Senior Payroll Specialst

CMA Recruitment Group; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in England seeks a Senior Payroll Specialist for a 12-month contract in Portsmouth. You will manage payroll processes, resolve complex queries, and support HR system implementation. Applicants must have strong UK payroll experience and SAP knowledge. The role offers hybrid working and a competitive benefits package, including flexible working and a 9-day working fortnight.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Flexible working

9-day working fortnight

Qualifications

• Strong experience in UK payroll operations.
• Proven track record in supporting systems implementation.
• Comfortable with payroll processing tasks.

Responsibilities

• Process and validate payroll inputs.
• Resolve complex payroll queries.
• Lead year-end payroll activities.
• Assist in testing and validation activities.
• Support data migration and pay comparisons.

Skills

Full-cycle payroll operations

SAP

Hands-on payroll processing

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• 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 P60s, P11Ds 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

• 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

• 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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