Payroll Specialist - HW FINANCE LIMITED : Job Details

Payroll Specialist

Location: HarrogateDepartment: FinanceHours: Full-time, 37.5 hours/week (8:30am-5:00pm, Monday to Friday)Reports to: Assistant Payroll Manager

Make Your Next Career Move Count — Join a Fast-Moving, People-First Organisation with Exciting Growth Plans!

Are you an experienced Payroll Specialist ready to take your payroll career to the next level? A fast paced and forward-thinking business based in Harrogate is looking for a talented Payroll Specialist to join its growing payroll team due to an internal promotion.

This is your chance to play a crucial role in a company that’s ambitious, people-focused, and passionate about operational excellence. If you are a detail-driven payroll professional looking to take the next step in your career, this opportunity could be exactly what you are looking for.

The role:

Our client is seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist to help ensure their people are paid accurately, on time, and in full compliance with current legislation.

What You’ll Be Doing:

As a key member of the payroll team, you’ll be at the heart of making sure every employee is paid accurately and on time. This is a varied role where you’ll collaborate across departments, embrace new tech and processes, and constantly strive for better.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and processing payroll data
• Ensuring compliance with minimum wage legislation and all payroll regulations
• Managing pensions and auto-enrolment assessments
• Producing accurate payslips, reports, and tax documents (P45s, P60s)
• Handling payroll queries and supporting employees with excellent service
• Calculating holiday pay for variable-hours staff
• Supporting payroll journal entries and cost reporting
• Maintaining electronic records with a focus on data security and accuracy

What You’ll Bring:

• Payroll qualification (preferred) ideally 5 years of hands-on payroll experience
• Deep understanding of PAYE, NIC, statutory pay/leave, and current legislation
• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills
• Great communication skills, happy to deal with questions and queries with sensitivity and patience
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy
• Confidence to manage your own workload and meet tight deadlines
• Clear communication and a collaborative mindset
• Experience with pension scheme administration and auto-enrolment processes
• Experience of tax compliance around company cars and vans would be advantageous but is not essential

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• You will be part of a warm and friendly team, supported by strong leaders and your voice will always be heard.
• You will work in a company that values growth, innovation, and doing it the right way
• You will make a real impact in a role that touches every part of the business
• You will get to enjoy going to work each day, working in place that’s professional but down-to-earth, ambitious but caring

Please Note: You must live within a commutable distance of Harrogate.

Please apply below or contact Amy Davies at HW Finance with any questions.