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Hays Accountancy & Finance are partnering with a leading and successful manufacturing group based in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire to recruit a dynamic and driven Payroll Specialist. A permanent role working directly for the UK Payroll Manager & supporting the site HR teams to deliver a full payroll service to the UK sites. The position will offer remote/office hybrid working, a competitive benefit programme and future progression/development opportunities through succession planning. A great opportunity for an experienced Payroll professional to really add value to an established group.

Your new role

Your key duties will involve managing and processing full-cycle monthly payrolls, coordinating data integration between systems for overtime and travel times. Updating/monitoring rewards/benefits changes, auto enrolment processes/compliance, along with reconciling payroll data. You will prepare HMRC RTI submission ensuring regulatory compliance, handle statutory payments (SMP, SSP etc.), P45 submission, along with new starter documentation. You will prepare analytical payroll reports for finance/HR, upload monthly BACs files, third -party payment processing and respond to any employee payroll queries. You will participate in ad-hoc payroll projects and duties to contribute to process improvement for the payroll department.

What you'll need to succeed

To be considered for this hands-on and permanent Payroll Specialist role, you will need experience in a similar position, strong IT and numerical skills with a sharp eye for accuracy. You will have excellent communication skills to build both internal/external relationships, up-to-date knowledge of UK payroll legalisation, and be used to managing workloads to meet deadlines. You will be willing to learn, used to adapting to business needs, with a proactive and positive working approach. Experience with workday or time and attendance systems, along with having worked within a Manufacturing/Aerospace organisation, would be advantageous but not essential.

What you'll get in return

This permanent Payroll Specialist role offers a salary between £35,000 - £40,000 per annum, dependable on experience based in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. Remote/office hybrid working is offered: flexible working hours, 33 days annual leave including bank holidays, private medical insurance, generous life assurance, contributed pension scheme, on-site parking, employee share options, progression/development opportunities and further group benefits. A unique Payroll Specialist role where you can really add value with future progression/succession planning for a more senior role.

What you need to do now

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