Michael Page
Payroll Officer (hybrid)
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Payroll Officer (hybrid)
Payroll Officer – £29,500 – £31,500 (Dependent on Experience)
Key Benefits
- 2 days per week (PW) home working
- Study support for a payroll or accounting-related qualification (if desired)
- Opportunities for internal progression
- Additional benefits including:
- Annual bonus (up to c. 10%)
- Free on-site parking
- Flexible start/finish hours
- 23 days holiday + bank holidays + option to buy 5 additional days
- Enhanced family leave, health cash plan, employee assistance programme, and life assurance
- Discounts with major retailers (30% discount on company-produced products)
- Electric vehicle lease scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- SmartTech scheme
About the Role
The Payroll Officer will join a diverse team, reporting into the Payroll Team Leader. After completing mandatory training, you will be responsible for:
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- Producing weekly and monthly payrolls from cradle to grave (full-cycle processing)
- Working with internal and external stakeholders to ensure payroll accuracy
Responsibilities
Key duties include (but are not limited to):
- Providing high-quality payroll and pensions services to internal business areas, including acting as the point of contact for all payroll-related queries.
- Adhering to service level agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Driving payroll process improvements to enhance:
- Efficiency
- Internal controls
- Employee experience
- Delivering payroll, pensions, and colleague expenses reports.
- Ensuring compliance with:
- Internal controls
- HMRC legislation
- Pension regulations
- Audit standards
- Building strong stakeholder relationships with:
- Finance
- HR
- Third-party providers
- Supporting risk management, issue resolution, and governance.
- Following established best practice guidelines while maintaining a robust controls framework.
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Requirements
Essential Experience
- Recent experience producing payroll from cradle to grave
- Strong oral communication skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
Training Provided
- Full training available to enable you to produce independent payrolls from start to finish.
About Our Client
A large, market-leading, and well-established business, committed to:
- Employee-centric culture
- Inclusivity and diversity
- Internal career progression
- Work-life balance
- A variety of benefits, rewards, and internal opportunities.
Location: Office-based 3 days per week, based 5 miles north of Doncaster town centre.
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