High-Volume Payroll Advisor – Multi-Cycle (FTC)

Portfolio Payroll; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Portfolio Payroll in Liverpool is seeking two Payroll Advisors for a 6-month fixed-term or temporary role, on-site in a busy payroll team. You will deliver accurate processing across 29,000 employees and five payroll cycles, under a 13-person team including 1 Manager and 12 staff, with full office-based duties.

The role requires strong Excel capabilities (including VLOOKUPs and PivotTables), experience in a high-volume, in-house payroll setting, and the ability to work autonomously in a

Qualifications

• High-volume, multi-cycle payroll experience.
• Experience in an in-house payroll environment.
• Strong Excel skills including VLOOKUPs and PivotTables.

Responsibilities

• Manage high-volume payroll cycles across UK Lunar, Weekly, Monthly x2
• Process employee lifecycle changes including starters, leavers, and contractual amendments
• Administer statutory payments and deductions across multiple payroll frequencies
• Provide timely payroll queries support to employees and managers
• Prepare payroll outputs, checks, and reconciliations to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Use advanced Excel tools to manage, analyse, and validate large data sets

Skills

Excel

VLOOKUPs

PivotTables

Data manipulation

Accuracy

Tools

Excel

Job description

Portfolio Payroll in Liverpool is seeking two Payroll Advisors for a 6-month fixed-term or temporary role, on-site in a busy payroll team. You will deliver accurate processing across 29,000 employees and five payroll cycles, under a 13-person team including 1 Manager and 12 staff, with full office-based duties.

The role requires strong Excel capabilities (including VLOOKUPs and PivotTables), experience in a high-volume, in-house payroll setting, and the ability to work autonomously in a