Payroller

BMC Recruitment Group; Chester-le-Street; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

BMC Recruitment Group is supporting a long-standing UK business to recruit an experienced Payroll Specialist who will manage the end-to-end monthly payroll for around 450 employees. This standalone role will run the payroll operation, drive compliance and shape future improvements to systems and processes.

You’ll work closely with HR and Finance, an external payroll provider, and operate on a hybrid basis after probation (office-based initially).

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll processing and UK payroll legislation.
• Ability to handle payroll queries and work with external providers.
• Experience with pensions administration and auto-enrolment.
• Excellent attention to detail and confidentiality.
• Strong stakeholder management and analytical skills.
• Proficient in Excel for payroll data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full monthly payroll cycle from data prep to reconciliation.
• Act as main payroll contact across the business.
• Ensure HMRC compliance and year-end requirements.
• Oversee P11Ds, PAYE Settlement Agreements and IR35 support.
• Administer workplace pensions and auto-enrolment submissions.
• Manage benefits including private medical insurance and company car.
• Produce payroll reports for HR, Finance and senior leaders.
• Support budgeting and forecasting with payroll data.
• Coordinate overseas tax reporting or modified payroll arrangements.

Skills

Payroll processing

UK payroll legislation

Payroll queries handling

Pensions administration

Auto-enrolment

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Stakeholder management

Excel

Payroll data analysis

Job description

I’m supporting a long standing UK business to recruit an experienced Payroll Specialist who will manage the end to end monthly payroll for c.450 employees. This is a standalone role where you’ll be trusted to run the payroll operation, drive compliance, and shape future improvements to systems and processes.

You’ll work closely with HR, Finance and an external payroll provider, ensuring payroll is accurate, timely and fully compliant. The role is office based during probation then hybrid 2 days from home.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full monthly payroll cycle, including data preparation, validation, submission and reconciliation.
• Act as the main point of contact for payroll queries across the business.
• Ensure compliance with HMRC legislation, statutory payments (SSP, SMP, SPP) and year-end requirements.
• Oversee P11Ds, PAYE Settlement Agreements and support IR35 administration.
• Administer workplace pensions, auto-enrolment and DC scheme submissions.
• Manage benefits including private medical insurance and company car allocations.
• Produce payroll, overtime and labour cost reporting for HR, Finance and senior leaders.
• Support budgeting and forecasting with accurate payroll data.
• Coordinate overseas tax reporting and modified payroll arrangements where required.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong experience in payroll processing and UK payroll legislation.
• Confident managing payroll queries and working with external providers.
• Experience with pensions administration and auto-enrolment.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisation and confidentiality.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with strong stakeholder skills.
• Excel skills and comfort analysing payroll data.