processes.

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

• Conduct payroll audits, reconciliations, variance analysis, and general ledger reviews.

• Manage daily team activities, workload distribution, and quality checks.

• Coach and mentor team members to improve payroll knowledge and performance.

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

• Identify and implement opportunities for process improvement, automation, and operational efficiency.

Other Details

• Eligibility: Former TCS employees are not eligible to apply.

• Mandatory Profile Information: PAN and Date of Birth (DOB) are required for candidate profile creation.