Pay & Reward Assistant

Making Space (Warrington); Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stream - wage access

Electric Car Scheme

Bravo Benefits discounts

Up to 28 days holidays

Double time for Xmas/Boxing Day/New Yr

Buy/sell holidays

Learning portal access

Career progression promotion

Travel schemes: cycle to work, car exp

Employee awards

Pension Scheme 3%

Paid Sick leave

Job summary

Making Space (Warrington) is seeking a Pay & Reward Assistant to join the Payroll team, delivering a compliant payroll service to the workforce. The role is full-time, 39 hours per week, based in Warrington with hybrid arrangements offering three remote days.

You will support managers and staff on payroll matters, handle monthly data processing, and manage employee changes. Training pathways available through Apprenticeships and CIPP certifications.

Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Engage confidently with colleagues across wider teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide first line advice and support to managers and employees on payroll matters.
• Validate, input, calculate and record monthly payroll data.
• Process and monitor all employee changes.
• Undertake other duties as reasonably allocated.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Payroll Administrator Level 3

Payroll Technician Level 3 CIPP Certificate

Job description

Pay & Reward Assistant

Company: Making Space (Warrington)

Salary: £27,650 per annum

Hours: Full-time 39 per week

Location: Warrington, WA2 7JB

Working pattern: Hybrid - 3 days remote

Job type: Permanent

Responsibilities

As a Pay & Reward Assistant you will work within the Payroll team to provide a customer focused, fully integrated and compliant payroll service to the workforce.

• Assisting with providing first line advice and support to managers and employees on Payroll matters
• Assisting with the validation, input, calculation and recording of all monthly payroll data
• Processing and monitoring all employee changes
• Undertake any other duties reasonably allocated to you

Qualifications

This role would be a great opportunity for someone looking to start or develop their career within Pay & Reward. We are open to appoint an Apprentice through the apprenticeship scheme with dedicated time to work towards the Payroll Administrator Level 3 qualification. Alternatively, we would welcome applications from individuals looking to join the team on a full-time basis with support to work towards the Payroll Technician Level 3 CIPP Certificate through distance learning.

We are looking for individuals who can work independently and effectively to meet deadlines, with strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to engage confidently with colleagues across wider teams.

Whilst skills are important, our main priority for any new colleague is to find people who share similar values and attitudes to our own. We are seeking individuals who can showcase that their personal values align ours here at Making Space.

Benefits

We are constantly reviewing our benefits packages to ensure our employees are receiving the very best company perks and we are always seeking out further additions.

• Stream - Access up to 30% of your wages as you earn
• Electric Car Scheme (subject to salary sacrifice & National Minimum Wage regulations)
• Lifestyle benefits through Bravo Benefits and Health service discounts
• Up to 28 days holidays per year including bank holidays (pro rata for part time)
• We pay double time for Xmas day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day
• Our employees can buy and sell up to 2 weeks holiday - statutory limits apply
• Access to our library of learning through our e-portal
• We invest heavily in your career progression; did you know at least half of our senior posts are filled internally through promotion.
• Travel schemes including cycle to work, car maintenance and 55p per mile travel expenses.
• We run a colleague engagement hub with monthly and annual colleague awards
• Pension Scheme 3% employer contribution as a minimum
• Paid Sick leave

Successful applicants will be subject to employment checks, including DBS and references checks and provided with safeguarding training. Making Space is an equal opportunities employer. We can only accept applications from those who are legally entitled to live and work within the United Kingdom.

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