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Payroll Specialist - 30 hour week

London
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Mintel is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Payroll Specialist to join our UK Accounts team, replacing an existing role and supporting the accurate and timely delivery of payroll across the UK business. This role works closely with HR, Finance, and our outsourced payroll provider (ADP), ensuring payroll, benefits, and statutory obligations are processed accurately, compliantly, and on time. The role is well suited to someone who enjoys operational ownership, process improvement, and being the day-to-day payroll expert within a global organisation.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll operations

  • Act as the primary internal owner for UK payroll activities, working closely with ADP to ensure accurate and timely monthly payroll processing.
  • Prepare, review, and submit payroll input files to ADP, including starters, leavers, salary changes, bonuses, commissions, deductions, and corrections.
  • Validate ADP payroll outputs, reviewing calculations, variances, back pay, and reconciliations before final approval.
  • Maintain payroll calendars, manage re-calculations, and resolve payroll errors and warnings.

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Payroll changes & employee lifecycle

  • Manage payroll inputs for:
    • New starters and leavers (including P45s and final pay)
    • Salary changes, promotions, department and manager changes
    • Changes to working hours, temporary contracts, and secondments
    • Maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, sick leave, jury service, and KIT days
  • Ensure accurate capture of statutory pay (SMP, SPP, SSP) and pension impacts, including manual adjustments where required.

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Benefits & Deductions

  • Administer payroll-related benefits and deductions, working with HR and providers, including:
    • P11D payrolled benefits
    • Private medical insurance (including leavers and reclaiming employee contributions)
    • Dental plans and annual renewals
    • Cycle to work, season ticket loans, visa health loans, childcare vouchers
    • Holiday purchase and refunds
    • Attachments of earnings (AOEs)
  • Maintain accurate benefit records and reconcile payroll deductions to finance postings.

This role is offered as a 30-hour week contract (4 days) with 2 days, Wednesday and Thursday in the London office. Flexible start times are available.

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Skills

Payroll Processing
ADP
Statutory Pay
Benefits Administration
Payroll Reconciliation
P11D
Employee Lifecycle Management
Compliance
Process Improvement
UK Payroll Legislation

Location

London, England, United Kingdom

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