We are looking for a Payroll Specialist to join a Pharmaceutical & healthcare company based in Warwick (CV34)
Hybrid role – 2 days in the office, work from home 3 days per week
Salary £42,000 per annum
Monday to Friday 09:00 – 17:00
35 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
11 Month Fixed term contract
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Onsite parking, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and access to Discount & Offers Platform.
Do you have strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and proven experience in payroll and pensions?
As a Payroll Specialist, you’ll be responsible for running payroll end-to-end, managing pensions (including Auto-Enrolment), and ensuring accuracy, compliance, and data integrity. You’ll support system implementations, perform reconciliations, and provide reporting to key stakeholders across HR, Payroll, and Finance.
You will also get involved with a project to implement a new HR & Payroll platform moving from Itrent to Dayforce, working with stakeholders you will lead parallel runs, reconcile payroll and pension data between systems, perform UAT testing, and validate calculations to ensure accuracy and compliance.
Ideally you will be an experienced Payroll Specialist, with advanced Excel skills and the ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues.
Payroll Specialist: Key responsibilities
Analyse, reconcile, and validate payroll and pension data to ensure compliance.
Run payrolls end-to-end, including pensions administration.
Perform audits and reconciliations, resolving discrepancies.
Support system upgrades, implementations, and UAT testing.
Develop reports, dashboards, and KPIs to track payroll performance.
Collaborate with HR, Finance, and IT to streamline data flows.
Stay updated with HMRC regulations and payroll legislation.
PLEASE APPLY ONLINE TODAY and a member of the team will be in touch
Would also suit: Payroll analyst, Payroll Specialist, Payroll Officer, Pension Administrator, Payroll Systems Analyst
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy