Summary: The role of Senior Payroll Officer involves supporting a Leeds-based organization in resolving historic payroll issues through hands-on management of corrections and system clean-up activities. The position requires immediate availability and collaboration with the Payroll Manager to ensure accurate payroll processing. The ideal candidate will have advanced skills in SAGE 50 and experience in payroll rollback and corrections. This is a short-term project expected to last between 3 to 6 months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Investigate and correct historic payroll discrepancies
- Perform rollbacks, re-runs, and data corrections within SAGE 50
- Work closely with the Payroll Manager to ensure accurate reconciliation
- Review, validate, and update payroll records
- Support compliance checks and audit preparation
- Ensure all fixes are documented and traceable
Key Skills:
- SAGE 50 - advanced user; able to navigate, troubleshoot, and correct historic data
- Rollback & correction experience - essential for resolving legacy payroll errors
- Ability to start immediately or on very short notice
Salary (Rate): £220.00 per day
City: Leeds
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
I am supporting a long-standing Leeds-based organisation is looking for an experienced Payroll Specialist to support a short-term project focused on resolving historic payroll issues. This is a hands-on role requiring someone who can hit the ground running, work closely with the Payroll Manager, and confidently manage corrections, rollbacks, and system clean-up activity.
Key Responsibilities
- Investigate and correct historic payroll discrepancies
- Perform rollbacks, re-runs, and data corrections within SAGE 50
- Work closely with the Payroll Manager to ensure accurate reconciliation
- Review, validate, and update payroll records
- Support compliance checks and audit preparation
- Ensure all fixes are documented and traceable
Key Requirements
- SAGE 50 - advanced user; able to navigate, troubleshoot, and correct historic data
- Rollback & correction experience - essential for resolving legacy payroll errors
- Ability to start immediately or on very short notice
If you are someone with the right level of experiene and can start as soon as possible please apply!
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