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Senior Specialist

Job Posted: 24 days ago

Salary: £ 30,000 - 33,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Manchester, Greater Manchester

Expire in: 3 days

Job Description

Portfolio Payroll is partnering with a highly respected UK university with an excellent reputation for innovation, inclusivity and professional development. Due to continued growth and internal projects, they are looking to appoint a Payroll Specialist on a permanent basis to support their busy payroll function.

The Role

As a Payroll Specialist, you will play a key role in ensuring the accurate and timely processing of payroll for a large and diverse workforce, including academic staff, professional services, researchers and casual workers. You'll support the end‑to‑end payroll cycle and contribute to ongoing improvements within the Oracle HR/payroll system.

Your responsibilities will include:

Updating payroll records with new starters, leavers and contractual changes
Processing variable pay including overtime, allowances, shift enhancements and casual hours
Completing manual statutory calculations (SSP, SMP, SPP, SAP etc.)
Assisting with monthly payroll checks, reconciliations and reporting
Supporting HMRC compliance, including PAYE, NI and RTI submissions
Handling pension administration and auto‑enrolment processes (LGPS, TPS, USS or similar)
Maintaining accurate data within the Oracle HR/payroll system
Providing a friendly, professional payroll service to employees and university departments 

Desirable Skills & Experience

Previous experience in payroll processing within a large or complex organisation
Strong understanding of HMRC legislation, tax, NI and statutory payments
Experience with auto‑enrolment and pension administration
Confident with manual calculations and high‑volume variable pay
Excellent communication skills
Strong attention to detail and accuracy
Experience using Oracle 
Payroll qualifications (desirable but not essential)What's on Offer

Salary up to £30,000-£33,000 (DOE)
Permanent position
Generous university holiday allowance
Excellent pension scheme
Hybrid working and flexible arrangements
Supportive, down‑to‑earth team culture
 If this sounds like your next best opportunity, apply directly or call on (phone number removed) and ask for Lidya to discuss the role further.

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The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position

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