Senior Payroll Specialist - #2184699

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.