Payroll Specialist

<p>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, compliant payroll at scale, this role will suit you perfectly.</p> <p><br />The RoleYou'll play a key part in delivering a high-quality payroll service for a workforce of 3,000&#43; colleagues, ensuring accuracy, compliance and a smooth colleague experience. Your responsibilities will include:</p> <ul> <li>End-to-end payroll processing, including salary, pension and benefit GL reconciliations</li><li>Acting as the payroll SME for technical queries and escalations</li><li>Managing monthly payroll cycles, HMRC submissions, year-end activity (P60s, P11Ds) and third-party reporting</li><li>Completing statutory tasks including FPS submissions, auto-enrolment duties and pension uploads</li><li>Providing timely, expert responses to payroll and pension queries</li></ul> <p><br /><br />About YouYou'll bring strong experience in end-to-end payroll, ideally within a large, complex organisation. You'll also have:</p> <ul> <li>Excellent knowledge of payroll legislation, HMRC requirements and pensions</li><li>A track record of managing high-volume payroll (ideally 3,000&#43; employees)</li><li>Strong attention to detail and the ability to spot process improvements</li><li>Confidence advising colleagues and People Leaders as a payroll SME</li><li>CIPP membership or working towards it (or equivalent experience)</li></ul> <p>The role offers hybrid working with 1 day per week required in Bradford. </p> <p><br /><strong>What you need to do now</strong><br /><br />If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.<br />If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.</p> <p>Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&amp;C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk</p>