Payroll Specialist

Payroll Specialist – Interim – 20 hours per week – London – Remote/ Hybrid – up to £250 per day

Oakleaf Partnership is delighted to be exclusively partnered with a travel company, who are seeking a part time Payroll Specialist for 20 hours per week, on a 4 – 6 week interim basis. This role will have sole responsibility for coordinating UK payroll operations, alongside benefits. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a fast paced and dynamic environment, play a key role in ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll delivery. This role is on either a remote or hybrid basis, based in their London office.

The Payroll Specialist will have the following skills:

• Experience of processing end to end UK payroll
• Lead payroll process reviews, driving standardisation, automation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and third party payroll providers to implement new payroll processes and operating models.
• Coordinate payroll transition activities, including testing, parallel runs and go-live support.
• Ensure payroll compliance with local legislative requirements
• Develop and maintain payroll controls, process documentation and standard operating procedures.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with external vendors and key internal stakeholders to support service excellence.

To be considered for this role, the ideal candidate must:

• Minimum of 3 years’ hands on payroll & benefits experience across the UK.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise in a busy environment
• Analytically driven and responsible for creating innovative solutions to support the business
• Excellent communication skills

If you are interested in discussing this position in greater detail, please apply now.