Payroll Supervisor

Reading - UK

Yearly Salary: £ 35000 - 40000

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Orka Financial is recruiting for a Payroll Supervisor join their clients finance team based in Reading. The role is responsible for managing the end-to-end UK payroll process ensuring accurate and timely payroll delivery while remaining fully compliant with UK legislation. This is a hands-on role combining day-to-day payroll processing with supervision of a small payroll team.

Key Responsibilities

Oversee and actively process end-to-end UK payroll including:
Starters leavers and changes
Overtime allowances bonuses and deductions
Ensure full compliance with UK payroll legislation including PAYE NI pensions (auto-enrolment) and statutory payments
Supervise support and coach a small payroll team ensuring workloads are managed effectively
Review and approve payroll outputs reconciliations and variance checks
Act as the main escalation point for complex payroll queries from employees and stakeholders
Pension files and statutory reports
Year-end processes including P60s and P11Ds
Maintain payroll controls documentation and procedures
Liaise with HMRC pension providers and third-party payroll vendors as required
Support payroll audits and internal reviews

Skills & Experience

Proven experience supervising or senior-level experience in UK payroll
Strong hands-on experience with full end-to-end payroll processing
In-depth knowledge of UK payroll legislation (PAYE NI pensions statutory payments)
Experience managing or mentoring a small payroll team

Desirable Experience