Great net new position to join a brilliant Retail payroll team. This is a 12-month payroll FTC to support a recent acquisition of approx. 1,000 staff.
Client Details
Our Client
*National remit and trading for over 15 years
*Highly acquisitive and successful business
*Base in the south of England
*Awarding winning employment
*A strong, close-knit payroll team (busy!)
Description
Payroll Specialist (FTC)
*Mass payroll data manipulation - dealing solely on this recent acquisition (headcount of approx. 1200 employees)
*Payroll on-boarding of new employees - conducted on a weekly basis
*Uploads of all payroll data, tax details etc. related to this acquisition
*Handling all queries related to this recent acquisition, being the primary point of contact for escalation
*Joining calls with the senior leadership team as well as wider HR to support with the on-boarding of the company
*Assisting in moving payroll data from Excel through to their payroll platform (full transition due November 2026)
*Supporting on calculating bridging loans on a monthly basis
Profile
Payroll Specialist (FTC)
*Happy to conduct a 12-month FTC
*A commutable distance of the office (Reading) and confident working independently and communicating with different business units
*Confident with excel - wider knowledge of aspects like pivot tables, converting hours into units, IF statements etc.
*Available to start a role by latest 1st April 2026
*Understanding of how to calculate bridging loans for the new staff
*Understanding manual payroll calculations
Job Offer
Payroll Specialist (FTC)
*12-month role (potential extension/transition to permanent position)
*Salary (DoE): Ranging between £30,000 - £35,000 per annum
*1-2 days per week in the office in Reading
*Free parking on site
*Easy access via public transport
*25 days holiday + Bank Holiday + Birthday off
*Full or part time