Interim UK Payroll Coordinator
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- England,London,City of London
- Full Time, Temporary
- £175 - £200 per day
Job Description:
Full job descriptionHandle are currently working with a global media and entertainment brand who are looking for an experienced Payroll Specialist to join a busy, fast-paced payroll team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional with strong technical knowledge, excellent attention to detail and experience managing complex, high-volume payrolls. You’ll play a key role in ensuring accurate and compliant payroll delivery while supporting continuous improvement and building strong relationships with internal stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
*Manage end-to-end UK payroll processing, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time.
*Ensure compliance with PAYE, National Insurance, statutory payments, pensions, Auto Enrolment and RTI requirements.
*Review payroll inputs, maternity cases, manual calculations, overpayments and final payments.
*Investigate payroll discrepancies, analyse variance reports and support payroll reconciliations.
*Manage payroll queries, resolve escalations and liaise with internal teams and external payroll providers.
*Support payroll audits, process improvements and the development of junior team members.
*Ensure payroll data accuracy, confidentiality and compliance with GDPR.
What We’re Looking For
*Proven experience processing high-volume UK payrolls, ideally covering 3,000+ employees.
*Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, statutory payments, pensions and employee benefits.
*Experience with payroll reconciliations, HMRC reporting and payroll compliance.
*Advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables and VLOOKUPs.
*SAP payroll experience is advantageous but not essential.
*Excellent analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work accurately under tight deadlines.
*A proactive team player who can support colleagues, manage competing priorities and drive continuous improvement.
A payroll qualification is desirable, alongside a genuine interest in developing your payroll career.
Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional with strong technical knowledge, excellent attention to detail and experience managing complex, high-volume payrolls. You’ll play a key role in ensuring accurate and compliant payroll delivery while supporting continuous improvement and building strong relationships with internal stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
*Manage end-to-end UK payroll processing, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time.
*Ensure compliance with PAYE, National Insurance, statutory payments, pensions, Auto Enrolment and RTI requirements.
*Review payroll inputs, maternity cases, manual calculations, overpayments and final payments.
*Investigate payroll discrepancies, analyse variance reports and support payroll reconciliations.
*Manage payroll queries, resolve escalations and liaise with internal teams and external payroll providers.
*Support payroll audits, process improvements and the development of junior team members.
*Ensure payroll data accuracy, confidentiality and compliance with GDPR.
What We’re Looking For
*Proven experience processing high-volume UK payrolls, ideally covering 3,000+ employees.
*Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, statutory payments, pensions and employee benefits.
*Experience with payroll reconciliations, HMRC reporting and payroll compliance.
*Advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables and VLOOKUPs.
*SAP payroll experience is advantageous but not essential.
*Excellent analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work accurately under tight deadlines.
*A proactive team player who can support colleagues, manage competing priorities and drive continuous improvement.
A payroll qualification is desirable, alongside a genuine interest in developing your payroll career.
Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
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