Job Description

Key Information

Salary:

48,925 - 59,225 depending on experience

Duration of Contract

: Fixed term contract for 18 months

Hours per week

:

35 hours per week - full time

Location:

Based in Sutton and Chelsea. This role is eligible for hybrid working.

Closing Date

:

14 August 2025

Job Details

About the Role

We are seeking a Payroll Specialist to join our HR Team and contribute in providing high quality, proactive HR and Payroll support focused on ensuring a resilient, streamlined monthly end to end process for implementing HR changes and managing the Payroll service, in line with our policies and procedures and to agreed service levels.



The role will also provide expertise, additional resilience and capacity across the HR and payroll function to support the HR department in the implementation of the Oracle Cloud solution, as well as directly feeding into the programme where required, participating in workshops and meetings and disseminating relevant information to HR colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

To take lead responsibility for the monthly payroll processing timetable from the HR perspective. To ensure all changes input into the system are actioned in time for the monthly payroll cut-off and that inputs have the correct impact on the employee's payslip in each case. To be a source of expert knowledge on the various elements that might apply to an employee's pay. To be a source of expert knowledge and guidance on all payroll taxes, including the tax implications of salary sacrifice arrangements and benefits in kind. To be involved in the annual pay review processing and implementation.

About You

We are looking for someone with demonstratable experience of working in an HR/Payroll function.



And:


Educated to degree level in a related field or equivalent relevant experience Part qualified membership status of the CIPD or equivalent knowledge and experience Excellent organisational and time-management skills Strong communication and interpersonal abilities

What We Offer

A supportive and collaborative working environment. Competitive salary and pension.

We encourage all applicants to access the job pack attached for more detailed information regarding this role. For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Karen Grieff via email @ karen.grieff@icr.ac.uk.

About The Institute of Cancer Research

Why work for us?

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The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is one of the world's most influential cancer research institutes, with an outstanding record of achievement dating back more than 100 years. Further information about working at the ICR can be found here.

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