Payroll Specialist

Company and Job Description:
A fast-paced recruitment / contractor payroll environment is seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist to support the accurate, compliant, and timely delivery of payroll and billing services. This role is suited to a technically strong payroll professional who enjoys hands-on processing, complex problem-solving, and supporting team capability.

The Senior Payroll Specialist will play a key role in delivering end-to-end payroll and billing, managing complex payroll adjustments, ensuring statutory compliance, and acting as a trusted point of contact for payroll queries. The role requires strong systems knowledge, excellent attention to detail, and confidence in working to tight deadlines.

Key Responsibilities:
Payroll & Billing Processing

• Perform manual imports of employee, client, and placement data
• Process timesheets and expenses, including reviews, validations, and approvals
• Manage payroll adjustments, recalculations, and advance payments
• Deliver accurate end-to-end payroll and billing in line with SLAs
• Recalculate tax, statutory, and other deductions, including issuing P45s
• Adjust and re-bill invoices, ensuring correct rates, deductions, and margins
• Perform bank transfers and support accurate reconciliation

Reconciliations & Controls

• Complete in-house and margin reconciliations and resolve discrepancies
• Perform Service User Number and BACS file format checks
• Support banking activities, including BACS uploads, invoice uploads, and drawdowns
• Load and manage court orders and associated payments

Compliance & Stakeholder Management

• Process statutory payroll inputs
• Respond to payroll queries from consultants, vendors, and internal stakeholders
• Ensure payroll processing meets audit, control, and regulatory requirements

Vendor & Team Support

• Manage Umbrella vendor relationships and payroll-related queries
• Provide day-to-day support and cover for junior payroll team members
• Share knowledge and best practices to support team continuity

Job Experience and Skills Required:
Completed Matric
Completed Payroll Certificate would be beneficial
3 5 years experience in Payroll
Strong end-to-end payroll and billing knowledge
Strong reconciliation skills and high attention to detail

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