Payroll Officer

Are you up to speed with payroll and the current legislation changes? Have you got sole payroll experience? Are you looking to make the next step up in your payroll career with in a stable, supportive business?

My client may be looking for someone like you.

This is a hands-on busy role. It needs someone who knows their way around the mechanics of payroll and can own the end-to-end process for a company for nearly 500 people. I'm Ideally looking for someone who is CIPP qualification or someone who has the tried and tested, hands-on experience working in payroll currently. 

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-end payroll administration, including importing time and attendance data, validating outputs, and reconciling reports to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Managing employee lifecycle changes such as onboarding, exits, and contractual updates within payroll systems.
• Maintaining and reviewing payroll data including pay structures, PAYE tax codes, and personal records.
• Interpreting and applying HMRC notices, tax code amendments, and statutory deductions, while acting as a point of contact for payroll-related queries.
• Calculating and processing statutory payments in line with current legislation (SSP, SMP, SPP and related entitlements).
• Coordinating payroll payments via BACS and overseeing the secure distribution of payslips and statutory documentation (including P45s).
• Submitting payroll returns and reports through HMRC online systems, ensuring deadlines and compliance requirements are met.
• Administering workplace pension auto-enrolment, including assessment, enrolment, opt-outs, and ongoing scheme maintenance.
• If this role looks like something that would be of interest to you, please send me an email with a covering letter as to why you would be suitable for this position to .