Payroll Administrator

Rona Bibeau; Morpeth; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is looking for a Payroll Administrator to join their Payroll team. This full-time role offers a hybrid working pattern and a fixed-term contract until December 2025. The successful candidate will have strong teamwork, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with a focus on accuracy in a fast-paced environment. They will also benefit from generous leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

26 days annual leave plus public holidays

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexi scheme for flexible leave

Local government discount schemes

Flexible working arrangements

Car leasing scheme

Staff networks for support

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer-oriented service environment.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage conflicting demands.

Responsibilities

• Join the Payroll team as a Payroll Administrator.
• Organize and prioritize workloads to meet deadlines.

Skills

Teamwork

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Organizational Skills

Numeracy Skills

Education

NVQ Level 2

Tools

Payroll Systems

Job description

The Role

An opportunity has arisen for a Payroll Administrator to join our Payroll team.

Full Time, 37 hours per week

Fixed-term contract until 31st December 2025.

The team currently follows a hybrid working pattern with 4 days working from home and 1 day in the office. However, it may be necessary to work in the office for longer periods to meet service demands.

Requirements

You should have well-developed teamwork, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to organise and prioritise workloads. The role requires working under pressure to meet deadlines and managing conflicting demands with a high level of accuracy.

The successful candidate will be educated to NVQ Level 2 or equivalent and demonstrate good numeracy skills, with experience in a customer-oriented service environment.

You Will Have

Competent IT skills and experience of payroll systems.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details.

Why choose us?

We offer some outstanding benefits, including:

• 26 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays, increasing to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro-rata for part-time employees)
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexi scheme (if applicable) offering up to 2 days of flexible leave per month (pro-rata for part-time employees)
• Local government discount schemes at local businesses and national brands
• Flexible working arrangements to support work/life balance, including job sharing, flexible hours, term-time only, and compressed hours
• Car leasing scheme
• Staff networks for peer support, development, and networking

Further Information

This is a full-time position; applications on secondment or part-time basis will be considered for the right candidate. For guidance on applying and our Equality and Diversity principles, please see the attached notes.

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