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Payroll and Benefits Administrator

Warrington Permanent £28,000 - £30,000 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 and Benefits Administrator - £30k
  • Permanent - Warrington

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
Energy & Natural Resources
Location
Warrington
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Emma McKiver
Consultant phone
+44 151 255 3752
Job reference
JN-072025-6800700