Temporary Payroll Specialist
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Octopus Energy Group is hiring a Temporary Payroll Specialist. Octopus Energy Group is seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist to support payroll operations for approximately 8,000 UK employees across multiple locations, ensuring timely, accurate and compliant processing in a complex, fast‑paced, high‑volume environment.
Key focus areas include Support the Payroll Manager with day‑to‑day payroll processing for approximately 8000 employees, Liaise with various stakeholders in the business relating to payroll activity, and Create and manipulate payroll journals for finance leads across the business.
Successful candidates bring 5+ Years Payroll Experience, High-Volume Multi-Location Payroll Experience, and CIPP Qualification. Important skills include Payroll, Payroll Operations, Payroll Journals, Hibob, UK Payroll, and Payroll Compliance Rules.
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Full job description
We are seeking an experienced Payroll Specilaist to assist with payroll operations for approximately 8000 UK employees across multiple locations. This position is responsible for ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant payroll processing. The ideal candidate has experience in a complex, fast paced & high-volume payroll environment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Support the Payroll Manager with day-to-day payroll processing for approximately 8000 employees.
- Liaise with various stakeholders in the business relating to payroll activity.
- Creation & manipulation of payroll journals for finance leads across the business.
- Maintain and troubleshoot payroll systems (Hibob/UK Payroll).
- Assisting employees with queries
- Support the UK Reward & Benefits Manager with benefit & pension administration
- Work with Auditors to provide payroll data as required.
- Keep up to date with legal updates, and best practices in payroll operations.
Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of payroll experience
- Experience managing high-volume, multi-location payroll operations.
- Working knowledge of payroll compliance rules.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- CIPP Qualification (desirable)
- Experience with Hibob (HRIS & Payroll)
- Familiarity with auditor requests.
- Working with & understanding payroll journals
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