Senior Payroll Specialist

www.topfinancialjobs.co.uk - Jobboard; Havant; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company in Havant is seeking a part-time Payroll Specialist to manage a complex in-house payroll for around 1,700 employees. This role involves ensuring compliance with payroll legislation, conducting payroll checks, and supporting payroll transitions, all within a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience running in-house, end-to-end UK payroll.
• In-depth understanding of payroll legislation and statutory payments.
• Confident in manual payroll calculations and secondary checks.

Responsibilities

• Processing payroll for approximately 1,700 employees.
• Providing expert guidance on payroll legislation.
• Ensuring compliance with tax, NI, pension, and statutory payments.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Analytical skills

Payroll legislation knowledge

Manual payroll calculations

Excel proficiency

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Job description

CMA is delighted to be working exclusively with a leading organisation in Havant to recruit a Payroll Specialist on a part-time, fixed-term basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of a complex, in-house payroll function within a supportive and collaborative team environment. This role is perfect for a confident payroll professional with extensive end-to-end experience who thrives in a fast-paced setting.
What will the Payroll Specialist role involve?

• Processing and managing day-to-day UK payroll for approximately 1,700 employees.
• Acting as a key point of contact for payroll queries and providing expert guidance on payroll legislation.
• Conducting secondary checks on all payroll input and managing arrears/off-cycle payments.
• Ensuring compliance with tax, NI, pension, and statutory payment regulations.
• Supporting year-end activities, including FPS, P60, P11D and PAYE Settlement Agreements.
• Playing a key role in upcoming payroll systems transitions and supporting related projects.
• Maintaining accurate employee records and reconciling payroll outputs.

Suitable Candidate for the Payroll Specialist vacancy:

• Proven experience running an in-house, end-to-end UK payroll.
• In-depth understanding of current payroll legislation and statutory payments.
• Confident in manual payroll calculations and secondary checks.
• Proficient in Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables) and ideally familiar with Oracle and/or SAP.
• High attention to detail with strong organisational and analytical skills.
• A self-starter who can work independently and collaboratively.

Additional benefits and information for the role of Payroll Specialist:

• Part-time hours working 24 hours across 3 days
• Largely remote role with occasional trips to the office for meetings

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