Payroll Specialist – High-Volume Manufacturing (CIPP Support)

Portfolio Group (Canada); Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

CIPP study support

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Progression opportunities

Collaborative payroll team

Job summary

Portfolio Payroll are supporting a leading manufacturing business in Shrewsbury by appointing a Payroll Specialist to own weekly and monthly payrolls for ~3,000 employees. You will report to the Payroll Manager and ensure accuracy, compliance, and excellent service in a fast-paced setting.

You will handle end-to-end payroll processing, RTI submissions, year-end tasks, and data reconciliations while supporting audits and process improvements across sites.

Qualifications

• Experience in a high-volume payroll environment with accurate processing.
• Strong numerical accuracy and attention to detail.
• Confident communicator able to handle queries at all levels.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven setting.
• Knowledge of weekly payroll cycles is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end payroll for weekly and monthly cycles.
• Accurate input and validation of starters, leavers, changes and absences.
• Manage high-volume data uploads and reconciliations.
• Process statutory deductions, RTI submissions and year-end tasks.
• Respond to employee payroll queries with professionalism.
• Support audits, reporting and compliance checks.
• Contribute to process improvements and system optimisation.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance and site operations.

Skills

High-volume payroll

Attention to detail

Communication

Deadline driven

Weekly/monthly payroll knowledge

Job description

Portfolio Payroll are supporting a leading manufacturing business in Shrewsbury by appointing a Payroll Specialist to own weekly and monthly payrolls for ~3,000 employees. You will report to the Payroll Manager and ensure accuracy, compliance, and excellent service in a fast-paced setting.

You will handle end-to-end payroll processing, RTI submissions, year-end tasks, and data reconciliations while supporting audits and process improvements across sites.