Payroll Specialist

About the Role

My client, a London-based retail brand, is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join their team on a permanent basis. Reporting to the Payroll Manager, this role will be responsible for leading the end-to-end payroll process on a four weekly pay cycle within the payroll deadlines, and will also have opportunities to get involved in reward and benefits projects.

About You

I am looking for experience payroll specialists with an innovative and autonomous approach, with a minimum of 3 years previous payroll experience. The ideal candidate will have an adaptable approach, as well as excellent manual calculations experience and be skilled on Excel.

Key Responsibilities

• processing new starters, personal information and pay changes, to process the payroll from start to finish within the payroll deadlines
• ensuring accuracy on input regarding starters, leavers, and payment detail changes
• partnering with the reward team to process pensions and benefits
• assisting the payroll manager with month end processing
• providing regular and ad hoc reports to all relevant departments and stakeholders
• reconciliation of reports and data produced and entered for payroll
• partnering with the EMEA finance team to answer any queries and providing general ledger file for validation
• HMRC reporting including reconciliation and submission of PAYE to HMRC each month
• continuous improvement on processes

If you are looking for your next step in your payroll career, and believe you have the relevant skills and experience for this exciting opportunity, please reach out to me at j.driver@annapurnarecruitment.com ASAP.