HR Payroll Supervisor UK

This is a hybrid role. Upon agreement between you and your supervisor, you are entitled to a flexible arrangement where you will be able to split your time between working from the office and working remotely.

Fresenius Medical Care core values:

Fresenius Medical Care is a people business. Our success depends on having the best and brightest employees, and helping them attain their personal and professional goals while delivering excellence in patient care and business results. Our employees embody our culture which is based on core values supporting our promise to improve the quality of life of every patient every day. These core values are: We Care. We Connect. We Commit. 

Your responsibilities:

• Act as SME for UK payroll processes, legislation, and payroll compliance

• Ensure accurate and timely payroll processing in cooperation with vendors and internal stakeholders

• Support payroll year-end activities, statutory reporting, reconciliations, and HMRC-related processes

• Investigate and resolve complex payroll issues including overpayments, underpayments, SSP, pensions, retro calculations, and tax queries

• Review payroll outputs, perform reconciliations, and ensure strong payroll controls and data accuracy

• Monitor payroll integrations, interfaces, file uploads, validations, and resolve system-related issues

• Identify operational risks, recurring payroll issues, and drive continuous process improvements

• Collaborate closely with HR, Finance, Time & Attendance, and payroll providers including SD Worx

• Support payroll accounting activities including accruals, journal validation, costing, and month-end processes

• Provide payroll data and documentation for audits, compliance reviews, and reporting purposes

• Manage payroll escalations professionally while maintaining strong customer focus

• Support and coordinate a small payroll operations team, ensuring adherence to SLAs, controls, and quality standards

• Prepare payroll reports, operational analyses, and reconciliations using advanced Excel skills

Our requirements:

• Strong experience in in-house UK payroll operations

• Experience in a Senior Payroll Specialist or Payroll Supervisor role

• Hands-on experience with SD Worx payroll systems

• Good understanding of payroll processes, including HMRC, pensions, statutory payments, and compliance

• Experience with payroll integrations, interfaces, and data validation

• Understanding of payroll accounting, reconciliations, accruals, and Finance collaboration

• Advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables, data analysis)

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment

• High attention to detail, ownership, and risk awareness

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

• Confidentiality and professionalism in handling sensitive data

Our offer:

• Flexible working hours (start between 6:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.)

• Hybrid working mode (min. 1 day per week in the office)

• Private medical care in LuxMed,

• PZU life Insurance (voluntary insurance)

• Unlimited international travel Insurance (with a global range)

• Benefits System platform (120 points / month for multisport card, cinema tickets, online shopping etc.)

• Language courses reimbursement (up to 70% of course reimbursement)

• Studies reimbursement (up to 50% of study reimbursement)

• Work abroad possibility (up to 30 days / year)

• Recommendation programme (2000 PLN or 2500 PLN for successful recommendation)

• Holiday allowance (up to 800 PLN / year)

• Childcare refund (up to 900 PLN / year)

• Glasses and contact lenses reimbursement (500 PLN per year)

• Occasional gifts (e.g. 1st year anniversary gift)

• Office team building activities and events