Top Payroll Jobs in Bristol

Leads six Account Executives responsible for renewals, upsell, cross-sell, adoption, and retention across UKG Ready’s SMB customer base. Sets install-base strategy, territory plans, forecasting, account planning, and performance expectations. Partners with Customer Success, Services, Product, Marketing, Finance, and other sales teams to address customer needs and drive recurring revenue growth. Coaches team members, manages pipeline and risks, and communicates customer insights internally.

Manage international payroll operations for the UK, Spain, and expanding EU countries. Responsibilities include payroll processing, equity and ESPP taxation, garnishments, compliance audits, month-end close, year-end reporting, employee support, and coordination with People Operations, Finance, Legal, Tax, and external providers. The role also supports payroll system processes, financial statement audits, and continuous process improvements.

Implement and configure enterprise-scale Workday Payroll solutions for global customers. Gather requirements, design aligned solutions, manage workloads independently, collaborate with delivery teams, support junior consultants, and deliver consulting and application management services within agreed SLAs. Build customer relationships, communicate effectively, maintain quality and confidentiality, improve tools and processes, and support customer-site engagements with minimal travel.

Lead and manage APAC payroll and HR operations, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll cycles. Oversee multi-country teams and third-party vendors, implement SOPs and controls, drive continuous improvement, report on SLAs/metrics, support audits, and develop staff performance and processes across the region.

Manage end-to-end monthly payroll across UK and Northern Ireland for salaried and hourly workforces. Responsibilities include timesheet reconciliation, statutory payments and deductions, HMRC filings, pensions, audits, payroll journals, expatriate payroll support, and employee queries. The role also modernizes Excel-based processes through cloud payroll automation, API-enabled workflows, and Time and Attendance integrations while mentoring payroll staff and partnering with HR, Finance, and operations.

Administers end-to-end payroll, maintaining employee records, processing adjustments, bonuses, reimbursements, garnishments, service charges, and gratuities. Ensures compliance with payroll laws, taxes, and internal controls; safeguards confidential data; prepares payroll reports and reconciliations; and supports labor budgeting and forecasting. Partners with Human Resources, Finance, and department managers to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time.

Supports payroll processing, employee benefits administration, data validation, record maintenance, compliance activities, provider liaison, and employee payroll queries while completing a Level 3 Payroll Administrator apprenticeship.

Manages international payroll tax and social security compliance, calculates employment costs for global assignments and commercial bids, reviews payroll calculations and reconciles costs. The role collaborates with Global Mobility, Finance, HR, Legal, Sales, and external advisors to resolve cross-border employment matters, apply local tax regimes, and support international business decisions.

Manage the end-to-end monthly UK payroll cycle and pension administration, including amendments, retroactive calculations, validation, submissions, audits, employee queries, pensioner payments, bereavement cases, and HMRC reporting. The role ensures compliance with payroll legislation and organisational policies, supports the People Coordinator, liaises with Finance and SPPA, maintains confidential records, and identifies process improvements. This is a part-time, 12-month fixed-term position.

Manage payroll implementations for schools and Multi-Academy Trusts, including parallel payroll runs, detailed YTD reconciliations, data validation, system audits, compliance checks, and discrepancy resolution. The role ensures accurate payroll builds, adherence to UK payroll and pension legislation, and effective operational handover. Responsibilities also include maintaining system frameworks, preparing reconciliation documentation and payroll journals, supporting stakeholders, and following UK GDPR and information security protocols.

Own the UK Payroll product roadmap, from requirements and prioritization through development, QA, UAT, beta, and launch. Collaborate with Engineering, Product Design, Sales, and Client Success to deliver impactful customer-facing features. Use user research, data, market trends, and client feedback to guide decisions, track product success metrics, and support growth, retention, compliance, and user experience improvements.

Manage accurate, timely payroll processing for European countries, ensuring compliance with local labor and tax laws. Validate timecards, audit payroll registers, resolve discrepancies, support T&A training, create SOPs, implement payroll policies, and lead process improvement projects while partnering with stakeholders to address payroll inquiries.

Oversee end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring accurate and timely processing, legal and tax compliance, confidentiality, and secure handling of employee data. Supervise and develop a Payroll Specialist, maintain employee records, process adjustments and garnishments, validate service charges and gratuities, prepare payroll reports and reconciliations, and support labor budgeting and forecasting. Partner with Human Resources, Finance, and department managers while administering payroll activities through Workday HCM.

Own payroll accounting operations across multiple markets, including processing, reconciliations, compliance, reporting, and month-end and quarter-end close activities. Develop accounting policies, internal controls, and scalable process improvements; support automation and financial systems implementations; collaborate with auditors and cross-functional teams; and assist with employee equity grant processing. The role requires strong payroll accounting expertise, technical accounting knowledge, analytical ability, and experience in high-growth or public-company environments.

Process monthly payroll for more than 350 UK and Ireland employees, including salary adjustments, starters, leavers, contract changes, tax documents, statutory sick payments, timesheets, overtime, pensions, and other deductions. Manage payroll records and inboxes, respond to employee pay queries, liaise across the business, maintain documentation, and complete related administrative duties during the monthly pay period.

Processes and validates payroll across NA, APAC, EMEA, and ANZ regions. Reviews timekeeping records, payroll registers, deductions, garnishments, direct deposits, special payments, and compliance documentation. Supports employees with time and attendance systems, coordinates with third-party payroll providers, prepares management reports, and contributes to payroll process standardization. Roles range from Analyst to Supervisor and leadership levels.

Leads complex Oracle HCM payroll implementations, designing end-to-end UK payroll solutions and integrating HCM modules. Mentors consultants, facilitates business process architecture workshops, supports testing and Payroll Preview Report processes, advises clients, tracks Oracle releases, collaborates with delivery teams, and contributes to pre-sales demonstrations and proposals.

Manage end-to-end payroll processing for India, validating inputs, preparing MIS reports, coordinating payments and statutory compliance, reconciling payroll with Finance, resolving discrepancies, supporting audits, maintaining confidential records, and improving payroll systems and processes.

Serve as the SAP UK Payroll functional expert, analysing UK legislative changes, designing functional solutions, configuring SAP HCM Payroll, producing functional specifications, validating and testing payroll deliverables, and advising Public Sector customers. Work with development and QA teams in Agile delivery, mentor colleagues on payroll testing, and support complex payroll scenarios including RTI, multiple employment, sequencing, and backdated pay awards.

The Junior Payroll Purser assists with payroll processing, cash management, foreign currency exchange, and time and attendance audits aboard Celebrity Cruises ships.

Process payroll for hospitality clients, manage payroll inbox queries, maintain compliant payroll records, escalate complex issues, and support ad hoc payroll tasks and projects.

Provide expert remote support for SAP HR/Payroll applications. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, configuration, and client support for UK and Ireland payroll and related processes.

Lead creation and growth of Namos' Oracle Payroll Bureau managed services across the UK and Ireland. Own strategy, P&L, service delivery, client success, recruitment and scaling of high-performing teams. Drive operational excellence, compliance with UK payroll legislation (HMRC, RTI), pension administration, payments controls, data security, and business continuity while developing recurring revenue payroll offerings.