Part-Time Payroll Specialist

Three Bridges Recruitment; Stirling; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days annual leave

Sick pay up to six months

Flexitime

Employee Assistance Programme

Office-based with flexible hours

Job summary

Three Bridges Recruitment is partnering with an established Scottish business in Stirling to hire an experienced Payroll Specialist on a part-time basis. The role supports payroll for around 620 employees across weekly and monthly cycles, with a flexible 20–25 hour week.

You’ll work closely with an experienced colleague, ensure HMRC compliance, pension administration and accurate payroll reporting, while maintaining strong attention to detail in a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Strong previous payroll experience.
• Up-to-date payroll legislation knowledge.
• Good knowledge of HMRC requirements and pensions.
• Confidence dealing with calculations and payroll queries.
• Strong attention to detail and organisation.
• Experience using payroll and HR systems.
• A payroll qualification would be useful but isn’t essential.

Responsibilities

• Weekly and monthly payroll processing.
• HMRC compliance and statutory submissions.
• Pension administration.
• Payroll reconciliations and controls.
• Resolving employee queries and payroll calculations.
• Payroll reporting.
• Providing cover across the weekly payroll.
• Supporting some straightforward HR administration.

Skills

Payroll knowledge

Payroll legislation

HMRC knowledge

Payroll calculations

Payroll systems

Attention to detail

Organisation

Collaborative working

Education

Payroll qualification (useful)

Tools

Payroll software

HR systems

Job description

Three Bridges Recruitment is working with an established Scottish business in Stirling looking for an experienced Payroll Specialist to join its team on a part-time basis.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong payroll knowledge who wants to reduce their hours without stepping away from meaningful, technical payroll work.

Why work here?

This is a long-established, family-owned business with a supportive, close-knit team and a genuinely flexible approach to part-time hours.

You’ll benefit from:

• Salary around £41,500 FTE / pro rata, with flexibility for the right person
• 35 days’ annual leave
• Company sick pay – up to six months at full pay
• Flexitime
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A friendly and supportive working environment

The role is 20–25 hours across Monday to Friday. While it is office-based, there is flexibility around start and finish times, making it particularly well suited to someone looking for greater balance alongside an experienced-level payroll role.

Job

As Payroll Specialist, you’ll work alongside an experienced colleague and support payroll for around 620 employees across weekly and monthly payrolls.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Weekly and monthly payroll processing
• HMRC compliance and statutory submissions
• Pension administration
• Payroll reconciliations and controls
• Resolving employee queries and payroll calculations
• Payroll reporting
• Providing cover across the weekly payroll
• Supporting some straightforward HR administration

The payroll itself is relatively straightforward. What matters is having the knowledge to understand the legislation behind it, work through calculations confidently and recognise when something doesn’t look right.

You

As Payroll Specialist, you will bring:

• Strong previous payroll experience
• Up-to-date payroll legislation knowledge
• Good knowledge of HMRC requirements and pensions
• Confidence dealing with calculations and payroll queries
• Strong attention to detail and organisation
• Experience using payroll and HR systems
• A collaborative and approachable working style

A payroll qualification would be useful but isn’t essential. The business is open on sector background.

More important is someone who knows payroll, gets on well with people and will fit comfortably into an established team.

About the Organisation

This is an established, family-owned Scottish business.

Following a period of change, the organisation has a smaller, closely connected central team where Finance, HR and payroll work collaboratively. It is now preparing for its next stage of development, making this an interesting time to join an established business with clear plans for the future.

Interested?

At Three Bridges Recruitment, two of our values are “striving for brilliance” and “relatability”. We want every applicant to receive an excellent experience and feel confident that a role is genuinely right for them.

If you’re an experienced payroll professional looking for a part-time role that offers greater balance without taking a backward step professionally, please apply with your most up-to-date CV or contact us for a confidential discussion.