Our client a well established company near Bournemouth in the Christchurch area of Dorset is recruiting for an experienced Payroll Specialist to join the professional and friendly team on a part-time basis.  This is a newly created full time or part-time Payroll opportunity will suit an individual seeking a varied and challenging payroll specialist job.

The Payroll Specialist jobs main purpose is to ensure the timely and accurate payment of all weekly and monthly paid staff for the Group, always maintaining a highly organised way of working to ensure strict deadlines are met.  

Payroll duties include:

• Produce analysis of pay and employment across the company
• Ensure the correct calculation of SSP, SMP, ASPP, OSPP and holiday pay including holiday pay
• Ensure that payroll costs have been correctly allocated to the General Ledger and accounting system
• Check correct Auto enrolment pension deductions have been taken from weekly and monthly staff
• Ensure the correct deduction of tax and national insurance payments, and remitting of sums to HMRC
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and requirements, particularly including NMW
• Process new starters and leavers as required
• Reconcile both weekly and monthly payrolls along with Pension funds reconciliation, including Auto Enrolment, pay-overs etc.
• Issue P45s and other tax forms where required
• Prepare P11D’s and submit to HMRC
• Send BACS files and same day payments
• Ensure business is prepared for go-live of Payrolling of Benefits in April 2026

Ideal Payroll candidate

• Highly numerate with attention to detail
• Systems oriented with at least intermediate level Excel
• Hard-working, efficient and has a commitment to high quality work
• Excellent organisational skills
• Strong communication skills, both orally and in writing
• Ability to plan and manage workload to meet targets and to meet deadlines under pressure
• Achieving and delivery - Serving the customer, Quality focus
• Personal effectiveness - Planning, organising & flexibility, Problem solving & initiative, Information seeking
• Working together – Communication

In return to payroll specialist

• Circa £30,000 depending on experience pro rata if part-time
• Pension
• Flexible working - Part-time hours across full time hours or reduced hours days
• Company discounts on products and services
• Study support if required
• Staff discounts
• Hybrid working – office and home based
• Very welcoming and friendly team/business
• Luxury offices 
• 25 days holidays