Payroll Specialist

Key Details

• Location: Fareham
• Hybrid: 3 days in office, 2 at home
• Salary: £30-£33k
• Contract: 5 month FTC, possibility to extend
• ASAP start

Key Responsibilities

• Process and deliver accurate, timely, and compliant payrolls across the UK, EMEA, and APAC regions, ensuring all payroll schedules and deadlines are met.
• Manage end-to-end payroll cycle, including new starters & leavers, statutory payments, year-end submissions, and payroll reporting activities.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, payroll vendors, and external partners to resolve queries, escalations, and payroll-related issues efficiently.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying and analysing opportunities to enhance payroll systems, processes, controls, and overall service delivery.
• Ensure payroll compliance through audits, controls testing, legislative updates, journal preparation, and adherence to country-specific payroll regulations.

Key Requirements

• Proven payroll experience, preferably managing multi-country payrolls within the UK and international markets.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, tax regulations, year-end processes, and statutory payments, with the ability to maintain compliance.
• Experience using payroll systems, preferably ADP, alongside strong payroll accounting and reporting skills.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage high workloads, prioritise effectively, and meet strict payroll deadlines.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving abilities, with a customer-focused approach and exceptional attention to detail.
• Full or part CIPP qualification is desirable