Senior Payroll Specialist

Senior Payroll Specialist - Hybrid Working - Central Manchester - Large Bureau Permanent

Your new company
You'll be joining a well established professional services organisation known for its collaborative culture, high quality client delivery and strong focus on developing future ready skills. The payroll operations team is expanding across several UK locations, offering a dynamic environment with excellent support, varied client exposure and genuine career progression.
Your new role
As a Senior Payroll Specialist, you'll play a key role in delivering and implementing payroll services for a diverse portfolio of clients. Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you'll process payrolls accurately, review work completed by junior team members, manage client queries, oversee engagement financials and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. You'll also support, coach and develop Associates to maintain high standards of quality and compliance.
What you'll need to succeed

• Strong end to end UK payroll processing experience
• Experience using large ERP payroll systems such as, ADP, Oracle, Workday, I-Trent or SAP
• Ability to manage deadlines and prioritise workload effectively
• Confident IT skills, particularly in Excel, Word and Outlook
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive stakeholder relationships

Ideally,

• A payroll qualification such as CIPP or atleast 5 years of payroll experience in the UK for a high-volume SSC or Bureau environment
• Experience with in a large professional services environment or payroll bureau

What you'll get in return
You'll benefit from high quality training, future focused development opportunities and a flexible, inclusive working culture. The role offers exposure to multi country projects, a supportive team environment and the chance to build a long term career within a respected organisation.
What you need to do now
If this opportunity aligns with your experience and ambitions, you're encouraged to apply. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, you can request these to ensure a smooth and supportive experience.

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to Queenie Ng at HAYS, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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