Payroll Specialist

Alexander Lloyd; Weybridge; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work 1 day in office

Immediate start

Job summary

Alexander Lloyd is seeking a Specialist Payroll Officer for a hybrid role in Weybridge. The position involves end-to-end payroll management, resolving complex queries, and ensuring compliance across PAYE, NI, pensions and statutory payments.

You will collaborate with HR and Finance to produce payroll reports and drive process improvements. The role supports a busy payroll team with immediate start and a temporary contract of up to 6 months, requiring a proactive problem-solver who can deliver

Qualifications

• Strong end-to-end payroll experience.
• Excellent knowledge of PAYE, NI, pensions and statutory payments.
• Experience resolving complex payroll issues.
• Payroll reconciliations and reporting experience.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Excellent stakeholder and customer service skills.
• Payroll systems experience, ideally within a larger or complex environment.

Responsibilities

• Managing end-to-end payroll activities
• Investigating and resolving complex payroll queries and discrepancies
• Completing payroll reconciliations, audits and compliance checks
• Supporting PAYE, pensions, statutory payments and HMRC-related processes
• Producing payroll reports and management information
• Working closely with HR, Finance and key stakeholders
• Identifying opportunities to improve payroll processes and efficiency
• Supporting colleagues with technical payroll knowledge and best practice

Skills

End-to-end payroll

PAYE expertise

NI knowledge

Pensions understanding

Statutory payments

Analytical skills

Stakeholder communication

Payroll systems

Tools

Payroll systems

Job description

Specialist Payroll Officer | Hybrid | Weybridge, 1 day per week office

Payroll Specialist looking for your next contract?

We're looking for a technically strong payroll professional who enjoys getting stuck into complex payroll queries, reconciliations, compliance and process improvement.

This is not just a payroll processing role. You'll be a key member of the payroll team, supporting complex payroll matters, identifying issues, improving processes and ensuring employees receive an exceptional service.

What you'll be doing:

• Managing end-to-end payroll activities
• Investigating and resolving complex payroll queries and discrepancies
• Completing payroll reconciliations, audits and compliance checks
• Supporting PAYE, pensions, statutory payments and HMRC-related processes
• Producing payroll reports and management information
• Working closely with HR, Finance and key stakeholders
• Identifying opportunities to improve payroll processes and efficiency
• Supporting colleagues with technical payroll knowledge and best practice

We're keen to speak with people who have:

• Strong end-to-end payroll experience
• Excellent knowledge of PAYE, NI, pensions and statutory payments
• Experience resolving complex payroll issues
• Payroll reconciliations and reporting experience
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
• Excellent stakeholder and customer service skills
• Payroll systems experience, ideally within a larger or complex environment

What's on offer:

Temporary assignment up to 6 months

Hybrid working ONLY 1 day per week in the office after training (Weybridge)

Immediate start

Opportunity to join a busy, supportive payroll team

Interesting and varied workload

If you're a payroll professional who enjoys solving problems rather than simply processing payroll, I'd love to hear from you.