Interim Payroll Officer

Interim Payroll Officer Location: London (1-2 days per week onsite required) Start Date: Within the next 2 weeks Duration: 3 - 6 months initially Rate: Up to £250 per day, depending on experience Potential: Opportunity to convert to a permanent appointment The Role Working as part of a small payroll function, you will be responsible for supporting the accurate and timely processing of payroll across a complex and diverse workforce. Payroll activities include: Processing monthly payroll from start to finish Variable hours and relief workers Overtime and enhancements Sleep-in payments Sickness and absence-related payments Salary sacrifice schemes and employee benefits Multiple terms and conditions of employment Pension administration and auto-enrolment HMRC submissions and compliance Payroll reconciliations and checking Responding to payroll queries from employees and managers Maintaining accurate payroll records and supporting payroll reportingAbout You We're keen to hear from payroll professionals who can demonstrate: Solid end-to-end payroll processing experience Experience working with complex payrolls and multiple employee groups Strong working knowledge of payroll legislation, HMRC requirements and pensions administration Experience within the charity, not-for-profit, social care, healthcare or wider public sector environments would be advantageous Experience processing variable pay, overtime, enhancements and absence-related payments Strong attention to detail and a commitment to payroll accuracy Good Excel and payroll systems experience Exposure to payroll systems implementation, migration, process improvement or wider change programmes would be beneficial Ability to work effectively in a busy environment and meet strict payroll deadlines A proactive and collaborative approach, with the confidence to identify and resolve payroll issuesNext Steps This is an urgent requirement and applications are being reviewed immediately. Interviews will be taking place this week and next week, with the successful candidate expected to start within the next two weeks