Main Responsibilities:
Arranging meetings using Microsoft (MS) Teams and MS Outlook,Creating and maintaining electronic documents, including using MS Office and MS 365 suite.
Providing support to the management team, including diary management for directors when required.
Processing travel and accommodation booking requests for staff and stakeholders as required.
Providing effective liaison and maintaining good working relationships between NICE teams.
Communicating clearly by phone and email with both internal and external contacts in a professional manner.
Drafting and sending emails to external stakeholders via various internal systems.
Setting up and maintaining electronic files, including supporting and implementing active process improvement initiatives.
Keeping databases and webpages up to date, including uploading documents on the internal intranet, NICE Space.
Company Benefits:
27 days' holiday per year and the option to buy up to 5 days extra leave.
Health service discount scheme.
Staff Networks: Support for staff networks to address diversity and inclusion issues.
Employee Recognition: Celebration of holidays, annual events, and team activities.
Commuter Loans: Bicycle loan and season ticket loan schemes are offered.
The NHS Pension Scheme is one of the most generous pension schemes in the UK, and you'll automatically become a member when you start work with NICE.
Training:
Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship Standard.
Training Outcome:
Gain real work experience and a recognised qualification.
Get direct support from people who have done the job.
Gain professional references.
Strengthen soft skills such as communication, confidence and time management.
Employer Description:NICE's main purpose is to improve health and wellbeing by putting science and evidence at the heart of health and care decision making. As an organisation we all collaborate to achieve this same goal through empowering our workforce to do great things!Working Hours :Monday to Friday between 9:00am to 5:00pm.Skills: Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Logical,Team working....Read more...
Position: Payroll Specialist
Job ID: 187/181
Location: Southampton
Rate/Salary: £40000
Type: Permanent
HSB Technical Ltd is a specialist recruiter within the Power & Propulsion, Shipbuilding, Maritime Shipping, Energy and Subsea sectors – visit: www.hsbtechnical.com for a list of our vacancies. We have a number of permanent and contract vacancies for multiple businesses across the UK and overseas.
The below job description will outline this position of: Payroll Specialist
Typically, this person will be responsible for administering and processing the monthly UK payroll for salaried and hourly-paid employees, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency. This stand-alone role will manage the entire payroll function from end to end, introducing automation, self-service, and process improvements to streamline operations and reduce manual workload.
HSB Technical’s client is an established and well-regarded business entity.
Duties and responsibilities of the Payroll Specialist:
Manage all aspects of end-to-end payroll processing, including starters, leavers, contractual changes, overtime capture, holiday pay, statutory payments, and the production of payslips, ensuring timely submission of payments to the bank.
Maintain accurate timesheet data for hourly-paid staff, oversee pension administration (including auto-enrolment and salary sacrifice schemes), and process benefits such as private medical insurance, accident/sickness insurance, and government schemes like Cycle to Work and childcare vouchers.
Prepare, submit, and reconcile payroll reports for internal use and statutory requirements, including HMRC submissions (RTI, PAYE, tax codes, student loans), court orders, gender pay gap reporting, pension regulator data, and annual P60/P11D processing.
Lead payroll-related process improvement projects, focusing on automation, digitalisation, self-service, and reducing manual processes while ensuring compliance with payroll legislation and best practice.
Support HR and Finance teams with audits, compensation and benefits projects, and provide accurate analysis and reporting to assist business decision-making.
Qualifications and requirements for the Payroll Specialist:
Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, core processes, controls, and best practice, with experience using Sage 50 Payroll (or similar) and understanding of HR processes that impact payroll.
Proven experience managing payroll for 500+ employees, including both salaried and hourly-paid staff with varied pay rates and overtime.
Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, linked sheets) and proficiency in Microsoft Office; able to analyse, interpret, and present complex payroll data.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain payroll matters clearly to employees and liaise confidently with HMRC, auditors, and external providers.
Highly accurate, methodical, and detail-focused, with a continuous improvement mindset and experience in payroll automation and self-service initiatives.
Payroll or finance/accounting qualifications desirable.
Other Requirements:
Willingness to travel to other UK sites approximately twice per year.
This vacancy is being advertised by HSB Technical Ltd who have been appointed to act as a recruitment partner for this role.....Read more...
