Remote UK Payroll Compliance Lead Job in UK Xero

Who you are

• Strong knowledge of UK payroll rules, regulations and practices
• Experience personally processing payroll for a UK small business either in-house, as an accountant/bookkeeper, or a payroll specialist
• Expertise in employment and payroll related rules and regulations, including UK income tax, national insurance legislation and workplace pension rules
• Understanding of pensions and HR
• Strong communication, presentational, organisational and analytical skills
• Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills
• Experience using multiple UK payroll software products
• Working knowledge of Real Time Information (RTI), faster payments/BACS, auto-enrolment, Payroll Journals, various Pension providers, salary sacrifice and benefits & expenses
• Experience managing a payroll team and CIPP qualification (or similar) desired
• Experience working as part of a technology team and using tools such as Jira, Confluence and Miro is desired

Desirables

• Experience managing a payroll team
• CIPP qualification
• Exposure to multiple industries
• Previous experience of Xero
• Experience working in a technology team

What the job involves

• The UK Payroll Compliance Specialist will bring extensive subject matter expertise to Xero’s payroll product and technology team.
• The successful candidate will navigate intricate rules and regulations as well as UK best practice.
• You will collaborate with product people, designers, engineers and others to continually improve the user experience as part of agile iterations.
• Champion payroll compliance with internal stakeholders and guide the team with your in-depth knowledge.
• Immerse yourself in our product development process, communicate with government and industry bodies and act as the primary monitor of upcoming changes to the UK employment landscape.