Salary: Competitive
Hours: 37.5 per week, Mon - Fri
Location: Crawley, West Sussex – three days per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 11th December 2025
In a nutshell
Were looking for a Payroll Specialist to join our amazing people team, you will be responsible for the effective delivery of the end-to-end payroll support services, overseeing data entry, the accurate processing of payroll and the timely production of post-payroll reports to Finance.
This role focuses on reviewing time and attendance data with the team on a periodic basis, supervising the processing of both regular and off-cycle payroll, distribution of payments, processing of payroll accounting and reconciliation, processing of quarterly, semi-annual and year-end activities. In addition to providing solutions to specific queries related to payroll across the business to enhance our internal customer experience whilst promoting self-service capabilities that are available.
So if you have strong knowledge of payroll processes and statutory regulations, and have experience in providing personable yet efficient payroll support, and you would like to be on this exciting journey with us, we would love to hear from you!
Day to day
- Process the companys payroll every pay period, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Support departments with data input related to payroll.
- Assist Payroll Seniors with administrative tasks and global payroll processing.
- Gather, calculate, and input data to maintain payroll processing.
- Compute employee take-home pay based on time records, benefits, and taxes.
- Calculate deductions, overtime, bonuses, allowances, and special payments.
- Manually adjust SMP, SSP, pay rates, and other miscellaneous adjustments.
- Deduct the correct amount of pension contributions, income tax, and National Insurance.
- Generate reports, create P45s, and submit EPS and FPS to HMRC in accordance with RTI regulations.
- Prepare relevant information, reports, data, and forms related to employment.
- Collaborate with Finance to reconcile and post the Payroll GL File
- In addition to the above, we are looking for our successful candidate to demonstrate the following:
- Experience with Oracle Fusion or a professional payroll or accounting qualification (CIPP, AAT) is desirable.
- Strong knowledge of payroll processes and statutory regulations.
- Proven experience in providing remote, efficient payroll support through various channels.
- Strong numerical skills with a keen attention to detail, prioritization and organization.
- Experience of maintaining confidentiality, discretion, and professionalism at all times
- Evidence of providing clear analysis and warm, personal customer service, collaboration with stakeholders to capture, identify, feedback trends to improve payroll processes to enhance employee satisfaction.
Be yourself – Our differences make us stronger
Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. So that everyone at Virgin Atlantic can be themselves and know they belong.
To make your journey with us accessible and individual to you, we encourage you to let us know if you’d like a little extra help with your application, or if you have any individual requirements at any stage along your recruitment journey. We are here to support you, so please reach out to our team (recruitmentfly.virgin.com), feeling confident that we’ve got your individual considerations covered.
Additional information
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