Purpose
We are recruiting for a Payroll & HR Associate to join the People & Culture team at an exciting period of growth. This role will play a key part in delivering accurate, compliant, and scalable payroll and benefits operations across the Group. Reporting into the Payroll & Benefits Specialist, the role will support end‑to‑end payroll and benefits activity across multiple entities, working closely with HR, Finance, and external providers. Given the pace of LYNC acquisitions, the role will operate within a fast‑moving environment, supporting onboarding of new entities and ensuring payroll, pensions, and benefits processes are aligned, robust, and compliant. The successful candidate will offer strong payroll and pensions knowledge, a solutions‑focused mindset, and the ability to operate confidently in a change‑driven environment.
This role can be performed remotely.
Responsibilities
Payroll Operations & Controls
- Support the end-to-end delivery of monthly payroll across the Group, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and adherence to agreed payroll timetables.
- Partner with HR and Finance to implement payroll changes arising from joiners, leavers, contractual amendments, and organisational change.
- Support payroll validations, reconciliations, and pre-submission checks, proactively identifying risks or inconsistencies and escalating where appropriate.
- Assist with year-end payroll activities, including P60s, P11Ds (where applicable), and audit readiness.
Pensions & Benefits Administration
- Support the operation of multiple pension schemes across different legal entities, ensuring compliance with auto-enrolment and regulatory requirements.
- Assist with the assessment, onboarding, and ongoing management of pension membership across the workforce.
- Liaise with pension providers and internal stakeholders to resolve discrepancies, interpret scheme rules, and support scheme changes.
- Support benefits administration across the Group, including accurate enrolment, amendments, and governance.
Multi-Entity & Acquisition Support
- Support payroll and benefits integration for newly acquired entities, ensuring alignment with Group standards while recognising local requirements.
- Assist with data validation, process mapping, and transition activity as part of acquisitions or organisational change.
- Support documentation, review, and refinement of payroll and pensions processes to ensure scalability as the Group continues to grow.
Payroll Systems, Data & Reporting
- Maintain strong data integrity across payroll and HR systems to support accurate reporting and clear audit trails.
- Produce and support payroll-related reporting for HR, Finance, and external stakeholders.
- Identify process inefficiencies or system improvements and contribute ideas to enhance payroll and benefits delivery.
Stakeholder Support & Advisory
- Act as a knowledgeable point of contact for payroll, pensions, and benefits queries, providing clear and professional guidance to colleagues.
- Support the Payroll & Benefits Specialist with complex queries, investigations, and escalations.
- Ensure all activity and advice aligns with UK legislation, internal controls, and governance