Payroll Clerk

Payroll Specialist - £34000 per annum - 4 days from home - Leatherhead - 6 Month FTCJob DescriptionWe are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Payroll Specialist to join our clients community hub team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting the organisation's core operations and ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of services.Key Responsibilities:Input of data to the HRIS, ensuring accuracy, compliance and consistencyAssist with daily quality checks and cyclical reporting of salary information, interpreting anomalies and liaising with a variety of internal stakeholders to remediate or highlight issues or where action is requiredManage escalated queries from the payroll team inbox, coaching and mentoring front line staff in resolution. This may involve complex calculations spanning many monthsAssist with the calculation and recovery of salary overpayments in an empathetic mannerSupport the Head of Payroll in the finalisation of the monthly pay cycle and processing of third-party deductions and paymentsMaintenance of absence schedules and reporting to ensure accurate record keepingMonthly review of pay data, removal of duplicate or erroneous entries and liaising with home managers to resolve queriesAnalysis of complex queries that require manual intervention and/or calculation, escalating to senior colleagues when requiredIdentification of risks and inefficiencies, ensuring these are appropriately recorded and mitigated where possibleRequirements:Experience using MHR iTrent is desirableHas worked within a complex pay landscape, with multiple terms and conditions affecting pay, and TUPE situationsIntermediate Excel skills (look ups, pivot tables, IF statements)Excellent knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance topicsHappy dealing with volume transactions and enquiriesDC pension administration experience desiredRobert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.TPBN1_UKTJ