KennedyPearce Consulting
Senior Payroll Specialist
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We are partnering with a well-established, multi-site consumer business to recruit their first in-house Senior Payroll Specialist.
Location: Central London
Salary: £40,000 - £50,000
Working Pattern: 100% Office Based
This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful and growing organisation as it transitions payroll from an outsourced provider to an internal function. Reporting directly to the Finance Director, with a dotted line into the Head of HR, you'll take ownership of the day-to-day payroll process while supporting the implementation of a new payroll system.
The Role
- Take ownership of the end-to-end payroll process for approximately 200 employees.
- Process payroll for a mixture of permanent employees and self-employed workers.
- Accurately calculate commissions, variable pay and TRONC payments.
- Respond to payroll-related queries from employees and managers.
- Support the implementation of a new payroll system alongside the Finance Director.
- Work closely with Finance, HR and operational teams to ensure payroll is processed accurately and on time.
- Maintain payroll records and ensure compliance with current payroll legislation.
- Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes and controls.
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About You
To be successful in this role, you'll ideally have:
- End-to-end payroll experience.
- Experience processing payroll involving commission, variable pay or TRONC arrangements.
- Previous experience working within a multi-site environment, ideally within hospitality, retail, leisure, beauty or a similar customer-facing business.
- Strong attention to detail with excellent organisational and communication skills.
- A proactive approach and the confidence to build strong working relationships with Finance, HR and operational stakeholders.
- Previous exposure to a payroll system implementation would be advantageous but is not essential.
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Benefits
- Complimentary services.
- Generous employee discount on products.
- Company pension scheme.
- 22 days annual leave, increasing to 25 days with length of service, plus bank holidays.
- Flexible working hours, with core office hours between 10:00am and 4:00pm.
- The opportunity to become the organisation's first in-house payroll specialist and play a key role in bringing payroll in-house.
- A supportive and collaborative working environment with genuine long-term career stability.
If you're an experienced payroll professional looking for an opportunity to take ownership of payroll within a well-established multi-site business, I'd be delighted to hear from you.
To apply, please submit your CV or contact me directly for a confidential discussion.
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