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UK Payroll and Benefits Project Specialist, London

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Banking

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

16179_1753951698

Job Views:

5

Posted:

31.07.2025

Expiry Date:

14.09.2025

Job Description:

Our client, an asset manager, is recruiting for a UK Payroll & Benefits Project Specialist to join their team on a 6-month contract basis. This role supports the implementation of a new UK benefits platform and involves both BAU payroll and project work.

The role can be based in Edinburgh or London, with required in-office presence 1-2 days per week.

Skills/Experience:

• Proven UK payroll experience, ideally within a large organisation (Financial Services preferred).
• Experience with Workday Payroll.
• Analytical mindset with problem-solving and data interpretation skills.
• Effective communicator with cross-functional collaboration experience (e.g., HR, Finance).
• Skilled in payroll systems, HRIS, and Microsoft Office Suite.

Core Responsibilities:

• Act as the key link between the payroll team and the benefits platform project, ensuring seamless integration and process alignment.
• Support delivery of accurate, timely payroll benefits processing, including reconciliations and reporting.
• Collaborate with benefits teams and vendors to design and embed end-to-end payroll processes for the new platform.
• Manage payroll and benefits-related escalations, ensuring prompt resolution.
• Ensure compliance with all UK payroll legislation and benefits-related regulations.
• Apply best practices and support ongoing improvements to payroll operations and documentation (SOPs).
• Perform data analysis and quality checks to ensure payroll accuracy and integrity.
• Contribute to global payroll reporting and support delivery against internal performance metrics.

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and welcomes applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status, or pregnancy.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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Core-Asset Consulting provides recruitment services to the asset management, finance, legal, and wider financial services sectors in Scotland.