Payroll Specialist

i2i Recruitment Consultancy; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment consultancy is seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist in Cheltenham to efficiently manage end-to-end payroll processing for clients. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of payroll experience, a strong understanding of UK payroll legislation, and impressive manual calculation skills. This role offers benefits such as flexi-time, generous annual leave, and clear opportunities for progression.

Benefits

Direct application bonus

Flexi-time

Generous annual leave

Enhanced pension contribution

On-site parking

Clear opportunities for progression

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of payroll experience.
• Excellent knowledge of UK payroll legislation.
• Strong manual calculation skills.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Processing payrolls from start to finish with accuracy.
• Ensuring payrolls are submitted to meet BACS deadlines.
• Managing statutory payments like SSP, SMP, and SPP.
• Maintaining accurate payroll records.
• Ensuring compliance with legislation and automatic enrolment.
• Supporting a collaborative, high-performing team.

Skills

Payroll experience

Knowledge of UK payroll legislation

Manual calculation skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Education

CIPP qualification or in progress

Tools

Sage

BrightPay

Job description

Payroll Specialist Cheltenham (£27,000-£30,000k)

Long list of benefits! PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU WILL NEED YOUR OWN TRANSPORT TO ACCESS MY CLIENTS’ OFFICES

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Payroll person to join a growing and supportive payroll team. This role is perfect for someone who enjoys working in a fast‑paced environment, managing a varied client portfolio, and delivering accurate, compliant payrolls. You’ll take ownership of end‑to‑end payroll processing, ensure statutory requirements are met, and provide excellent service to clients and internal stakeholders.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Processing payrolls from start to finish with accuracy and efficiency
• Ensuring all payrolls are completed and submitted to meet BACS deadlines
• Managing statutory payments (SSP, SMP, SPP, SAP, Shared Parental Leave)
• Maintaining accurate payroll records and checklists
• Ensuring compliance with legislation and automatic enrolment
• Supporting a collaborative, high‑performing team

Must Haves

• Minimum 2 years of payroll experience
• Excellent knowledge of UK payroll legislation
• Strong manual calculation skills
• High attention to detail and strong organisational skills

Nice to Haves

• Experience in a payroll bureau or accountancy environment
• Familiarity with payroll software (e.g., Sage, BrightPay, etc.)
• CIPP qualification or working toward it
• Experience handling client portfolios

What’s on Offer

• Direct application bonus
• Flexi‑time and generous annual leave
• Enhanced pension contribution
• On‑site parking
• Clear opportunities for progression

Our mission of ‘Making Recruitment Personal’ also means making recruitment fair.

As a result, we are committed to reviewing every application with a sense of diversity and inclusion. We strive to personally connect with each applicant, but due to current circumstances, this is not always possible. If you haven’t received a response within 5 working days, please understand that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

For immediate consideration send your CV to Cat at i2i Recruitment today...