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Our client, based in Cambridge, is looking for a Payroll Specialist. This is a full time role, on a fixed term contract until the end November 2025. This is a hybrid role with 2 days based in the Cambridge office (Wednesday plus one other), 3 days working from home. The role would be covering 'business as usual’ while our client integrates a new payroll system.
As a payroll specialist you'll be working within the team to manage in-house UK and EMEA payroll functions and ensuring that all payroll and HR information is processed securely. You'll liaise with external payroll providers and key internal stakeholders on all areas of renumeration, ensuring timely and accurate processing and reporting of payroll across assigned countries.
Responsibilities will include:
- Responsible for the timely and accurate delivery of employee pay and benefits within UK and assigned EMEA countries
- Performing all monthly payroll entries into payroll systems and updating reports, ensuring accuracy of salary, bonus, or commission payments
- Accurately submitting the monthly RTI returns to HMRC
- Working closely with HR and Commissions teams to ensure adjustments are processed accurately and on time
- Maintaining and developing relationships with local providers for assigned payrolls
- Providing advice and guidance to employees and stakeholders regarding your payroll regions
- Supporting with the preparation and delivery of key information for external audits
- Providing support with the preparation and reporting of annual P11D and PSA returns.
Candidates will need to have the following skills and experience:
We are looking for a candidate with experience of leading UK payroll in a large organization. This candidate ideally would come with CIPP level 4/ level 5 and with advanced knowledge of Excel. Experience using Sage 50 Payroll and/or Workday would be beneficial. You'll also be:
- Enthusiastic, reliable, and self-confident, with an excellent telephone manner
- Confident in addressing and escalating matters with colleagues in order to resolve underlying issues
- Effective with communication with finance and non-finance staff, collaborative, proactive and able to tackle both new and routine tasks.
