Direct Medics Healthcare Recruitment
Payroll Specialist
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About Direct Medics
Last year, we were proud to celebrate our 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of placing healthcare professionals in locum roles across both the public and private sectors in the UK and Ireland. Our long-standing reputation speaks to the trust and reliability we’ve built within the healthcare sector.
The Role
Direct Medics is seeking an experienced high-energy Payroll Specialist to join our Payroll Team. Unlike standard corporate payroll, you will manage a high-volume, weekly payroll for a diverse workforce of Doctors, Nurses, and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs).
Responsibilities
Complex Pay & Compliance
- Manage high-volume weekly payroll for temporary and "Bank" staff.
- Process complex pay elements including unsocial hours, weekend enhancements and on-call allowances.
- Ensure strict adherence to Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) in the UK and the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act in Ireland.
- Holiday payments and tracking
- Statutory payments and deductions
- Pension calculations and reporting
- Reconciliation of payroll for month-end reports
- Providing advice on tax, NI, SMP, pensions and other payroll matters
- Monthly expenses checking and processing
- Responding to payroll and expense enquiries
- Keeping up to date with payroll legislation
- Oversee UK IR35 assessments for locum doctors and contractors to ensure correct tax treatment (Inside vs. Outside IR35).
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Essential Requirements
- Minimum 3 years processing payroll in a high-volume environment.
- Strong knowledge of cloud-based payroll solutions
- Strong grasp of UK PAYE/RTI systems, with specific knowledge of Umbrella Company compliance and "Off-payroll" working rules.
- Proven ability to process payroll for 500+ temporary workers weekly with high accuracy.
Desirable Requirements
- ROI Payroll Experience
- Exceptional attention to detail and organisational skills.
- Effective communication skills, capable of conveying complex financial information clearly and concisely.
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What We Offer
- 32 days Annual leave (including 10 days bank holidays).
- Length of service increase (3, 5, 7 years resulting in an additional 6 days Annual Leave)
- Additional day of annual leave on your birthday.
- Health Cash Plan & Private Health Insurance
- Generous Maternity Pay
- Death in Service Benefit (4 times salary)
- Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution.
- Training and development programs
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Discounted gym membership
- Subsidised parking
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