Payroll Specialist (Hybrid) - Cardiff | Drive System Improvements

Adaptable Recruitment; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Adaptable Recruitment in Cardiff partners with a growing organisation to recruit a Payroll Specialist. This hybrid Cardiff role blends hands-on payroll processing with project work and system enhancements to improve efficiency and data quality.

You will own end-to-end payroll, ensure UK compliance, perform reconciliations, and support month-/year-end activities across multiple sites. The role offers £40,000-£55,000 plus benefits and opportunities to influence payroll systems.

Qualifications

• Significant end-to-end UK payroll experience.
• Experience processing multiple payrolls in a high-volume environment.
• Strong understanding of payroll legislation, pensions, PAYE, and payroll controls.
• Experience supporting month-end and year-end processes.
• Excellent Excel and analytical skills.
• Experience contributing to payroll or HR system implementation or upgrades is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing in a UK context with accuracy and compliance.
• Perform payroll reconciliations, variance analysis, and month-end/year-end activities.
• Respond to complex payroll queries and resolve discrepancies.
• Support payroll controls, reporting, and statutory submissions.
• Collaborate with Finance and HR to improve processes and data accuracy.
• Lead or assist payroll/HR systems enhancement projects and testing.
• Produce payroll reporting and insights for business decisions.
• Identify opportunities for automation and continuous improvement.

Skills

End-to-end UK payroll

Payroll legislation

Excel

Analytical skills

Payroll controls

Payroll system thinking

Tools

Payroll software

HR systems

Time & attendance

Job description

Adaptable Recruitment in Cardiff partners with a growing organisation to recruit a Payroll Specialist. This hybrid Cardiff role blends hands-on payroll processing with project work and system enhancements to improve efficiency and data quality.

You will own end-to-end payroll, ensure UK compliance, perform reconciliations, and support month-/year-end activities across multiple sites. The role offers £40,000-£55,000 plus benefits and opportunities to influence payroll systems.