Are you an experienced payroll professional looking to take the next step in your career? We're looking for a Senior Payroll Specialist to join our ECM Payroll team in Glasgow, playing a critical role in ensuring accurate and compliant payroll delivery across USA payroll operations.
The shift pattern for this role is: Monday-Friday 13:30-22:00
What You'll Be Doing
- Managing end-to-end payroll processing and monthly sign-off activities
- Ensuring timely reporting and payments to tax authorities and third-party vendors
- Overseeing month-end activities, reconciliations, and controls compliance
- Supporting internal and external audits and maintaining governance standards
- Acting as an escalation point for payroll-related matters
- Building strong relationships with stakeholders across the business
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives and process excellence
- Supporting and mentoring payroll analysts while promoting payroll best practices
What We're Looking For
- Strong payroll expertise with extensive end-to-end payroll experience
- Minimum 10 years' relevant experience within payroll operations
- Proven experience in controls, governance, and process improvement
- Advanced Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, SUMIFs and Pivot Tables
- Experience with financial systems, ideally SAP
- Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- A proactive, detail-oriented approach with a continuous improvement mindset
- CIPP qualification or equivalent payroll experience preferred
Key Skills
- Payroll Operations
- Controls & Governance
- Audit Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Influencing & Negotiation
- Insight & Analysis
- Change Management
- Continuous Improvement
Location: Glasgow (fully remote)
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week (1:30pm to 10:00pm, Monday to Friday)
Reporting to: Regional Payroll Manager
If you're passionate about payroll excellence, governance, and delivering outstanding stakeholder experiences, we'd love to hear from you.