Senior Payroll Specialist

CMA Recruitment Group; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist in Portsmouth to support a new HR and payroll system. This hybrid role focuses on both operational payroll duties and project implementation, requiring strong full-cycle payroll experience and familiarity with SAP. Additional benefits include a competitive package and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working hours

9-day working fortnight

Qualifications

• Strong experience in full-cycle UK payroll operations.
• Proficient in processing payroll inputs and year-end activities.
• Comfortable with testing activities and data migration.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll inputs and validate payments.
• Resolve payroll queries including calculations and HMRC issues.
• Lead year-end payroll activities.

Skills

Experience in insourced UK payroll operations

Strong problem-solving skills

Ability to resolve complex payroll queries

Experience with SAP

Tools

SAP

Job description

Engineering Group based in Portsmouth, Hampshire, has a requirement for a Senior Payroll Specialist to undertake a 12 month fixed term contract to support the implementation of a new HR and payroll system and the resultant increase in workload.

What will the Senior Payroll Specialist role involve?
Reporting to the Payroll Manager, the position will be a split role with approximately 50% of time focused on operational payroll responsibilities with the remining time supporting the implementation project. Specific duties will include:

• Process and validate payroll inputs including new starters, leavers, statutory payments, pensions and pay adjustments;
• Resolve complex payroll queries and anomalies including gross-to-net manual calculations and HMRC queries;
• Lead year-end activities such as P60’s, P11D’s and PAYE Settlement Agreements;
• Assist in testing activities including script development, end to end testing, defect logging and resolution;
• Support data migration by validating conversion data and conducting pay comparisons.

Suitable Candidate for the Senior Payroll Specialist vacancy:

• Applicants for the position will have strong experience in full-cycle, insourced UK payroll operations and be comfortable in undertaking the hands-on, processing side of the role;
• Previous experience of working with SAP will be essential as will a demonstrable track record of successfully supporting a systems implementation.

Additional benefits and information for the role of Senior Payroll Specialist:

• The role will be offered on a hybrid working basis with the expectation that the successful applicant will attend the office 1 day a week;
• On offer is a competitive benefits package including flexible working and a 9 day working fortnight.

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