Title: Payroll Specialist (Short-Term Contract)

Location: London, hybrid working available

Rate: Competitive day rate

Our client, a leading EV Charging Infrastructure group headquartered in London with nationwide operations, is seeking a Payroll Specialist to support the finance and HR functions on a short-term contract. This is a pivotal role, focused on enhancing payroll reporting, automation, and compliance processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a complete HR payroll reporting structure, from base pay through to full company cost (monthly and cumulative), including month-on-month comparative and gap analysis.
• Incorporate additional costs into reporting, such as pensions, benefits, company car schemes, and salary sacrifice arrangements.
• Produce payroll journals for accounting and ensure seamless integration with reporting outputs.
• Develop models in Excel/Power BI to automate monthly reporting and payroll journals.
• Work with existing payroll data to deliver accurate monthly and year-to-date reports, as well as supporting payroll journals.
• Identify and implement process improvements arising from payroll analysis and reporting.
• Deliver training and documentation (SOPs) to ensure business users are confident in using the finalised reporting structure and tools.

Role Requirements

• Proven experience as a UK payroll specialist, with strong technical knowledge of PAYE, NI, pensions, and employer contributions.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, with the ability to model payroll from base pay to net pay and total employer cost.
• Experience using HR payroll systems in the UK market (ideally Payfit).
• Skilled in producing payroll journals for accounting purposes.
• Familiarity with HR payroll system implementation is an advantage.
• Strong working knowledge of Power BI for automation and reporting.
• Professional accreditation such as CIPP or advanced payroll/accounting certification is highly desirable.