UK Payroll Specialist

Portfolio Payroll Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Portfolio Payroll Limited, Central London, is seeking an experienced UK Payroll Specialist for a 12-month temporary assignment to join a fast-paced payroll team.

You will manage end-to-end UK SAP payroll processing, ensuring accurate remuneration on each pay date and compliance with statutory requirements. The role requires hands-on experience with high-volume payrolls and strong stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Up-to-date knowledge of PAYE, NICs, and statutory payments.
• Experience processing 3000+ payrolls in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to apply current legislation to payroll functions.
• GDPR compliant and able to handle data securely.

Responsibilities

• Process UK SAP payroll and ensure accurate remuneration on pay dates.
• Oversee end-to-end payrolls for assigned periods with the UK Payroll Analyst.
• Validate tax forms, benefits, and pension requirements.
• Resolve payroll queries in a timely, professional manner.
• Collaborate with stakeholders including payroll provider and HR.
• Support payroll audits and RTI/Auto Enrolment compliance.

Skills

UK payroll

SAP knowledge

High volume payroll

Stakeholder management

Tools

SAP

Job description

We are pleased to be working with an international Media and Entertainment company based in Central London are seeking an experienced UK Payroll Specialist on a 12 months temporary basis.

This is a great opportunity to join a fast paced payroll department. You must have a proven experience from processing hands on high volumes payroll experience from start to finish along with the SAP payroll system user knowledge.

Overall purpose of the role

• To oversee and ensure accurate processing on all UK payroll related issues, ensuring that employees receive correct remuneration on the published pay dates, thereby ensuring that the Company meets its contractual obligations.
• To manage the day–to–day workload of assigned payroll in accordance with set timelines to ensure accurate delivery.
• To comply with all statutory and contractual obligations.
• Establishing internal and external stakeholder management including the payroll provider to ensure smooth operations at all times.

Responsibilities

• Processing UK SAP payroll ensuring that employees receive accurate remuneration on the published pay dates, thereby ensuring that the Company meets its contractual obligations Oversee and manage end to end payrolls specifically assigned, working with the UK Payroll Analyst at all times.
• Validate and approve T&A entries (TDS payroll specific)
• Check and validate all maternity cases, inclusive of specific benefits and pension requirements.
• Check and validate all tax forms and generic input
• Resolve all escalated payroll related queries in a professional and timely manner.
• Work with internal stakeholders on any specific payroll issues (i.e. problem solving)
• Identify any trends or risks to the payroll and introduce improved ways of working.
• To undertake input and checking of manual calculations for part month and backdated payments during the month.
• Calculate and Raise manual payments within SAP where applicable
• To calculate more complex cases of overpayments for leavers and reverse and replace final month payslip for completeness.
• To analyse the variance report providing a justification for all variances and undertake additional controls.
• Manage General Ledger functions for payroll and ensure correct data is provided to Finance Stakeholders.
• Manage relationship with Compensation and Benefits team and ensure all benefits are applied correctly.
• Process Pensions in accordance to specific scheme rules and manage stakeholder relationships.
• To actively participate in all team events such as meetings and training exercises.
• To manage and co–coordinate the shared mailboxes and ensure these are kept up to date and escal­ate / manage any complex queries.
• To assist with payroll audits and general projects as required
• To ensure that Auto Enrolment and RTI requirements are adhered to at all times.
• Ensure Enhanced Holiday Payments are processed accurately in line with legislative requirements.
• Ensure payroll compliance at all times is adhered during the monthly payroll process in SAP.
• Work with GHRO to ensure clean and accurate data held within SAP

Experience requirements

• Up to date knowledge of all payroll legislation e.g. PAYE, Court Orders, NICs, Statutory Payments and budget updates.
• Previously processed high volume (3000+) payrolls in a comparable organisation.
• Proven experience of reviewing and developing payroll procedures and policies.
• Able to apply all current legislation to their payroll function.
• Able to identify Company's areas of potential exposure to risk.
• Fully compliant with GDPR requirements
• Experience of dealing with benefits and has a good working knowledge of their impact on PAYE and NICs.
• Exposure to balance & reconciling and a general understanding of payroll reconciliations following a payroll run.
• Previous exposure to monthly and annual HMRC returns.
• To be able to deputise and provide sufficient cover in the absence of the Payroll Manager and Payroll Analyst.
• Can demonstrate a good understanding of Auto Enrolment and RTI procedures.
• SAP knowledge preferred, not mandatory

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