Payroll Specialist - Managed Services

The role

You will deliver accurate and compliant payroll processing for a portfolio of clients. This includes end-to-end payroll preparation, checking, and resolving client and employee queries.

What you will do

• Manage payroll inbox and respond to queries from HR, Managers, Employees, and Third Party Suppliers.
• Identify and suggest improvements to payroll processes.
• Prepare payroll imports and changes and upload them into the payroll system.
• Review payroll data and prepare payroll sign-off reports.
• Prepare and upload statutory and third-party reports.
• Ensure payroll processing is accurate, timely, and compliant with legislation and company policies.
• Complete annual payroll tasks including year-end processing, P11D submissions, and PSA reporting.
• Generate routine and ad-hoc payroll reports.
• Identify and recommend process improvements across all payroll functions.

Required qualifications

• Strong mathematics skills and high attention to detail.
• Ability to carry out accurate manual payroll calculations.
• Proficient in running manual calculations for income tax, National Insurance contributions (NIC), student loans, and pension deductions.
• Demonstrated experience processing payroll from end to end, including handling year-end procedures.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including the use of formulas, VLOOKUPs, and pivot tables.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build effective working relationships and communicate confidently with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of manual payroll calculations.
• In-depth knowledge of payroll legislation including ITEPA, Workplace Pension Regulations, and Working Time Regulations (WTR).
• Knowledge of statutory payments and deductions (e.g., SMP, SSP, SPP).
• Working understanding of Data Protection and GDPR requirements.
• Experience with National Minimum Wage (NMW) compliance.

Nice to have

• Relevant payroll qualification (e.g., CIPP or equivalent).
• Experience working with multiple payroll engines

About the company

Harbor is a provider of expert services across strategy, legal technology, operations, and intelligence. Their globally integrated team of 900+ specialists works with law firms and corporations.