Payroll Partner

Oxford PharmaGenesis is looking for a Payroll Partner to join us. You will support our Payroll Manager with accurate and timely payroll delivery across our bi‑weekly and monthly cycles, partnering closely with our Finance Team and our external payroll provider. You could be based in either our Oxfordshire office or our Central Oxford office on a hybrid basis.

 You will be responsible for ensuring payroll accuracy and compliance with both legal and company requirements, identifying and resolving any payroll errors. You will maintain up‑to‑date payroll records and documentation to support audit requirements, keeping information organized and compliant with internal standards. You will run both pre‑ and post‑payroll validation checks, and prepare change reports.

In this role, you will calculate pay for new colleagues, colleagues leaving the company and any related contract changes. You will be involved in collecting, validating and inputting monthly payroll data and one‑off payments across a global workforce. In addition to processing holiday, sick, maternity and other statutory leave payments, you will ensure that all approved payments and deductions include the correct tax and national insurance contribution (NIC) calculations.

You will respond promptly to payroll queries from employees and managers, offering clear guidance and resolving issues efficiently. You will also liaise with our external payroll provider to submit data accurately and to resolve queries within required timeframes. You will support pension processes and queries, including enrolment, opt‑out processes and general pension administration.

In the Payroll Manager’s absence, you will be required to run the monthly payroll by following established procedures.

 We are looking for a talented Payroll Partner who has:

• experience of UK payroll administration. An understanding of US and/or Australian payroll procedures and colleague benefits is highly desirable
• a solid understanding of pay as you earn (PAYE), NICs, statutory payments and pensions
• strong MS Excel skills, especially reconciliations and validation checks
• exceptional attention to detail and communication skills
• the ability to work independently, maintain discretion with sensitive data and deliver to deadlines.

What if you could make a real difference to the lives of patients?   
We are an independent HealthScience consultancy, working with global healthcare organizations and pharmaceutical companies to help healthcare professionals make better decisions for patients.

What if you could grow and achieve more than you dreamt possible?  
We value eternal curiosity and provide exceptional learning opportunities to enable you to flourish.

What if you worked with over 500 exceptionally talented colleagues? 
We bring out the best in each other by empowering and supporting each other in a truly inclusive environment. 

What if your employer was socially responsible? 
We are committed to offering matched charitable fundraising, and to supporting charities that are working towards the betterment of health, society and/or people. We supported more than 40 good causes last year. 

What if you joined Oxford PharmaGenesis? You could have it all.

At Oxford PharmaGenesis, we believe that our connection to each other is one of our key strengths, and rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid working approach.  Bringing colleagues together in person up to 3 days per week helps us to build and strengthen relationships and collaborate on important work.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. This is a UK government scheme designed to encourage employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with health conditions. If you would like to find out more about the initiative, please visit this link: Disability Confident employer scheme.