Payroll Specialist in Warwick

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Location: Warwick / 3 days on site

Contract Type: 6 months contract with scope to extend

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a detail-oriented and reliable Payroll Advisor to join a growing payroll team within a large UK-based organisation. This role will suit an experienced payroll professional with both in-house and/or bureau payroll experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment delivering accurate and compliant payroll services. You will play a key role in the end-to-end processing of multiple monthly payrolls, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time while maintaining compliance with all payroll legislation, internal controls, and company policies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Payroll Processing
  • Support the end-to-end processing of multiple monthly payrolls for approximately 2,000+ employees
  • Ensure payroll deadlines are met accurately and efficiently
  • Process statutory payments, deductions, and adjustments in line with current legislation
• Systems & Data Management
  • Manage and validate payroll data across payroll and HR systems
  • Identify, investigate, and resolve discrepancies between payroll and HR platforms
  • Accurately input and maintain payroll-related employee data including absences, additional payments, and deductions
• Compliance & Year-End Activities
  • Ensure payroll processes remain compliant with HMRC regulations and company policies
  • Support year-end payroll activities including: P60s, P11Ds, RTI submissions, FPS/EPS reporting, Internal and external audits
• Pensions & Benefits
  • Process pension and benefits updates within payroll systems
  • Reconcile pension and benefit deductions
  • Prepare third-party payment schedules and reporting
• Reporting & Reconciliations
  • Produce payroll reports and reconciliations for internal stakeholders
  • Assist with payroll analysis and audit requests as required
• Query Resolution
  • Investigate and resolve payroll queries from employees and stakeholders
  • Deliver a high standard of customer service while working within agreed SLAs
• Continuous Improvement
  • Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes and efficiencies
  • Contribute to process enhancements and team best practices
• Collaboration & Communication
  • Work collaboratively with HR, Finance, and wider business teams
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, providing clear and accurate information

About You

You are passionate about payroll and take pride in delivering accurate work with exceptional attention to detail. You enjoy working in a collaborative environment and are confident managing multiple priorities while maintaining high service standards. You will have strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation and experience handling complex payroll processes within a busy payroll environment.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Experience processing end-to-end payroll
• Strong understanding of HMRC payroll legislation including: RTI, FPS & EPS, PAYE, Tax & National Insurance, Statutory payments and taxable benefits
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise workloads and meet strict deadlines
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Desirable

• CIPP qualification (or working towards)
• Experience using ADP GlobalView
• Experience using SAP SuccessFactors
• Previous bureau payroll experience
• Experience working within large or complex payroll environments