Payroll Specialist; Part Time

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From a bold idea to revolutionising dog food, Years has grown into a fast-scaling business dedicated to helping dogs live longer, healthier lives.

In just 3 years, we've built a great start‑up business, serving thousands of happy customers, all while striving to achieve our mission.

Our goal? To give dog owners a better, fresher, and healthier way to feed their pets. We provide human‑cut, personalised meals designed to support each dog's unique needs, delivered straight to their door – no preservatives, no compromises, just real nutrition.

You can find our customers across the UK, with future ambitions to scale internationally and continue transforming how people care for their dogs.

We are looking for an experienced Payroll Specialist to join our Finance & Administration team, working across both our Finance and People & Culture functions.

As a key member of the team, you will own the end‑to‑end payroll and pension administration for the business, working closely with employees, managers, HMRC, and our pension providers to ensure everyone is paid accurately and on time, records are maintained to a high standard, and statutory deadlines are consistently met.

This is a hands‑on role that offers the opportunity to make a real impact. You will play an important part in strengthening our payroll processes, supporting the smooth running of the business, and contributing to continuous improvements across our finance and P&C functions.

Working collaboratively across departments, you'll help provide the accurate payroll information needed by both Finance and People & Culture while ensuring our payroll operations remain efficient, compliant, and scalable. As we continue our mission to revolutionise dog food through personalised nutrition, you'll be helping look after the people behind thousands of happy customers.

• Process weekly and monthly payroll accurately and on schedule
• Maintain employee payroll and pension records
• Prepare and submit payroll tax filings and statutory returns
• Ensure compliance with payroll legislation, pension regulations, and company policies
• Maintain payroll compliance with HMRC and pension requirements
  
  Support Finance with payroll reconciliations and related accounting activities
• Respond to payroll queries from employees and managers
• Assist with payroll audits and year‑end reporting activities
• Identify process bottlenecks and recommend improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy

• Proven payroll administration experience, including payroll-related taxation
• Pension administration experience
• Basic Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) knowledge

• Knowledge of HMRC payroll legislation and statutory requirements
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Excellent communication and people skills

• Experience using payroll or accounting software, such as Sage, Xero, or a similar ERP system
• Experience working in a fast‑paced, scaling or start‑up business

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information
• Proactive problem solving and a continuous improvement mindset
• Collaborative approach with Finance, HR, and external stakeholders
• Reliable, accountable, and people focused

If you're nodding along thinking, "this sounds like me," we'd love to hear from you. Come and help us build something amazing.

• Salary of £31,000 - £34,000 pro rata
• Medicash Level 4 Cashback plan
• Spill EAP and Mental Health Support programme
• Annual £250.00 Learning & Development budget for courses, books or other self‑learn activities each year
• Annual £200.00 Wellbeing budget each year
• Up to 2 weeks working abroad per year (selected roles)
• Monthly recognition through our Yappa of The Month programme
• 1 Volunteer day per year - dog themed or not: it's your choice!
• Subsidised employee groups - from five a side to padel there's loads to get involved in or the chance to start up your own group
• Quarterly subsidised team events from Axe throwing, crazy golf to cocktail making
• Exclusive discounts on Years and Years treats for yourself and friends/family
• Lunch & Learn programme – from dog first aid to financial savviness we've got sessions planned to cover all kinds of topics
• Casual dress
• Your birthday off or different day if it falls on a non‑working day
• Ability to sell any unused holiday back to Years at the end of the Holiday Year (maximum 1 working week)