ADP Payroll Specialist
mintel Open London Mid-level Payroll
At a glance
Mid-level Payroll role at mintel. London · no salary stated · we estimate £32,000–£51,482 across the United Kingdom.
Estimated pay
mintel has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
£32,000 – £51,482
What the middle half of mid-level payroll roles in the United Kingdom paid, among postings that did state a salary.
Worked out from 16 postings that stated pay, median £37,750. Last updated Oct 22, 2026.
RolePayroll
SeniorityMid-level
LocationLondon
PostedAug 3, 2026
Role brief
hrroles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Prepare and send ADP the monthly changes for starters, leavers, pay, bonuses, commissions, deductions and corrections
- Check ADP’s payroll results, including calculations, variances, back pay and reconciliations, before approving them
- Keep the payroll calendar up to date, coordinate recalculations and resolve processing errors or warnings
- Apply employee lifecycle changes, statutory leave and pay, and related pension adjustments in payroll
- Run payroll benefits and deductions, maintain benefit records and match deductions to finance postings
What you bring
- You bring experience handling payroll operations and reviewing payroll calculations, adjustments and reconciliations
- You can manage employee pay changes, statutory pay and pension effects accurately
- You have experience administering payroll benefits and deductions and reconciling them with finance records
Who this fits
This role suits someone who wants day-to-day ownership of UK payroll and to improve processes. You’ll work with HR, Finance and ADP as the internal payroll specialist.
From the employer
Mintel is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Payroll Specialist to join our UK Accounts team, replacing an existing role and supporting the accurate and timely delivery of payroll across the UK business. This role works closely with HR, Finance, and our outsourced payroll provider (ADP), ensuring payroll, benefits, and statutory obligations are processed accurately, compliantly, and on time. The role is well suited to someone who enjoys operational ownership, process improvement, and being the day‑to‑day payroll expert within a global organisation.
Key responsibilities
Payroll operations
- Act as the primary internal owner for UK payroll activities, working closely with ADP to ensure accurate and timely monthly payroll processing.
- Prepare, review, and submit payroll input files to ADP, including starters, leavers, salary changes, bonuses, commissions, deductions, and corrections.
- Validate ADP payroll outputs, reviewing calculations, variances, back pay, and reconciliations before final approval.
- Maintain payroll calendars, manage re-calculations, and resolve payroll errors and warnings.
- Manage payroll inputs for:
- New starters and leavers (including P45s and final pay)
- Salary changes, promotions, department and manager changes
- Changes to working hours, temporary contracts, and secondments
- Maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, sick leave, jury service, and KIT days
- Ensure accurate capture of statutory pay (SMP, SPP, SSP) and pension impacts, including manual adjustments where required.
- Administer payroll-related benefits and deductions, working with HR and providers, including:
- P11D payrolled benefits
- Private medical insurance (including leavers and reclaiming employee contributions)
- Dental plans and annual renewals
- Cycle to work, season ticket loans, visa health loans, childcare vouchers
- Holiday purchase and refunds
- Attachments of earnings (AOEs)
- Maintain accurate benefit records and reconcile payroll deductions to finance postings.
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