Overview
Join Princess Yachts as a Temporary Payroll Specialist. Position: Temporary Payroll Specialist. Are you a payroll professional ready to step into a fast-paced, rewarding role with one of the world’s leading luxury yacht manufacturers? At Princess Yachts, we’re recruiting for a Temporary Payroll Specialist to join our dedicated People, Talent & Culture (PTC) team for a 3-month period.
In this pivotal position, the Payroll Specialist will process payroll for our workforce of 2,500 employees, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and top-tier service. The post holder will also play a key role in overseeing pensions, employee benefits, statutory reporting, and continuous process improvement—supporting both weekly and monthly payroll operations.
Responsibilities
* Accurately process payroll and respond to employee queries
* Manage the payroll weekly and monthly reporting obligations
* Manage pension contributions and payroll-related benefits
* Handle starters, leavers, and maintain employee records
* Completion of statutory and legal forms
* Work with external agencies including HMRC, local authorities, and unions
* Support internal audits and contribute to payroll-related projects
* Drive efficiencies and improve payroll processes
* Be a key partner to the wider People team in delivering improvement initiatives
* Liaise with solicitors regarding wage details of employees involved in accidents
* Crystal Reports management
* Manage payroll benefit-in-kind set up, including managing the healthcare scheme, and life assurance policy
* Manage monthly employee benefits and salary sacrifice schemes
* Manage reports required in relation to pension obligations
Person specification / Qualifications
* Experience in payroll, ideally in a manufacturing environment
* Payroll qualifications and project/change management experience are desirable
* Strong IT skills, especially in Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
* Proactive, detail-oriented and self-motivated
* Strong interpersonal skills; accuracy, communication, effective time management and analytical skills
* Attention to accuracy and detail
* Knowledge of Crystal Reports and payroll/pension legislation is a plus
Why Princess Yachts
* 4.5 day working week
* Employee discount at local businesses
* Perks through our local sports club partners
Application
To submit your application for this vacancy please apply via our careers page: https://princessyachts.careers.adp.com/
For further information on this position please email our team: recruitment@princessyachts.com
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