Interim Payroll Officer

Our client is a South Wales-based charity seeking an experienced Payroll Officer for a six-month fixed-term contract.

The role will support accurate, compliant payroll delivery and maintain strong financial controls across payroll and related finance processes.

The role

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• Take responsibility for the accurate and timely delivery of the organisations monthly payroll, ensuring compliance with HMRC requirements, pension regulations, employment legislation and internal policies.
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• Manage the end-to-end payroll process, from data collection through to payroll completion and bank file preparation.
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• Maintain payroll records, process starters, leavers and contractual changes, complete RTI submissions, administer pension auto-enrolment and monthly pension uploads.
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• Process statutory payments, salary adjustments, overtime claims and ad hoc payments.
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• Ensure payroll costs are accurately allocated across departments and projects.
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• Prepare and post monthly payroll journals, complete payroll reconciliations and support year-end payroll processes.
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• Act as the primary point of contact for payroll queries, manage the payroll inbox and respond to colleague enquiries in a timely and professional manner.
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• Liaise with HMRC and pension providers to resolve payroll-related queries.
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• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, controls and user experience.
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• Provide finance support, including administering employee expenses, processing and reconciling credit card and charge card transactions, processing recurring invoices, supporting month-end activities, assisting with year-end information and audit requests, and providing wider Finance Team support when required.
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• Experienced payroll professional who can quickly establish themselves as a trusted and reliable member of the Finance Team.
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• Strong knowledge of payroll administration, payroll legislation, HMRC requirements, RTI submissions, workplace pensions and auto-enrolment processes.
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• Experience processing statutory payments, payroll adjustments, payroll reconciliations and payroll journals.
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• Excellent attention to detail and a strong commitment to accuracy.
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• Strong organisational skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines.
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• Confident handling confidential and sensitive information appropriately.
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• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
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• Able to work collaboratively as part of a team while also working independently.
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• Strong Microsoft Excel and Microsoft 365 skills.
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• Ability to identify and implement process improvements.
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• Desirable: Experience using payroll software, experience within the charity or not-for-profit sector, a payroll, finance or accounting qualification such as CIPP, AAT or equivalent, and the ability to communicate in Welsh would be advantageous.
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