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Posted 24 July, 2026

Payroll Specialist

Sphere Digital Recruitment
London, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

ADP Payroll Specialist | 3 Month Contract – Potential to Extend | Teddington | £250 - £385 per day via umbrella | Leading Estate Agency |

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Our client is a leading, fast-growing estate agency operating across sales and lettings, with a network of offices spanning the capital. This role has the expectations of being in office 5 days a week with flexibility if needed.

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Following a recent migration onto ADP ihcm, they are looking to bring in an experienced Payroll Specialist with ADP experience to support their payroll team through the post go-live transition period on a temporary basis.

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This is a business with a genuinely complex payroll: due to the nature of the business the bulk of the payroll is commission-related pay, with high volumes of data managed manually across spreadsheets alongside the ADP system. The successful candidate will report directly into the Head of Payroll and play a hands-on role in processing and stabilising operations following the recent system change through training the team.

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The Role

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  • End-to-end monthly payroll processing for a large 2000+ headcount commission-heavy payroll on ADP
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  • Working closely with the Head of Payroll to help stabilise processes following a recent system migration including ironing processes
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  • Managing significant volumes of payroll data via Excel alongside the ADP system
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  • Supporting resolution of payroll queries escalated via the People/HR team
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  • Reporting directly to the Head of Payroll
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What We're Looking For

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  • Strong, demonstrable experience processing payroll on ADP
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  • Experience with commission-heavy or highly variable pay structures
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  • Experience managing payrolls of 1,000+ employees
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  • Confident working with large datasets in Excel
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  • Payroll transformation or system implementation experience is advantageous but not essential, please note the system has already been implemented
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The Details

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  • Initial 3-month contract, with a strong likelihood of extension
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  • Day rate: £250 - £385 via umbrella, dependent on experience
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  • Based in Teddington, Southwest London
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  • Single-stage, in-person interview process
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  • Immediate start available or willing to wait up to 4 weeks
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