Top Payroll Jobs in Edinburgh

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.

Leads EMEAA payroll operations across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring accurate, timely, compliant processing, payments, reconciliations, controls, audits, and vendor governance. Manages payroll teams in Edinburgh and Dubai, drives process optimization and automation, leads acquisition integrations and transformation initiatives, and partners with Finance, HR, Legal, IT, and external providers to standardize payroll systems and processes.

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.

Processes monthly, semi-monthly, and off-cycle payrolls; researches payroll inquiries; updates tax information; verifies garnishments, benefits, retirement reports, and vendor payments; calculates faculty course payments; prepares journal entries; reconciles general ledger and benefit accounts; supports audits and fiscal year-end close; and provides payroll-related reports and administrative support.

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 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.

Lead HR and payroll data migration and integration engagements across SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, and Oracle HCM. Define migration strategies, cleanse and transform legacy data, build and reconcile loads, design integrations, support testing and cutover, and establish monitoring and support processes. Communicate technical issues to HR and business stakeholders, contribute to proposals and reusable assets, and coach junior consultants. The role is remote in the UK with client-site travel as needed.

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.

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.

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.