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Payroll Specialist
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About The Company
Robert Half is a globally recognized professional staffing and consulting firm that specializes in placing highly skilled professionals across various industries. With decades of experience, Robert Half prides itself on connecting talented individuals with leading organizations to foster growth, innovation, and success. The company values diversity, inclusion, and integrity, ensuring a positive and collaborative environment for both clients and employees. Operating in multiple countries, Robert Half offers a wide range of opportunities in finance, accounting, technology, administrative, and creative fields, making it a trusted partner for career development and workforce solutions.
About The Role
Our client, a prominent media company based in London, is seeking an immediate, temporary Payroll Specialist to join their dynamic team for a period of 12 months. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in managing end-to-end payroll processes, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery. This position offers an excellent opportunity to work within a fast-paced environment, supporting the organization’s payroll operations and maintaining strong relationships with internal teams and external agencies. The role requires a proactive individual with a solid background in payroll administration, preferably with experience using ADP payroll systems.
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Qualifications
- At least 3+ years of experience in payroll processing
- Strong understanding of payroll systems and compliance requirements
- Experience working with ADP is highly desirable
- Familiarity with statutory and enhanced leave calculations such as maternity, paternity, and shared leave
- Must be immediately available or available with a one-week notice period
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work under tight deadlines
Responsibilities
- Collate all monthly payroll data from various systems within specified deadlines to ensure accurate and timely data entry.
- Review and verify daily interface transactions to maintain data integrity.
- Process and calculate payments for new joiners, leavers, and adhoc payroll adjustments.
- Calculate and process statutory and enhanced leave entitlements, including maternity, paternity, and shared leave.
- Ensure payrolls are processed, checked, and approved in accordance with audit standards and SBOX requirements.
- Address and resolve payroll-related queries by liaising with the nominated agency contact promptly.
- Complete the RTI (Real Time Information) submissions and generate necessary reports for compliance.
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with external agencies to deliver exceptional payroll services.
- Coordinate with internal and external auditors during payroll data audits and reviews.
- Collaborate closely with the UK HRIS team to support reporting requirements and system updates.
- Conduct monthly auto-enrolment checks using AME compliance software to ensure adherence to pension regulations.
- Upload new joiner data and payment files for pension contributions through Aviva, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
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Benefits
- Competitive pro-rata salary ranging from £40,000 to £45,000, depending on experience
- Hybrid working model, providing flexibility between remote and on-site work
- Opportunity to gain valuable experience within a leading media organization
- Develop your payroll expertise in a supportive environment
- Additional benefits may include paid holidays, access to training resources, and the potential for future opportunities within the organization.
Equal Opportunity
Robert Half is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe in equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees, regardless of race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or any other protected characteristic. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply and are dedicated to providing a supportive environment where everyone can thrive and succeed.
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