Senior Payroll Specialist

A well-established and highly regarded growing professional services business in Newcastle is looking to bring an experienced Senior Payroll Specialist into its team. This is a hands-on role with real variety — you''ll be working across a broad client base, dealing with everything from straightforward weekly payrolls to more involved monthly cycles, with plenty of scope to put your expertise to use.

If you enjoy being the person clients turn to for answers — and the person colleagues lean on for guidance — this is a role worth a closer look.

What you''ll be doing:

• Running full payroll cycles end-to-end (both weekly and monthly) for a varied portfolio of clients, ranging from SMEs through to larger, more complex businesses
• Managing pension schemes across multiple providers — from initial setup through to ongoing administration, ensuring contributions and submissions are accurate and on time
• Acting as the trusted first point of contact for clients, offering practical payroll advice and building long-term working relationships
• Handling the more technical side of the role — reconciliations, manual calculations and resolving queries that need a sharper eye
• Supporting the development of junior team members, sharing your know-how and helping them grow into their roles

• Solid background in payroll
• Strong working knowledge of current UK payroll legislation, HMRC processes and auto-enrolment
• Confident with manual calculations and able to spot and resolve discrepancies quickly
• Experience with leading payroll software (Sage, BrightPay, IRIS or similar)
• Comfortable managing your own workload and working to tight deadlines
• Excellent communication skills — you''ll be liaising with clients regularly

• Salary up to £37,000 depending on experience
• A supportive, sociable team within a well-established Newcastle business
• Genuine variety of work and exposure to a wide range of businesses
• Clear scope for progression and ongoing professional development