Seymour John
Payroll Specialist | Telford | Permanent | £35,000
Seymour John are proud to be working in partnership with a well-established and growing organisation based in Telford who are looking to recruit a Payroll Specialist to join their team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced payroll professional to take ownership of a busy payroll function, working collaboratively across HR and Finance.
The Role
You will be responsible for managing the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency across the organisation.
Key responsibilities include:
- Full end-to-end payroll processing including salary, overtime, sickness, and deductions
- Maintaining payroll systems and ensuring data accuracy across multiple platforms
- Producing and distributing payroll documentation including P45s, P60s and P11Ds
- Managing payroll records, reporting, and documentation
- Processing new starters and leavers including pro-rata calculations
- Managing holiday calculations and records for both hourly and salaried employees
- Administering pension schemes including auto-enrolment and contributions
- Handling payroll queries in a professional and timely manner
- Ensuring compliance with HMRC legislation and payroll regulations
- Supporting audits and maintaining payroll compliance documentation
- Liaising closely with internal teams including HR and Finance
- Managing agency timesheets and associated administration
- Supporting wider administrative duties linked to payroll and employee benefits
About You
- Strong background in payroll administration
- Good working knowledge of HMRC legislation and payroll compliance
- Experience managing end-to-end payroll processes
- Ideally CIPP qualified (or working towards)
- Experience with payroll systems (training provided where needed)
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
Personal Attributes
- Excellent communicator
- Professional, confidential, and approachable
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Proactive and self-motivated
- Strong team player
The Package
- Salary circa £35,000
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Enhanced company benefits package
- Additional perks available upon successful completion of probation
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