UK Payroll Team Lead / SME

Location: Bangalore
Experience: 5–7 Years
Band: BPO 3 / 4
Shift: UK Business Hours
Work Mode: To be confirmed
Education: Relevant graduation preferred
Exclusion: Ex-TCS employees are not eligible

Job Overview

We are hiring an experienced UK Payroll Team Lead / SME to manage and support end-to-end UK payroll operations. The role requires strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, PAYE, National Insurance, HMRC submissions, statutory payments and workplace pensions, along with the ability to handle complex payroll issues, guide team members and ensure accurate and timely payroll delivery.

Key Responsibilities

1. Manage and support end-to-end UK payroll processing, ensuring accurate and timely salary delivery.

2. Handle PAYE, National Insurance, RTI, tax codes, statutory payments and HMRC submissions, including FPS and EPS.

3. Perform payroll reconciliations, audits, variance analysis, general ledger reconciliations and payroll corrections.

4. Coordinate team activities, allocate workloads, conduct quality checks and provide technical guidance and coaching.

5. Support year-end payroll activities, including P60, P11D and P11D(b), while driving process improvements and automation.

Mandatory Requirements

• 5–7 years of relevant UK Payroll experience.

• Strong knowledge of PAYE, National Insurance, RTI and UK payroll legislation.

• Hands-on experience in end-to-end UK payroll processing.

• Knowledge of HMRC submissions, FPS, EPS and statutory payments.

• Experience in payroll reconciliations, audits and complex payroll cases.

• Previous experience in team coordination, quality checks or technical guidance.

• Experience with Workday Payroll or similar payroll systems.

• Strong MS Excel, analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Willingness to work UK business hours.

• Ex-TCS employees are not eligible.

Preferred Qualifications

• CIPP certification or equivalent UK payroll qualification.

• Workplace pensions and automatic enrolment experience.

• Multi-entity or high-volume UK payroll exposure.

• Payroll transformation, automation, system implementation or UAT experience.

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