A great opportunity has opened for an experienced Payroll Specialist to join a fast‑paced People Services team on a 12‑month FTC. If you thrive in a busy environment and enjoy delivering accurate,pliant payroll at scale, this role will suit you perfectly.
The RoleYou’ll play a key part in delivering a high‑quality payroll service for a workforce of 3,000+ colleagues, ensuring accuracy,pliance and a smooth colleague experience. Your responsibilities will include:
1. End‑to‑end payroll processing, including salary, pension and benefit GL reconciliations
2. Acting as the payroll SME for technical queries and escalations
3. Managing monthly payroll cycles, HMRC submissions, year‑end activity (P60s, P11Ds) and third‑party reporting
4. Providing timely, expert responses to payroll and pension queries
About YouYou’ll bring strong experience in end‑to‑end payroll, ideally within a large,plex organisation. You’ll also have:
5. Excellent knowledge of payroll legislation, HMRC requirements and pensions
6. A track record of managing high‑volume payroll (ideally 3,000+ employees)
7. Strong attention to detail and the ability to spot process improvements
8. Confidence advising colleagues and People Leaders as a payroll SME
9. CIPP membership or working towards it (or equivalent experience)
The role offers hybrid working with 1 day per week required in Bradford.