Payroll Specialist

Portfolio Payroll is working alongside a highly prestigious, household-name UK consumer brand based in Doncaster who are seeking a talented Payroll Specialist to spearhead their end-to-end processing on a temp to perm basis.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-end payroll & pensions: Oversee accurate and timely delivery of weekly and monthly payrolls, auto-enrolment, pensions, and colleague expenses.

• System management: Manage day-to-day processing and data entry utilizing the iTrent platform.

• Compliance & quality assurance: Maintain full compliance with internal controls, statutory requirements, HMRC guidelines, and audit standards.

• Continuous improvement: Identify opportunities for standardisation and automation to reduce manual intervention and increase operational efficiency.

• Stakeholder collaboration: Act as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, partnering with Finance, People, and third-party providers.

• Operational support: Provide dedicated support to the Payroll Team Leadership while ensuring strict adherence to SLAs and KPIs.

Ideal Experience

• Proven payroll background: Minimum of 3 years of practical, hands-on experience in end-to-end UK and ROI payroll and pensions processing.

• iTrent systems expertise: Proven, confident capability in processing and delivering payroll using iTrent .

• Change & transformation skills: Experience supporting new technologies, testing new functionality, and training team members.

• Strong communication & organisation: Able to build connected relationships across business areas with clarity, context, and high integrity.

• Professional qualifications: A professional CIPP Payroll Technician qualification or a Payroll Level 3 apprenticeship is highly desirable.

J ob Details

• Salary: 18ph + Holiday Pay ( 36,000 FTE)

• Contract: Temp-to-Perm

• Working Pattern: Hybrid working pattern (office-based in Doncaster with remote flexibility)

• Reporting to: Payroll Team Leader

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The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position.