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Tata Consultancy Services

Payroll Specialist

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Birmingham, United kingdom

Freelance

09-12-2025

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Leadership Go Workday Training Agile Recruitment

Job Specifications

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Role: Payroll Specialist

Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom

Contract: Fixed Term Contract (12 Months)

Mode of Working: Hybrid

Are you looking to leverage your skills in Payroll?

We have a great opportunity for you – Payroll Specialist!

Careers at TCS: It means more

TCS is a purpose-led transformation company, built on belief. We do not just help businesses to transform through technology. We support them in making a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve - our clients include some of the biggest brands in the UK and worldwide. For you, it means more to make an impact that matters, through challenging projects which demand ambitious innovation and thought leadership.

Build strong relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.
Gain access to endless learning opportunities.
Work closely with the range of teams within the business to bring products to life.

The Role

As a Payroll Specialist, you will be responsible for managing a good customer relationship and being agile working with the distributed team across locations.

Your responsibilities:

Sound knowledge of statutory compliances of UK payroll
Should know how to calculate Tax, NI, Pensions in UK
Should be familiar with year start/Year end activities of UK payroll
Should have experience in handling voice and email query of client/Customer
Should have end to end experience in processing salary changes and various life cycle of employee pay component.

Your Profile

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

SME or go to person for UK Payroll queries
Should have end-to-end knowledge of Payroll i.e. graduate to employee and joiner to leaver
Knowledge and experience in processing payroll in Workday
Processing various requests in relation to pension, leaves and taxes.
Producing various payroll reports for various stakeholders.
Taking active role in year Start/End activities as well as UAT/UVT as per requirement
Providing training to new joiners in UK Payroll
Auditing cases processed by the team
Guiding the team in resolving various complex queries
Establishes standards and procedures for handling employee questions, transactions and administration of human resource programs
Coordinates services with the human resource information systems, human resource program managers and technology specialists
Decisions are typically related to schedule, plans and daily operations. Performs escalated or more complex work of a similar nature
Supervises a group of support associates, coordinates and provides day-to-day oversight to associates
Holds team members accountable for following established policies
Ensure policies and procedures are followed and Zero noncompliance across the engagement
Ensure the Service Levels are met consistently
Ensure data privacy requirements are followed with upmost focus
Maintains and improves quality results by adhering to standards and guidelines; recommending improved procedures
Should have experience in working with a distributed located team or offshore team

Rewards & Benefits

TCS is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.

We offer health & wellness initiatives and sports events; we are the proud sponsor of the London Marathon.

Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing

Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010 and the UK Human Rights Act 1998.

We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer an interview to applicants with disabilities or long-term conditions who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please email us at UKI.recruitment@tcs.com if you would like to opt in.

If you are an applicant who needs any adjustments to the application process or interview, please contact us at UKI.recruitment@tcs.com with the subject line: “Adjustment Request” or call TCS London Office 02031552100 / +44 204 520 2575 to request an adjustment. We welcome requests prior to you completing the application and at any stage of the recruitment process.

Next Steps:

Application Process (optional)

Online application: You can apply directly through LinkedIn/ by uploading your CV. In case you wish to submit your application via another format like audio/video, please, contact - UKI.recruitment@tcs.com

About the Company

Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, consulting and business solutions organization that has been partnering with many of the world's largest businesses in their transformation journeys for over 56 years. Our consulting-led, cognitive powered, portfolio of business, technology and engineering services and solutions is delivered through our unique Location Independent Agile(tm) delivery model, recognized as a benchmark of excellence in software development. A part of the Tata group, India's largest multinational busi... Know more