Payroll Specialist

Interim Payroll Specialist

Contract: 4-6 months | Full-time (37 hours) | Hybrid working
Rate: £18 - £25 per hour (dependent on experience)

We are supporting a UK-based organisation undergoing a significant period of change and restructuring. As part of this transition, they are seeking an experienced Interim Payroll Specialist to provide dedicated support on a large-scale redundancy programme.

This is a project-focused role, not a business-as-usual replacement, and will play a critical part in ensuring complex payroll and statutory calculations are delivered accurately, compliantly, and on time during a high-volume period.

Initial onboarding will be on-site, moving to a hybrid model (approximately 3 days on-site / 2 remote).

Key Responsibilities

• Support payroll processing to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time.
• Take the lead on payroll activity relating to a large-scale redundancy programme, including:
• Statutory and contractual redundancy calculations
• Severance payments
• Tax treatment and legislative compliance
• Provide additional support to the Payroll Coordinator as required.
• Manage intercompany payroll recharges, ensuring accurate cost allocation.
• Ensure compliance with tax legislation, pension schemes, and statutory deductions.
• Prepare and submit payroll reports to Finance and HR.
• Respond to employee queries relating to pay, deductions, and benefits with professionalism and discretion.
• Collaborate closely with HR and Finance to ensure data accuracy and alignment.
• Ensure eligible employees are enrolled in the company pension scheme.
• Produce and collate payroll data for monthly, annual, and insurance-related reporting.
• Provide payroll data for Life Insurance, Private Health Insurance, and P11Ds.
• Support ad-hoc reporting, including Gender Pay Gap, overtime, and man-hours reporting.

Essential Criteria

• Proven experience managing payroll during redundancy programmes.
• Strong experience with intercompany recharges and cost allocation.
• Excellent working knowledge of UK payroll legislation and statutory payments.
• Hands-on experience with payroll systems, specifically ADP - desirable not essential.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and remain calm under pressure.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with payroll data.
• Highly organised with excellent time-management skills.
• Able to handle sensitive and confidential information with integrity and discretion.

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