Payroll Compliance Specialist

Job description

Do you bring the technical payroll expertise and compliance mindset to ensure accurate, controlled, and compliant payroll operations? Join the ASSA ABLOY’s team in Reading, UK, and be part of a collaborative culture that empowers you to build a career you’ll be proud of. What you would do as our Payroll Compliance Specialist Reporting to the Head of Finance UK, you will act as the internal payroll compliance and technical payroll specialist for ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions, while supporting wider GS UK entities on payroll governance and compliance matters. Working closely with HR, Finance, ADP and external advisors, you will support the accurate and compliant delivery of UK payroll activities through hands-on payroll support, technical review, reconciliations, controls and payroll compliance oversight. Local HR teams will continue to manage employee lifecycle administration and core payroll inputs, while the Payroll Compliance Specialist provides payroll review, technical support and compliance oversight throughout the payroll cycle. You would also be responsable for: • 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. The skills and experience you need We are looking for someone who: • 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 What we offer We’re passionate about providing amazing opportunities and benefits, so you can continue and progress a lifelong career with us – here’s what we have to offer: • 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. We review applications regularly, so don’t wait We are building diverse, inclusive teams, and encourage applications from everyone who can see themselves working with us. Just set up your profile and apply here. To make sure your personal data is safe, we don’t look at any applications sent by email or post. If you have any questions about the role or the process, email Giulia Virde, Talent Acquisition Business Partner, at . Let’s create a safer and more open world - together! To find out more about us, visit We are the ASSA ABLOY Group Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access. As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences. #LI-WGIE