Payroll Specialist

Portfolio Payroll is working with a highly prestigious, household-name UK consumer brand based in Doncaster is seeking a talented Payroll Specialist to spearhead their end-to-end processing. The successful candidate will act as a critical link with the business, focusing on operational support and outstanding customer service.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-end payroll & pensions: Oversee the accurate, compliant, and timely processing of weekly and monthly payrolls, auto-enrolment, pensions, colleague expenses, overpayments, and employment tax.
• System management: Expertly handle day-to-day administration across payroll, expenses software, and pensions platforms, utilizing the MHR iTrent system.
• Compliance & quality assurance: Maintain full compliance with internal controls, statutory

requirements, regulatory frameworks, HMRC guidelines, and audit standards.

• Continuous improvement: Identify opportunities for standardisation, automation, and process improvement to reduce manual intervention, increase operational efficiency, and enhance the employee experience.
• Stakeholder collaboration: Act as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, partnering effectively with Finance, People, the wider business, and third-party providers to manage risk and resolve issues.
• Operational support: Provide dedicated support to the Payroll Team Leadership while ensuring strict adherence to service level agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs).

Ideal Experience

• Proven payroll background: Minimum of 3 years of practical, hands-on experience in end-to-end UK and ROI payroll and pensions processing, with a robust knowledge of payroll legislation.
• iTrent systems expertise: Demonstrated experience as an user of MHR iTrent, with additional knowledge of Microsoft, G Suite, and Standard Life platforms being highly desirable.
• Change & transformation skills: Proven experience supporting new technologies, handling systems changes, testing new functionality, and training team members.
• Strong communication & organisation: Excellent cross-functional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate with clarity and context while maintaining high integrity and professionalism.
• Professional qualifications: A professional CIPP Payroll Technician qualification or a Payroll Level 3 apprenticeship is highly desirable.

Job Details

• Salary: £36,000
• Contract: 3 month Contract
• Working Pattern: Hybrid working pattern (3 days in office based in Doncaster, 2 days working from home)
• Reporting to: Payroll Team Leader

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The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position