Payroll & Benefits Lead (12-Month FTC) - Hybrid

Digital Catapult Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Discretionary company bonus

Double-matched pension up to 10%

EAP & Financial Wellbeing advice

Life insurance 4x salary

Hybrid working 2 days in office

Gym Discounts

Cycle2Work

Health cash plan

Job summary

Digital Catapult is seeking a confident and experienced payroll and benefits specialist to join the People Team on a 12-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave. You will own monthly payroll, administer benefits, and liaise with the external payroll provider to ensure accurate processing.

You will lead salary reviews, bonuses, and promotions, and drive improvements in payroll and benefits efficiency while ensuring compliance and data integrity across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of managing or coordinating UK payroll.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, tax, pensions and statutory payments.
• Experience working with payroll providers and benefits administration.
• Excellent attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.
• Strong Excel and HR/payroll systems experience.
• Confident, collaborative, customer-focused and able to work independently or in a team.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the monthly payroll cycle, ensuring accurate and timely processing.
• Liaise with our outsourced payroll provider and validate payroll submissions.
• Manage the annual salary review, bonus and promotions cycles.
• Lead on and manage the project to implement the of Payrolling of Benefits in Kind with the payroll provider.
• Administer employee benefits, including pensions, private medical insurance and flexible benefits.
• Respond to employee payroll and benefits queries.
• Produce payroll reports, reconciliations and support internal and external audit requirements.
• Maintain accurate employee data and payroll records.
• Support compliance activities, including payroll legislation.

Skills

UK payroll

Payroll legislation

Payroll processing

Payroll provider liaison

Excel

HR/payroll systems

Data confidentiality

Tools

Payroll systems

Job description

Digital Catapult is seeking a confident and experienced payroll and benefits specialist to join the People Team on a 12-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave. You will own monthly payroll, administer benefits, and liaise with the external payroll provider to ensure accurate processing.

You will lead salary reviews, bonuses, and promotions, and drive improvements in payroll and benefits efficiency while ensuring compliance and data integrity across the organisation.