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Payroll Specialist (FTC)

London
money-bag Negotiable
Posted 2 days ago

Title: Payroll Specialist (Short-Term Contract)

Location: London, hybrid working available

Rate: Competitive day rate

Our client, a leading EV Charging Infrastructure group headquartered in London with nationwide operations, is seeking a Payroll Specialist to support the finance and HR functions on a short-term contract. This is a pivotal role, focused on enhancing payroll reporting, automation, and compliance processes.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement a complete HR payroll reporting structure, from base pay through to full company cost (monthly and cumulative), including month-on-month comparative and gap analysis.
  • Incorporate additional costs into reporting, such as pensions, benefits, company car schemes, and salary sacrifice arrangements.
  • Produce payroll journals for accounting and ensure seamless integration with reporting outputs.
  • Develop models in Excel/Power BI to automate monthly reporting and payroll journals.
  • Work with existing payroll data to deliver accurate monthly and year-to-date reports, as well as supporting payroll journals.
  • Identify and implement process improvements arising from payroll analysis and reporting.
  • Deliver training and documentation (SOPs) to ensure business users are confident in using the finalised reporting structure and tools.

Role Requirements:

  • Proven experience as a UK payroll specialist, with strong technical knowledge of PAYE, NI, pensions, and employer contributions.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel, with the ability to model payroll from base pay to net pay and total employer cost.
  • Experience using HR payroll systems in the UK market (ideally Payfit).
  • Skilled in producing payroll journals for accounting purposes.
  • Familiarity with HR payroll system implementation is an advantage.
  • Strong working knowledge of Power BI for automation and reporting.
  • Professional accreditation such as CIPP or advanced payroll/accounting certification is highly desirable.

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