Payroll Specialist

Salary/Rate:£27000 - £29000 per annum
Job type:Contract
Location:Doncaster, South Yorkshire

About the Role

Sewell Wallis are working with an international logistics business based in Doncaster who are recruiting a Payroll Specialist for a 12 month fixed term contract. This is a great opportunity to add value and develop professionally within a market leading business.

This role would suit an experienced Payroll professional, looking for their next challenge immediately and wanting to join a well established collaborative team within a thriving company.

What will you be doing?

  • Provision of day to day Payroll Services, including the processing of variable claims, new starters, leavers, salary changes in line with the company policies.
  • Using Workday (HRIS) to maintain employee pay information, answer queries and resolve problems from colleagues and the wider business.
  • Taking ownership of any query and issues raised seeing it through to resolution and keeping the relevant manager and HR colleague informed where appropriate.
  • Administration of the company Flexible Benefits Deductions (Cycle to Work, Child Care Vouchers, etc).
  • Administration of the Company Pension Schemes and AVCs, including Automatic Enrolment.
  • Recording and monitoring of Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity and Statutory Paternity pay Scheme etc.
  • Processing of Voluntary Deductions (including: unions, gym, health scheme etc).
  • Administration of the P11d reporting of the Company Benefits in Kind.
  • Producing correspondence and reports to internal customers and third parties.
  • Working within and maintaining Payroll KPIs and reviewing processes to ensure activities are carried out in the most efficient, cost effective way.

What skills are we looking for?

  • Proven experience as a Payroll Assistant or similar role within an accounting or HR environment.
  • Sound knowledge of statutory payroll information with the confidence to educate on these topics.
  • Experience dealing with Benefits in Kind.
  • Knowledge of pensions and the pension process.
  • Familiarity with Workday and ADP is advantageous.
  • Experience with data entry and maintaining accurate records within an HRIS system.

What's on offer?

  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Hybrid working
  • Free on-site parking

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.

Job ref: EK/5635Post Date: 17.02.25

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