Payroll Specialist

Northern Powergrid; Shiremoor; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 10%

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Job summary

Northern Powergrid is recruiting a Payroll Specialist to deliver accurate, compliant payroll services and ensure colleagues are paid correctly and on time. You will work with HR, Finance and the wider business to provide a high-quality payroll service.

You will process payroll, maintain records, handle calculations and adjustments, resolve queries and support year-end activities while ensuring compliance with UK payroll legislation and HMRC requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll administration and delivery.
• Strong understanding of UK payroll processes and legislation.
• Experience processing payroll and resolving payroll-related queries.
• Excellent numerical accuracy.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Proficiency in payroll systems and Microsoft Excel.
• Proactive approach to continuous improvement and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll accurately and on time.
• Maintain payroll records and up-to-date employee data.
• Support payroll administration, calculations and adjustments.
• Investigate and resolve payroll queries promptly.
• Complete payroll validation, reconciliation and audit checks.
• Ensure compliance with payroll legislation, HMRC and policies.
• Produce payroll reports and support payroll analysis.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to provide payroll support.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes and service delivery.
• Support year-end payroll activities and statutory reporting.

Skills

Payroll knowledge

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Communication

Stakeholder management

Tools

Payroll systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

We're looking for a Payroll Specialist to support the delivery of an accurate, efficient and compliant payroll service while helping to ensure colleagues are paid correctly and on time.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong payroll knowledge who enjoys working closely with colleagues across HR, Finance and the wider business to provide a high-quality payroll service.

The role

Working closely with Payroll, HR and Finance teams, you'll play a key role in supporting the day-to-day delivery of payroll operations.

You'll be responsible for:

• Processing payroll accurately and in line with agreed deadlines.
• Maintaining payroll records and ensuring employee data is up to date.
• Supporting payroll administration, calculations and adjustments.
• Investigating and resolving payroll queries in a timely manner.
• Completing payroll validation, reconciliation and audit checks.
• Ensuring compliance with payroll legislation, HMRC requirements and company policies.
• Producing payroll reports and supporting payroll-related analysis.
• Working closely with internal stakeholders to provide payroll support and guidance.
• Identifying opportunities to improve payroll processes and service delivery.
• Supporting year-end payroll activities and statutory reporting requirements.

About you

We're interested in hearing from individuals with experience in payroll administration and delivery.

You may currently be working as:

• Payroll Specialist
• Payroll Officer
• Payroll Administrator
• Senior Payroll Administrator
• Payroll Coordinator
• Payroll Analyst

You'll ideally have:

• Experience working within a payroll function.
• Strong understanding of UK payroll processes and legislation.
• Experience processing payroll and resolving payroll-related queries.
• Strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in payroll systems and Microsoft Excel.
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement and excellent customer service.

Along with a competitive salary of £35,000 - £45,000 (depending on experience), we also offer:

• Bonus potential of up to 10%
• 25 days holiday rising with service, plus bank holidays

This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of payroll activities and play an important part in delivering a reliable, compliant and colleague-focused payroll service.

Applicants are considered on the basis of their suitability for the post irrespective of sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender re-assignment, race, age or disability, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.