Payroll Specialist

Distinct Consultancy Group; Broughton; Hybrid; GBP 40.000 - 45.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

10% Annual Bonus

33 days annual leave

Hybrid work

Flexible hours

Salary sacrifice electric vehicle

Free parking

Career progression

Zusammenfassung

Distinct Consultancy Group is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee payroll across the UK, Germany and USA. You will coordinate payroll inputs, liaise with external providers, and ensure timely, accurate payroll processing with strong controls in place.

The role reports to the Finance Director and offers hybrid working, flexible hours, a 10% bonus, and clear progression opportunities within a growing business.

Qualifikationen

• Practical experience preparing and checking payroll inputs and outputs.
• Strong working knowledge of UK payroll processes and changes.
• Experience with external payroll bureau or managed payroll provider.
• High level of accuracy with detailed employee, rota and pay information.
• Strong Excel skills: lookups, SUMIFS, PivotTables.
• Ability to reconcile payroll outputs to source information.
• Strong organisation and deadline management across monthly cycles.
• Experience coordinating payroll across multiple countries is a plus.
• Sage50 experience is beneficial.

Aufgaben

• Own and maintain the payroll timetable across the UK, Germany and USA.
• Issue templates and instructions to stores and managers; chase submissions.
• Collate and validate rotas, timesheets, hours, changes, bonuses, holidays.
• Prepare UK, German and US payroll journals for posting.
• Maintain payroll control accounts and schedules.
• Reconcile gross-to-net outputs and deductions.
• Prepare input files for payroll providers or systems.
• Review outputs before final sign-off by Finance.
• Coordinate payroll queries from staff and managers.
• Maintain records of inputs, amendments and outputs.
• Coordinate starters, leavers and pay changes post-authorization.
• Support holiday entitlement and holiday-pay calculations.

Kenntnisse

Payroll coordination

UK payroll processes

Excel skills

Attention to detail

Deadline management

Organisation

Communication skills

Tools

Sage50

Jobbeschreibung

Finance Manager - £40,000-£45,000 + 10% Annual Bonus + 33 Days Holiday + Flexible Hours + Hybrid Working + Career Progression in Growing Business!

The Company

We are working with a market leader who are experiencing significant growth. They have some exciting future growth plans and are looking to add a Payroll Specialist to their team.

The Role

Reporting to the Finance Director, the Payroll Specialist will be the internal owner of payroll coordination across the UK, Germany and USA. The role will gather, validate and submit payroll information, work with external payroll providers and ADP, review payroll outputs, resolve queries and ensure payroll-related accounting and controls are completed accurately and on time

Key Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the payroll timetable, cut-off dates and submission process across the UK, Germany and USA.
• Issue payroll templates and instructions to stores and managers, and follow up outstanding or incomplete submissions.
• Collate and validate rotas, timesheets, variable hours, starters, leavers, salary changes, contracted-hours changes, bonuses, holiday information and other payroll inputs.
• Prepare UK, German and US payroll journals for posting into the relevant finance models and accounting records.
• Maintain payroll control accounts and supporting balance-sheet schedules.
• Reconcile gross-to-net payroll outputs, payroll payments and relevant deductions or control balances
• Prepare accurate, controlled gross-pay input files for submission to the relevant payroll provider or system.
• Review draft payroll outputs against approved inputs before final sign-off by the appropriate Finance approver.
• Coordinate payroll queries from employees, store managers and other internal stakeholders.
• Maintain clear records of payroll inputs, amendments, approvals and final outputs.
• Coordinate starter, leaver and contractual pay changes once appropriately authorised.
• Support holiday entitlement and holiday-pay calculations where required.
• Respond to payslip, My ePay Window and other employee payroll queries
• Coordinate and review staff expense submissions.

What We Are Looking For

The Payroll Specialist will be a meticulous individual with excellent attention to detail and experience of working within a fast-paced organisation. Ideally you will be/have:

• Practical experience in a payroll role, with responsibility for preparing and checking payroll inputs and outputs.
• Strong working knowledge of UK payroll processes and common payroll changes, including starters, leavers, variable hours, salary changes, holiday pay and bonuses.
• Experience working with an external payroll bureau or managed payroll provider.
• High level of accuracy and confidence working with detailed employee, rota and pay information.
• Strong Excel skills, including confidence using lookups, SUMIFS, PivotTables and structured data checks.
• Ability to reconcile payroll outputs to source information and investigate discrepancies.
• Strong organisation and deadline management across recurring monthly and twice-monthly cycles
• Experience coordinating payroll across more than one country or legal entity would be beneficial but not essential.
• Experience of Sage50 would be beneficial but not essential.

What is On Offer

The Payroll Specialist will receive a competitive salary of £(phone number removed). In addition, you will joining a growing business with career opportunities and benefit from:

• 10% Annual Bonus
• 33 days annual leave
• Hybrid Work (2 days from home post probation (3 months))
• Flexible hours
• Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme
• Free parking
• Career progression in a growing business