Payroll Specialist

Payroll Specialist | Telford | Permanent | £35,000

Seymour John are proud to be working in partnership with a well-established and growing organisation based in Telford who are looking to recruit a Payroll Specialist to join their team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced payroll professional to take ownership of a busy payroll function, working collaboratively across HR and Finance.

The Role

You will be responsible for managing the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency across the organisation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Full end-to-end payroll processing including salary, overtime, sickness, and deductions
• Maintaining payroll systems and ensuring data accuracy across multiple platforms
• Producing and distributing payroll documentation including P45s, P60s and P11Ds
• Managing payroll records, reporting, and documentation
• Processing new starters and leavers including pro-rata calculations
• Managing holiday calculations and records for both hourly and salaried employees
• Administering pension schemes including auto-enrolment and contributions
• Handling payroll queries in a professional and timely manner
• Ensuring compliance with HMRC legislation and payroll regulations
• Supporting audits and maintaining payroll compliance documentation
• Liaising closely with internal teams including HR and Finance
• Managing agency timesheets and associated administration
• Supporting wider administrative duties linked to payroll and employee benefits

About You

• Strong background in payroll administration
• Good working knowledge of HMRC legislation and payroll compliance
• Experience managing end-to-end payroll processes
• Ideally CIPP qualified (or working towards)
• Experience with payroll systems (training provided where needed)
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills

Personal Attributes

• Excellent communicator
• Professional, confidential, and approachable
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Proactive and self-motivated
• Strong team player

The Package

• Salary circa £35,000
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Enhanced company benefits package
• Additional perks available upon successful completion of probation