As a Payroll Specialist, you'll oversee the day-to-day administration of multiple monthly payrolls, ensuring timely processing within specified deadlines.
Job Title: Payroll Specialist
Location: Swindon- Office based role
Type: Guaranteed temp-perm
Reporting to: HR Operations Manage
Salary: £26,000 to £30,000 depending on qualification and experience
Hours: Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week
Principle Accountabilities:
- Process new hires, terminations, absences, statutory leave, and payments.
- Reconcile fixed pay instructions, including basic salary changes and pay uplifts.
- Handle tax code change notifications.
- Conduct monthly auto-enrolment pensions assessments.
- Manage all payroll administration, including Real Time Information (RTI) submission reports to HMRC.
- Prepare nominal link reports for finance to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Provide first-line support for payroll-related queries.
- Perform end-of-year processing and reconciliations, including RTI submissions, issuing P60s, and P11ds.
- Develop efficient payroll processes.
- Foster positive working relationships across departments and keep them informed of relevant updates.
- Stay current with best practices and industry standards, collaborating with the HR Operations Manager to enhance processes.
Qualifications:
- 1-2 years of experience in a busy payroll function.
- L3 payroll technician qualification.
- Familiarity with Sage 50 payroll (desirable).
- Proficiency in manual calculations when needed.
- Strong numeracy and literacy skills with keen attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and within a team, meeting deadlines.
- Excellent organizational skills and multitasking abilities.
- Comfort managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- A team player with a flexible, proactive attitude.
- Demonstrated sense of ownership, responsibility, and accountability.
- What We Offer:
Benefits:
- Private Medical Insurance.
- Life Assurance (4x salary).
- Access to health and wellbeing initiatives.
- Contributory pension scheme (up to 5% match after probation).
- Colleague assistance program (Health Assured) supporting workforce wellbeing.
- 22 days of holiday entitlement (plus bank holidays), increasing with service length.
- Discounts on eyewear and hearing products after qualifying period.
If you have over a years payroll experience and can start ASAP, apply today for more information!