Payroll Administrator

Warrington Permanent £28,000 - £30,000 per year View Job Description
Are you detail-oriented, passionate about numbers, and eager to grow in a dynamic HR / Finance environment? We are excited to offer an excellent opportunity for a Payroll Administrator to join our team, with a strong focus on learning and development.
  • Payroll Administrator
  • Permanent - Warrington

About Our Client

As part of our commitment to your professional development, you'll be given access to structured learning paths, mentorship, and real-world payroll experience across various functions. Whether you're early in your career or seeking a change into payroll administration, we will provide the tools and environment to help you thrive.

Job Description

In this role, you'll play a key part in ensuring the accurate and timely processing of payroll, while also receiving hands-on training and support to develop your expertise in payroll systems, legislation, and best practices. This is an ideal position for someone looking to build a career in payroll within a supportive, growth-oriented team.

If you're analytical, organised, and motivated to learn, we'd love to hear from you.

  • 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
Healthcare / Pharmaceutical
Location
Warrington
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Emma McKiver
Consultant phone
+44 151 255 3752
Job reference
JN-072025-6800700