Venture Recruitment Partners
Payroll Clerk
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Payroll Specialist
Venture Recruitment Partners are working with an internationally operating manufacturing business based in Fareham in their recruitment for a Payroll Specialist on a temporary fixed-term basis. The role holder will join a team of specialists to play a key role in shaping the development and improvement of the Payroll function and delivering timely and accurate payments in a tightly regulated and scheduled environment.
Key Details:
- Location: Fareham
- Hybrid: 3 days in office, 2 at home
- Salary: £30-£33k
- Contract: 5 month FTC, possibility to extend
- ASAP start
Key Responsibilities:
- Process and deliver accurate, timely, and compliant payrolls across the UK, EMEA, and APAC regions, ensuring all payroll schedules and deadlines are met.
- Manage end-to-end payroll cycle, including new starters & leavers, statutory payments, year-end submissions, and payroll reporting activities.
- Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, payroll vendors, and external partners to resolve queries, escalations, and payroll-related issues efficiently.
- Drive continuous improvement by identifying and analysing opportunities to enhance payroll systems, processes, controls, and overall service delivery.
- Ensure payroll compliance through audits, controls testing, legislative updates, journal preparation, and adherence to country-specific payroll regulations.
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Key Requirements:
- Proven payroll experience, preferably managing multi-country payrolls within the UK and international markets.
- Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, tax regulations, year-end processes, and statutory payments, with the ability to maintain compliance.
- Experience using payroll systems, preferably ADP, alongside strong payroll accounting and reporting skills.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage high workloads, prioritise effectively, and meet strict payroll deadlines.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving abilities, with a customer-focused approach and exceptional attention to detail.
- Full or part CIPP qualification is desirable
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If this role sounds of interest to you and you are available on short notice, please do apply or get in touch at lewis.horton@vrpartners.co.uk
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We will consider all qualified applications for this position. Venture Recruitment Partners does not discriminate against disability, sex, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other status protected under the Equality Act 2010.
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