A great opportunity has opened for an experienced Payroll Specialist to join a fast‑paced People Services team on a 12‑month FTC. If you thrive in a busy environment and enjoy delivering accurate, compliant payroll at scale, this role will suit you perfectly.

The RoleYou'll play a key part in delivering a high‑quality payroll service for a workforce of 3,000+ colleagues, ensuring accuracy, compliance and a smooth colleague experience. Your responsibilities will include:

• End‑to‑end payroll processing, including salary, pension and benefit GL reconciliations
• Acting as the payroll SME for technical queries and escalations
• Managing monthly payroll cycles, HMRC submissions, year‑end activity (P60s, P11Ds) and third‑party reporting
• Completing statutory tasks including FPS submissions, auto‑enrolment duties and pension uploads
• Providing timely, expert responses to payroll and pension queries

About YouYou'll bring strong experience in end‑to‑end payroll, ideally within a large, complex organisation. You'll also have:

• Excellent knowledge of payroll legislation, HMRC requirements and pensions
• A track record of managing high‑volume payroll (ideally 3,000+ employees)
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to spot process improvements
• Confidence advising colleagues and People Leaders as a payroll SME
• CIPP membership or working towards it (or equivalent experience)

The role offers hybrid working with 1 day per week required in Bradford.

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