Payroll & Benefits Administrator

Warrington Permanent £30,000 - £33,000 per year View Job Description
This Payroll & Benefits Administrator role provides an excellent opportunity for someone new to payroll who has recent experience in supporting a finance or HR function for at least 12 months or is keen to develop a career in this area. This role is a developmental role - the successful candidate will be placed onto a development plan from day 1 to progress from a Payroll Administrator into to a Payroll & Benefits Analyst over a 9-month period.
  • Payroll & Benefits Administrator - Newton le Willows
  • Paying £30k to £33k

About Our Client

This opportunity is with a medium-sized company operating in the retail industry. The organisation is recognised for its commitment to excellence in its field and offers a supportive environment for its employees.

Job Description

· Full start to finish process for the Groups payroll.

· Analysis of key trends and variance reports of actual staffing numbers and costs v's the budget.

· Structured reporting and development of a suite of reports for Key Finance and Operational Managers to report on the employment cost base.

· Collation of payroll data from depots, conducting relevant checks on time and attendance data received

· Building a rapport with staff throughout the business, particularly managers responsible for payroll data

· Completing relevant manual calculations

· Reconciliation of payroll using excel and Sage

· Administration of liability orders

· Pension submissions

· Administration of employee benefit packages

· Onboarding staff from the point of offer to ensure all information is captured correctly for payroll and benefits purposes.

· Offboarding staff efficiently.

The Successful Applicant

· Accuracy and attention to detail is critical to this role

· Organisational skills and ability to work to tight timescales

· Flexibility to working hours when processing payroll (our payroll is processed on either a 4-weekly basis or monthly basis)

· Excel IT skills including Vlookups and Pivot tables.

· Ability to maintain professionalism and respect towards others

· Ideally 1-year experience in either an accounts or HR support role

What's on Offer

· £30k basic starting salary - this will be increased to £33k upon successful development into Payroll & Benefits Coordinator from month 9

· 5-day working week

· Study Support

· Staff discounts

· Employee assistance program

· Free on-site parking

Contact
Emma McKiver
Quote job ref
JN-072025-6800700
Phone number
+44 151 255 3752

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Payroll
Sector
Retail
Location
Warrington
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Emma McKiver
Consultant phone
+44 151 255 3752
Job reference
JN-072025-6800700