Payroll Specialist

Location: Hybrid, with at least 2 days per week in the London office (Soho)

Salary: £35,000–£45,000 per year, plus share options

Company

hirify.global is an AI-native workforce management platform for frontline organisations, providing staffing and payroll solutions for hospitality, care, and other operationally complex sectors.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end UK payroll processing for a portfolio of standard and mid-complexity customers across multiple pay frequencies.
• Process statutory payments, court orders, holiday pay calculations, Alabaster reviews, and National Minimum Wage checks.
• Manage workplace pension auto-enrolment, contributions, reconciliations, and submissions.
• Submit and reconcile payments through BACS, Faster Payments, and SEPA, including payroll journals.
• Complete HMRC FPS and EPS filings, year-end processing, and escalation of disputed PAYE cases.
• Resolve client support queries within SLAs, attend client meetings when needed, flag product bugs, and identify process improvements.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of hands-on experience independently processing multiple UK payrolls.
• Good knowledge of UK payroll and tax compliance, including tax calculations, filing, and payment requirements.
• Strong organisation and communication skills, with the ability to manage a busy support-ticket queue.
• Comfortable using Excel, including VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and concatenation, as well as Google Suite.
• Methodical and accurate when working with high volumes, with a proactive approach to identifying issues.
• Ability to work in the London office at least 2 days per week.

Nice to have

• Experience in a payroll bureau or outsourced payroll environment.
• CIPP or equivalent qualification.
• Exposure to Irish payroll, including PAYE, PRSI, and USC.
• Confidence using AI tools in day-to-day work.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working with a London Soho office.
• Share options and pension contributions matched up to 5%.
• 35 days of annual leave, plus an additional day for each year of service.
• Comprehensive health insurance, enhanced parental leave and pay, and a salary-sacrifice childcare scheme.
• Professional development budget, CIPP study support after probation, home-office equipment budget, and an annual all-expenses-paid team retreat.
• Latest MacBook and unlimited free books.