Payroll Specialist (FTC)

Reading Interim £30,000 - £35,000 per year View Job Description
Great net new position to join a brilliant Retail payroll team. This is a 12-month payroll FTC to support a recent acquisition of approx. 1,000 staff.
  • 12-month FTC with a growing, high performing business!
  • Join a brilliant, supportive team!

About Our Client

Our Client

  • National remit and trading for over 15 years
  • Highly acquisitive and successful business
  • Base in the south of England
  • Awarding winning employment
  • A strong, close-knit payroll team (busy!)

Job Description

Payroll Specialist (FTC)

  • Mass payroll data manipulation - dealing solely on this recent acquisition (headcount of approx. 1200 employees)
  • Payroll on-boarding of new employees - conducted on a weekly basis
  • Uploads of all payroll data, tax details etc. related to this acquisition
  • Handling all queries related to this recent acquisition, being the primary point of contact for escalation
  • Joining calls with the senior leadership team as well as wider HR to support with the on-boarding of the company
  • Assisting in moving payroll data from Excel through to their payroll platform (full transition due November 2026)
  • Supporting on calculating bridging loans on a monthly basis

The Successful Applicant

Payroll Specialist (FTC)

  • Happy to conduct a 12-month FTC
  • A commutable distance of the office (Reading) and confident working independently and communicating with different business units
  • Confident with excel - wider knowledge of aspects like pivot tables, converting hours into units, IF statements etc.
  • Available to start a role by latest 1st April 2026
  • Understanding of how to calculate bridging loans for the new staff
  • Understanding manual payroll calculations

What's on Offer

Payroll Specialist (FTC)

  • 12-month role (potential extension/transition to permanent position)
  • Salary (DoE): Ranging between £30,000 - £35,000 per annum
  • 1-2 days per week in the office in Reading
  • Free parking on site
  • Easy access via public transport
  • 25 days holiday + Bank Holiday + Birthday off
  • Full or part time
Contact
Omar Sheikh
Quote job ref
JN-032026-6961707
Phone number
+44 118 933 7025

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Payroll
Sector
Retail
Location
Reading
Contract type
Interim
Consultant name
Omar Sheikh
Consultant phone
+44 118 933 7025
Job reference
JN-032026-6961707