Payroll Specialist

About Direct Medics

Last year, we were proud to celebrate our 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of placing healthcare professionals in locum roles across both the public and private sectors in the UK and Ireland. Our long-standing reputation speaks to the trust and reliability we’ve built within the healthcare sector.

The Role

Direct Medics is seeking an experienced high-energy Payroll Specialist to join our Payroll Team. Unlike standard corporate payroll, you will manage a high-volume, weekly payroll for a diverse workforce of Doctors, Nurses, and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs).

Responsibilities

Complex Pay & Compliance

• Manage high-volume weekly payroll for temporary and "Bank" staff.
• Process complex pay elements including unsocial hours, weekend enhancements and on-call allowances.
• Ensure strict adherence to Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) in the UK and the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act in Ireland.
• Holiday payments and tracking
• Statutory payments and deductions
• Pension calculations and reporting
• Reconciliation of payroll for month end reports
• Providing advice on tax, NI, SMP, pensions and other payroll matters
• Monthly expenses checking and processing
• Responding to payroll and expense enquiries
• Keeping up to date with payroll legislation
• Oversee UK IR35 assessments for locum doctors and contractors to ensure correct tax treatment (Inside vs. Outside IR35).

Essential Requirements

• Minimum 3 years processing payroll in a high-volume environment.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-based payroll solutions
• Strong grasp of UK PAYE/RTI systems, with specific knowledge of Umbrella Company compliance and "Off-payroll" working rules.
• Proven ability to process payroll for 500+ temporary workers weekly with high accuracy.

Desirable Requirements

• ROI Payroll Experience
• Exceptional attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Effective communication skills, capable of conveying complex financial information clearly and concisely.

What We Offer

• 32 days Annual leave (including 10 days bank holidays).
• Length of service increase (3, 5, 7 years resulting in an additional 6 day Annual Leave
• Additional day of annual leave on your birthday.
• Health Cash Plan & Private Health Insurance
• Generous Maternity Pay
• Death in Service Benefit (4 times salary)
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution.
• Training and development programs
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Discounted gym membership
• Subsidised parking

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