Payroll Compliance Specialist

ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions

Payroll Compliance Specialist ensuring accurate UK payroll compliance and technical support at ASSA ABLOY. Collaborating with internal teams for effective payroll governance and oversight.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeReading • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Acting as the primary payroll compliance contact for GS UK entities and liaising with ADP to manage payroll processing, technical queries, issue resolution and escalations.
Reviewing and validating payroll inputs and changes from HR, including starters, leavers, salary adjustments, commissions, benefits, pensions, statutory payments and terminations, while processing select technical adjustments in ADP.
Ensuring accurate payroll treatment and compliance with PAYE, NIC, pensions, benefits and HMRC requirements, including monitoring submissions and supporting audits and compliance reviews.
Supporting and strengthening payroll controls through reconciliations, payroll journals, variance analysis, cut-off governance and post-payroll reviews in collaboration with Finance.
Driving and supporting payroll compliance initiatives and projects (including PSA, ERS, IR35, shadow payroll), process improvements, international payroll requirements, and onboarding of new GS UK entities while partnering with HR, Finance and external advisors.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Has strong end-to-end UK payroll knowledge, with a solid understanding of PAYE, NIC, RTI, pensions, statutory payments, benefits/payrolling and compliance requirements.
Has experience managing outsourced payroll providers, ideally ADP, and supporting multi-entity UK payroll environments.
Has experience supporting payroll reconciliations, controls, governance frameworks and payroll compliance activities, including HMRC reviews and audits.
Has strong analytical capability, attention to detail and problem-solving skills in managing payroll accuracy and compliance risks.
Can work collaboratively across HR, Finance and external providers, and is CIPP qualified or qualified by experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous and competitive total rewards package.
Comprehensive and career-development resources to expand your skills and maximise your potential.
Supportive and accessible leadership team and a solid values platform that underpins who we are and how we operate.

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Hard Skills & Tools

UK payroll knowledgePAYENICRTIpensionsstatutory paymentsbenefitspayrollingpayroll reconciliationsvariance analysis

Soft Skills

analytical capabilityattention to detailproblem-solvingcollaboration

Certifications

CIPP qualified