Your new companyHays Accountancy and Finance are partnering exclusively with a well-established manufacturing group to recruit an experienced and hands-on Payroll Specialist for their Hereford, Herefordshire site. This permanent payroll position will support the Payroll Manager within a close-knit team, ensuring that all employee payrolls are prepared, calculated and processed in an accurate and timely manner. The position is ideally office-based but can offer a degree of flexible working hours and the potential for some hybrid working if required. A great opportunity to really add value in a unique payroll position reporting directly into the Payroll Manager.Your new roleYour key duties will involve managing and processing payroll for the group and related companies, circa 550 employees monthly. Preparing payroll-related documents, compliance with statutory reporting, and filling requirements, preparing relevant weekly, monthly and year-end payroll reports. Processing payslips for employees, interpreting any new payroll legislation, ensuring all payroll information is updated/maintained, supporting internal/external audits related to payroll, along with processing employee expenses. You will investigate/resolve any payroll-related queries, support the wider finance and HR teams on any payroll issues, along with month-end payroll journals. You will support the Payroll Manager in reviewing/improving payroll policies and processes, along with ad-hoc projects related to payroll.