Payroll Specialist

Payroll Specialist

Fareham, Hampshire

2 Year Fixed-Term Contract (FTC)

£28,000 - £33,000 + benefits

Key Skills: Accounts, VAT, Invoicing, Supplier, Month End, Transaction, excel, Payments, Purchasing, Expenses, Ordering, Query's

Brief

Payroll Specialist needed for a leading defence engineering organisation based in Fareham, Hampshire who are looking to employ an experienced and well-rounded Payroll Specialist that takes pride in their work.

The successful Payroll Specialist would desirably be educated to degree level, or equivalent professional/vocational qualification. We are seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist to support an insourced payroll with an estimate employee headcount of 1,800. Broadly, the job entails all aspects of the payroll processing life cycle from new hire to termination, with additional responsibility for year-end reporting requirements.

What the role of the Payroll Specialist entails:

Some of the main duties of the Payroll Specialist will include:

• Processing the day-to-day UK payrolls, ensuring appropriate liaison and coverage with the team.
• Working alongside the Senior Payroll Specialist to manage timely delivery of payroll deliverables and ensure all back-up is provided for checking and audit activities.
• Process both the advanced and arrears payrolls per the calendars each month.
• Checking and maintaining accuracy of employee records where appropriate for:
• Calculations of all statutory payments to include but not limited to: SMP, SAP, SSP, SHPP and SPP
• Manual calculations of gross to NET overpayments.
• Process adjustments such as reversals, returned overpayments and ad hoc payments ensuring HMRC receive the correct data by the applicable deadline.
• Carry out reconciliations such as ensuring the FPS balances to payroll results.
• Validate and action payment requests via the Payroll Sharepoint Workflow Tool such as KIT day payments, standby allowances etc.
• Carry out post payroll activities such as: Payslip printing as and when required, Produce P45s, Submission of Pension Reports to 3rd party providers
• Working with the Senior Payroll Specialist to perform year end requirements such as P60's and P11D's.
• Deal with anomalies and enquiries relating to pay.

What experience you need to be the successful Payroll Specialist:

• Experience with insourced end to end payroll.
• Ability to carry out manual payroll calculations to support validations.
• Data collation, organisation and analytical skills.
• Possesses a high level of accuracy with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines in a fast paced, complex environment.
• Interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications, particularly Excel and ability to carry out lookups/pivot table activities for analysis.

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Payroll Specialist to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

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