Vision Express
Payroll Administrator
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Location: Nottingham Support Centre (Hybrid)
Looking to build a career in payroll and HR administration? Join our Payroll team at Vision Express, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring colleagues across the UK and Ireland are paid accurately and on time. This is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist payroll knowledge within a supportive team, gaining valuable experience in a fast-paced and rewarding environment.
Why This Role?
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Develop Payroll Expertise
- Gain hands-on experience across the full payroll lifecycle, including starters, leavers, employee changes, benefits administration, sickness absence, holiday pay, maternity pay, and payroll validation processes.
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Make a Difference Every Day
- Be the first point of contact for payroll queries, supporting colleagues and managers through phone and email while delivering an excellent customer experience and helping to resolve pay-related questions.
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Learn & Grow
- Join a stable, experienced team with excellent coaching and development opportunities. You’ll have the opportunity to build specialist skills that can support your future career progression.
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What's in It for You?
- Hybrid working from our Nottingham Support Centre
- Company pension, annual free eyewear and employee discount
- Free on-site gym
- Career development within a global organisation
- Opportunity to develop specialist payroll knowledge and skills
- Exposure to payroll operations across the UK and Ireland
What We're Looking For
- Strong attention to detail with a high level of accuracy
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Good communication skills with a customer-focused approach
- Confidence using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Outlook
- Experience working with databases or administrative systems
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
- Previous payroll experience is desirable but not essential
- Experience within a high-volume administration environment would be advantageous
About The Role
As a Payroll Administrator, you'll support the accurate and timely processing of payroll for colleagues across the business. Responsibilities will include:
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- Processing starters, leavers, and employee data changes
- Validating payroll information and identifying discrepancies
- Managing sickness, holiday, maternity and other employee payments
- Supporting payroll audits and compliance checks
- Responding to colleague and manager queries via phone and email
- Processing payroll-related paperwork and correspondence
- Assisting with payroll calculations, reporting and administration activities
- Supporting wider payroll projects and continuous improvement initiatives
About Us
EssilorLuxottica is the global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of premium eyewear. Home to world-renowned brands including Ray-Ban, Oakley and Persol, we also operate Vision Express and David Clulow across the UK and Ireland.
With innovation, customer experience and operational excellence at the heart of everything we do, we're committed to creating environments where our people can thrive and deliver outstanding experiences for our customers.
Ready to build specialist payroll expertise and make a real impact behind the scenes? Apply today.
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