Senior Payroll Specialist

CMA Recruitment Group; Havant; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

CMA Recruitment Group is seeking a Payroll Specialist for a leading organisation in Havant. This part-time role involves managing payroll for around 1,700 employees, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, and participating in payroll systems transitions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in end-to-end payroll processing and strong analytical skills.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Managing UK payroll for approx. 1,700 employees.
• Ensuring compliance with tax, NI, pension regulations.
• Supporting year-end activities like P60, P11D.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Analytical skills

Tools

Excel

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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