Payroll Specialist

Harvey Nash Group; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Payroll Specialist for a six-month contract in Glasgow. Responsibilities include processing weekly and monthly payrolls, managing payroll documentation, and ensuring compliance with payroll legislation. Strong knowledge of SAP payroll is essential, and experience with payroll transformation is highly desirable. This hybrid role offers a competitive daily rate and requires a proactive approach to payroll administration.

Qualifications

• Extensive skills in UK payroll.
• Experience with payroll transformation desirable.
• Experience managing joiner and leaver administration.

Responsibilities

• Process both weekly and monthly payrolls in a timely manner.
• Accountable for Payroll system updates annually.
• Liaise with vendors on SAP support for payroll system issues.
• Check payroll work produced.
• Ensure timely transmission of payroll documentation.
• Produce payslips.
• Processing of third party payrolls accurately.
• Reconciliation of payroll results.

Skills

Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance

Proficient in SAP payroll

Proficient in MS Office

Tools

SAP

Job description

Harvey Nash are now recruiting for a Payroll Specialist, a six-month contract due to start in January 2026.

• Inside of IR35/umbrella
• £300 - £345 a day
• Hybrid working to an office in Glasgow

We require an experienced payroll administrator with extensive skills in UK payroll.

The candidate should be fully conversant with all aspects of Payroll duties, from general queries to weekly payruns, managing joiner and leaver administration and general ad-hoc payroll reporting.

Our client is on a transformation journey, if candidates have experience of payroll transformation - (such as transitioning from one payroll system to another) - this is highly desirable. Duties will include:

• To process both weekly and monthly payrolls in a timely manner.
• Accountable for Payroll system updates annually.
• Liaise with vendors on SAP support covering payroll system issues and enhancements.
• Check payroll work produced.
• To ensure that payroll documentation is transmitted on a timely basis to enable the payment of wages on time.
• Creating and amending work schedules for configuration.
• Produce payslips.
• Processing of third party payrolls accurately and in a timely manner.
• To ensure that all deadlines for completion of work are met.
• Input/retrieval of data in SAP HR (Payroll) records, including payroll calculations.
• Processing of weekly, monthly and pensions payrolls.
• Reconciliation of payroll results and payment of amounts due to Inland Revenue, Pension Funds, Court Orders, CSA etc.

Criteria:

• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance
• Proficient in SAP payroll and MS Office

  Please submit your CV for further consideration.