Payroll Specialist

S&W; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy firm in London is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join their Finance team. The role involves managing payroll processes, ensuring compliance, and supporting the Payroll Manager. Ideal candidates will have relevant experience, strong communication skills, and attention to detail.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Pension contribution

Generous holiday package

Fully funded training towards professional qualifications

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Eye care support

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in payroll/accounts environment.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Experience with large volumes of data.

Responsibilities

• Start to end payroll processing in NetSuite.
• Calculate SMP, SPP, SSP and ShPP or SAP entitlements.
• Produce payroll reports and assist in preparation of payroll journal.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

IT literacy

Numeracy

Education

A level with minimum grade B in GCSE Mathematics

Relevant payroll or accounting qualification

Tools

NetSuite Payroll

Word

Excel

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Company Description
At S&W, we help our clients thrive by simplifying the complex, illuminating new paths, and shaping solutions that make a difference. As one of the UK’s top 10 fastest-growing accountancy firms, we have been a trusted partner since 1881—helping businesses and individuals meet challenges and seize opportunities across generations.

Built on expertise and driven by ambition, we provide a comprehensive range of services, including tax and accountancy, advisory and assurance, corporate finance, and restructuring. We are defined by our purpose—to help navigate challenges, unlock potential, and achieve the extraordinary.

Job Description
What will you be doing?
We are seeking a talented individual to join our Finance team in London as Payroll Specialist. To assist the payroll manager in maintaining the company payroll's and pension schemes.

As Payroll Specialist, Your Responsibilities Will Include Among Others

• Start to end payroll processing in NetSuite
• Taking ownership of the monthly payroll process through NetSuite, ensuring all necessary tasks have been performed
• To calculate SMP, SPP, SSP and ShPP or SAP entitlements where necessary
• Ensuring complex payroll queries are assigned in areas of expertise and responded to effectively in a timely manner
• Ensuring information received from HR Services/Rewards/external bodies is entered correctly onto the payroll system and all paperwork is properly authorised, in line with company policy
• Supporting the Payroll Manager in implementing all aspects of payroll processing
• Providing support and assistance to the Payroll Administrator ensuring payroll is HMRC compliant
• Creating new pay elements as required and ensuring set up is accurate
• Produce payroll reports and assist in preparation of payroll journal for posting to finance
• Produce monthly payslips and annual P60 documents for all employees
• Liaise closely with Company pension scheme administrators and complete monthly uploads
• Create any new reporting or searches within NetSuite for payroll and other departments
• Subject matter expert in payroll processing and NetSuite Payroll
• To assist Management in other ad hoc projects & tasks within the department when required
• To assist in the monthly payroll reconciliations ensuring all changes are correctly authorised and implemented

Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you should

• Relevant experience in a busy payroll/accounts environment
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to prioritize and plan work activities and use time efficiently
• IT literate and numerate with the ability to analyse and work with large volumes of data
• Attention to detail is essential
• Thorough knowledge of Word & Excel is essential
• The ability to meet the expectation internally clients and suppliers through a sound understanding of their requirements, being responsive to their needs and exceeding their requirements
• Adapt to changes in the work environment, manage competing demands and is able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events
• NetSuite Payroll experience is desirable but not essential

Professional Qualifications And Education
Educated to A level with a minimum of grade B in GCSE Mathematics. Relevant payroll or accounting qualification(s) desirable but not essential.

Additional Information
As a colleague here at S&W you will have access to benefits that include

• Competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension contribution
• Hybrid working model (role dependent)
• Generous holiday package
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Shared parental leave
• Fully funded training towards professional qualifications
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Eye care support

We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At S&W we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we’re delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workplace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.

We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Human Resources

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London, England, United Kingdom 2 days ago