Payroll Officer

Location: Rotherham | Hybrid working available
Type: Permanent
Salary: £30,000 – £35,000 (depending on experience)

About the Role

We are supporting an organisation in the Rotherham area to recruit a Payroll Officer to join their finance team and take ownership of end-to-end payroll processing. This is a key role ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time, while maintaining compliance with statutory and internal requirements.

You’ll be working in a fast-paced environment with a supportive team and the opportunity to contribute to process improvements across payroll and wider finance operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Process end-to-end payroll for a monthly (and/or weekly) payroll, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Administer starters, leavers, salary changes, and variations
• Calculate statutory payments including SMP, SSP, SPP, and SPP
• Manage pension schemes including auto-enrolment and submissions
• Ensure accurate payroll deductions (tax, NI, student loans, pensions)
• Produce payroll reports and reconcile payroll data to the general ledger

Key Requirements

• Proven experience in a payroll role, processing payroll end to end
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, PAYE, and statutory requirements
• Experience working with payroll systems and Excel
• Strong communication skills and a customer-focused mindset
• CIPP qualification or working towards (desirable, not essential)

Benefits

• Competitive salary of £30,000–£35,000
• Hybrid and flexible working options
• Pension scheme
• Generous holiday allowance
• Health and wellbeing support
• Opportunity to develop within a supportive finance team