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Senior Payroll Specialist
Job Posted: 22 hours ago
Salary: £ 54,000 - 56,000 / Annum
Job Type: Contract
Location: Havant, Hampshire
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Senior Payroll Specialist
Havant
12-month FTC
£54,000 - £56,000 DOE
ARM are delighted to be supporting one of our clients with the recruitment of a Payroll Specialist on an initial 12-month fixed term contract.
This role is split between Payroll Operations (50%) and HCM Project (Oracle to SAP Transition 50%)
Successful candidates must have hands on SAP Success factors experience.
Responsibilities:
Process and validate payroll inputs, including new starters, leavers, statutory payments (SMP, SSP, SPP, etc.), tax, NI, pensions, and pay adjustments.
Conduct secondary reviews to ensure accuracy and provide guidance to less experienced team members.
Manage off-cycle and arrears payments in line with payroll calendars.
Handle complex payroll queries and anomalies, including gross-to-net manual calculations and HMRC queries.
Lead year-end activities such as P60s, P11Ds, and PAYE Settlement Agreements.
Support audit readiness and maintain accurate payroll records in line with legal requirements.
Assist in testing activities including script development, end-to-end testing, defect logging, and resolution.
Support data migration by validating conversion data and conducting pay comparisons.
Use the Payroll Control Centre (PCC) to execute payroll runs, validate master data, and resolve errors.
Work with consultants to align system configuration to business requirements.
Requirements:
Strong experience in full-cycle, insourced UK payroll operations.
Hands-on expertise withSAP SuccessFactorsandEmployee Central Payroll(ECP).
Familiarity withPayroll Control Centre (PCC)operations and troubleshooting.
Deep understanding of UK payroll legislation and statutory payments.
High attention to detail with strong analytical and Excel skills (e.g., VLOOKUPs, pivot tables).
Strong communication and interpersonal skills; able to guide and support colleagues.
Able to manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and work independently.
Confident presenting to stakeholders and providing payroll training.
Disclaimer:
This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to changeBefore You Apply
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