Payroll Specialist
Location: Worcestershire : Hybrid
Salary: Up to GBP 35,000
Contract:Full Time : Permanent
Department: People and Culture / Finance
Reporting To: Head of People and Culture (with dotted line to Finance)
A growing organisation is seeking an experienced Payroll and Benefits Specialist to join its Shared Services team. This hands:on role is critical in ensuring the accurate, compliant and timely delivery of the full payroll lifecycle, while supporting the smooth administration of employee benefits across multiple business entities.
Key Responsibilities:
: Manage and maintain payroll and HR systems, ensuring complete data accuracy and integration.
: Process monthly payroll end:to:end, including salary, hourly pay, overtime, bonuses, commissions, and statutory payments.
: Ensure full compliance with UK payroll legislation, submitting all statutory reports to HMRC and other regulators on time.
: Administer year:end processes including P60s, P45s, P11Ds and P11Db documentation.
: Oversee pensions, benefits schemes, pay awards, and all related employee correspondence.
: Work closely with HR and Finance teams to manage new starters, leavers, contractual changes, and payroll reconciliations.
: Provide accurate payroll reports, analysis, and data for statutory reporting such as gender pay gap submissions.
: Resolve payroll queries and act as the internal subject:matter expert on payroll, tax, and benefits
About You:
: 3:5 years' experience in payroll administration, ideally in a multi:entity organisation.
: Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation (PAYE, NI, pensions, statutory payments).
: Proficiency with payroll/HR systems (Sage, ADP, or similar).
: High attention to detail, numerical accuracy and complete discretion with sensitive data.