Senior Payroll Administrator

Company: ASOS
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you ensure accurate, compliant, and timely payroll across multiple countries and act as a key escalation point for the team. You will deputise for the team leader during absence, train the payroll group, and drive process improvements within a fast-paced, global environment. You’ll collaborate with PX, Finance, Treasury, and Legal to keep employee data and inputs correct, while supporting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. You will help scale payroll operations to support ASOS as a leading online fashion destination.

Pay / Benefits

  • ASOS employee discount
  • employee sample sales
  • 25 days annual leave plus extra day
  • private medical care
  • personalised learning opportunities
  • fixed annual payment

Responsibilities

  • Manage end-to-end in-house payroll processing for multiple countries, ensuring on-time and compliant payroll runs
  • Serve as escalation point for day-to-day payroll queries and support the team leader during leave
  • Train the wider PX team to promote best practices and reduce errors
  • Identify and implement payroll system improvements and automation opportunities
  • Coordinate with Tech to implement payroll changes into the system
  • Collaborate with PX, Finance, Treasury and Legal to ensure accurate data and inputs
  • Support Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategies within the payroll function
  • Maintain high standards of customer service in payroll operations

Key requirements

  • Proven in-house payroll experience with end-to-end cycle ownership
  • Experience with UK and/or international payrolls in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong understanding of payroll legislation, tax, pensions, and compliance
  • Experience leading, coaching, and developing a payroll team
  • Excellent attention to detail and numerical/analytical skills
  • Collaborative mindset with ability to work with cross-functional teams
  • attention to detail
  • problem-solving mindset
  • team leadership and coaching
  • Workday
  • end-to-end payroll processing
  • payroll legislation and compliance

Posted: September 18th, 2026