Payroll Specialist

Payroll  Specialist
Location: Worcestershire - Hybrid
Salary: Up to £35,000
Contract: Full Time - Permanent 
Department: People & Culture / Finance
Reporting To: Head of People & Culture (with dotted line to Finance)

A growing organisation is seeking an experienced Payroll & Benefits Specialist to join its Shared Services team. This hands-on role is critical in ensuring the accurate, compliant and timely delivery of the full payroll lifecycle, while supporting the smooth administration of employee benefits across multiple business entities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain payroll and HR systems, ensuring complete data accuracy and integration.
• Process monthly payroll end-to-end, including salary, hourly pay, overtime, bonuses, commissions, and statutory payments.
• Ensure full compliance with UK payroll legislation, submitting all statutory reports to HMRC and other regulators on time.
• Administer year-end processes including P60s, P45s, P11Ds and P11Db documentation.
• Oversee pensions, benefits schemes, pay awards, and all related employee correspondence.
• Work closely with HR and Finance teams to manage new starters, leavers, contractual changes, and payroll reconciliations.
• Provide accurate payroll reports, analysis, and data for statutory reporting such as gender pay gap submissions.
• Resolve payroll queries and act as the internal subject-matter expert on payroll, tax, and benefits

About You:

• 3–5 years’ experience in payroll administration, ideally in a multi-entity organisation.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation (PAYE, NI, pensions, statutory payments).
• Proficiency with payroll/HR systems (Sage, ADP, or similar).
• High attention to detail, numerical accuracy and complete discretion with sensitive data.