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Payroll Lead - UK and Ireland

Bristol, England; Crawley, England; Frimley, England Job ID JR2025485079 Category Finance Role Type Onsite Post Date Nov. 18, 2025 Security Clearance Required
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Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

The UK & Ireland Payroll Lead is the subject matter expert responsible for the end-to-end delivery of accurate and timely payroll for all UK employees. This role ensures compliance with statutory requirements, internal controls, and company policies, while providing expert guidance on all payroll-related matters. The Payroll Lead acts as owner of the payroll process and drives outcomes, solves problems, and improves delivery through effective management of payroll providers, internal stakeholders, and support teams while focusing on process improvement and elevation of employees’ experience.

Core Roles and Responsibilities

Ownership and Delivery

  • Leads execution of payrolls for UK & Ireland as assigned to ensure accurate and timely payroll processes
  • Maintains clear ownership of all payroll processes, controls, and governance frameworks
  • Puts systems and tools in place to effectively manage accurate payroll processing and issue management in ServiceNow
  • Develops and utilizes metrics to drive operational excellence, continuous improvement and standardization across payroll operations and systems
  • Ensures robust payroll process documentation and training for internal and external teams
  • Facilitates the resolution of issues. Engages with CloudPay and TCS representatives to align on features, integrations and issue resolutions (pre and post payroll)
  • Analyzes and helps interpret complex policies and payroll per in country regulatory requirements

Leadership and Stakeholder Management

  • Leads with a focus on employee education and customer service
  • Leads, coaches, and develops payroll team members & delivery partners to ensure strong performance, accuracy, and compliance.
  • Teams with other Boeing organizations (e.g. Human Resources, Compensation and Benefits, Business Support Managers in region) to address and support cross-organizational payroll process
  • Manages relationships with external payroll vendors, auditors, and HMRC, ensuring service levels and compliance are maintained.
  • Partners with Finance on payroll accounting, reconciliations, and reporting.

Compliance and Controls

  • Ensures payroll operations are fully compliant with UK & Ireland tax legislation, statutory reporting, and data protection requirements.
  • Ensures and maintains compliance, by improving internal controls, guidelines to regulatory requirements
  • Proactively identifies risks, issues, and improvement opportunities, and implement corrective actions where required.
  • Facilitates decisions and makes recommendations regarding emerging regulatory issues with key partners including HR, Tax, and legal.

Continuous Improvement

  • Leads initiatives to optimize payroll processes through automation, system enhancements, and improved data integrity.
  • Monitors payroll performance metrics and drive service excellence.
  • Stays current with changes in UK payroll legislation and assess impacts on payroll operations.

Competencies

  • Should have strong understanding and knowledge of UK and Ireland payroll requirements including tax regulations, HMRC requirements
  • Prior experience with payroll platforms and vendor relationships including CloudPay, WorkDay and ServiceNow
  • Understanding of pre payroll requirements, exception scenarios and ability to analyze and troubleshoot post payroll discrepancies
  • Exceptional attention to detail, analytical ability, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to understand the big picture and the inter-relationships of all positions and activities in the different HR, Payroll, Timekeeping & Attendance systems, and process including the impact of changes in one area on another area
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence across HR, Finance, and external providers
  • Demonstrated experience leading others — directly or through vendors & shared service teams — to deliver high-quality outcomes
  • Ability to see and understand the inter-relationships between components of systems and plans, anticipate future events, and apply the principles of systems thinking to accelerate performance

Behavioral Attributes

  • Ensure Positive Employee Experience
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Build Positive Relationships 
  • Business and Strategic Acumen
  • Digital Literacy
  • Global Perspective
  • Team Management

The Boeing benefits package goes above and beyond, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being. Here’s a snapshot of what we offer:

  • Competitive salary and annual incentive plans
  • Continuous learning - you’ll develop the approach and skills to navigate whatever comes next
  • Success as defined by you - we’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way
  • An inclusive culture - you’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs
  • Excellent Adoption and Parental leave options
  • 23 days plus UK public holidays and a Winter Break between Christmas and New Year
  • Pension Plan with up to 10% employer contribution
  • Company paid BUPA Medical Plan
  • Short Term Sickness: 100% pay for the first 26 weeks
  • Long Term Sickness: 66.67% of annual salary from 27th week
  • 6x annual salary life insurance
  • Learning Together Programme to support your on-going personal and career development
  • Access to Boeing’s Well Being Programs, tool and incentives

Work Authorisation: This requisition is for a locally hired position in the UK. Candidates must have current legal authorisation to work immediately in the United Kingdom. Boeing will not attempt to obtain Immigration and labour sponsorship for any applicants. Benefits and pay are determined at the local level and are not part of Boeing U.S. based payroll

Relocation: This position does not offer relocation. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense


Applications for this position will be accepted until Dec. 02, 2025


Export Control Requirements: This is not an Export Control position.

Relocation

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Security Clearance

This position requires the ability to obtain a BPSS clearance.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

Not a Shift Worker (United Kingdom)


Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.

We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world’s most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.

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  • Industry-leading tuition assistance program pays your institution directly.
  • Resources and opportunities to grow your career.
  • Up to $10,000 match when you support your favorite nonprofit organizations.
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