Payroll Specialist

Salary: £39,600 – £48,000 per year

This is an excellent opportunity for a Payroll Specialist with SAP experience to join a team of 2 in Milton Keynes for a UK wide business trading in Engineering. The role will suit someone who has strong knowledge of owning in house end to end Payroll and is up for a challenge of managing different Payroll functions across the UK.

Client Details

My client is a large commercial business with a strong brand and market leading presence. They operate within the Oil and Gas industry. The role and the payroll team is based at their offices here in Milton Keynes. My client is looking for an experienced Payroll Specialist who can come in and develop the payroll function through propper execution of payroll administration, to improve processes and ensure that the payroll function runs smoothly on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.

Description

The role for the aspiring Payroll Specialist includes a variety of duties including:

Effective management of the company payrolls
Compiles, prepares, processes and inputs payroll information to produce timely and accurate payments
Manage the end-to-end weekly, monthly and year-end payroll process in a timely and accurate manner over multiple locations across the UK
Resolution of escalated payroll queries and issues, working with and acting as the main point of contact for all related 3rd parties
Development and improvement of payroll procedures, processes and systems
Team supervision and leadership skills
Awareness of changes to current payroll legislation in order to advise the business on necessary changes
Ad hoc projects and payroll administrationProfile

The successful Payroll Specialist will ideally have a proven background in the management of a large payroll function across multiple sites. You will have a strong technical payroll knowledge that can be applied in order to resolve escalated payroll queries and advise on current and new payroll legislation. You must also have the ability to engage directly with sites and key stakeholders, with the ability to influence and build solid relationships with multiple levels across the business.

The ideal candidate will be experience is using SAP HR/Payroll software as well as having worked in a similar role for a minimum of 2 years. Due to the exciting complexity of this role, it will suit a candidate who is well organised and able to execute payrolls timely and properly.

Job Offer

An above market salary is on offer as well as a generous package including the option of hybrid working, pension and a great bonus scheme.