Payroll Officer

Job description

About

Your new company

A growing international organisation is looking to appoint a Payroll Administrator to join its Pay & Reward team. The business provides specialist solutions to customers across a variety of sectors, supporting organisations from SMEs through to large multinational enterprises. With operations spanning the UK and overseas, this is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking company during an exciting period of growth and transformation.

The organisation offers a flexible hybrid working model, requiring three days in the office and two days working from home.

Full time - Monday to Friday

Study support could be available for the right person.

Your new role

As Payroll Administrator, you will play a key role in the accurate and compliant delivery of payroll and pension administration across multiple UK entities. Working closely with HR, Finance and external providers, you will ensure payroll is processed efficiently while maintaining high standards of accuracy and customer service.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Processing monthly payroll inputs including new starters, leavers, salary changes, absences, overtime and other variable payments.
• Administering statutory payments including SSP, SMP and SPP.
• Performing payroll reconciliations and validation checks to ensure compliance and accuracy.
• Maintaining payroll, pension and employee records across payroll and HR systems.
• Processing salary increases, allowances and contractual pay adjustments.
• Producing payroll reports and management information for internal stakeholders.
• Submitting payroll and statutory information to HMRC and pension providers.
• Supporting pension administration, auto-enrolment activities and employee benefit schemes.
• Investigating and resolving payroll queries, discrepancies and audit exceptions.
• Acting as a key point of contact for payroll, pension and taxation queries.
• Supporting internal and external payroll audits and compliance reviews.
• Contributing to payroll process improvements and continuous improvement initiatives.

What you'll need to succeed

• Previous payroll administration experience within a busy payroll environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, PAYE, National Insurance and statutory payments.
• Experience working with payroll systems.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Intermediate Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build effective stakeholder relationships.
• The ability to manage confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to meet deadlines and prioritise workload effectively.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Opportunity to join a growing international business.
• Supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Exposure to payroll, pensions and reward activities across a complex organisation.
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Excellent long-term career prospects within a successful and expanding business.

What you need to do now

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