Payroll Administrator

Vanrath; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanrath is seeking a Payroll Administrator to join a busy EMEA Finance team in Belfast. You will process monthly payrolls, maintain employee records and provide payroll support across the business.

The ideal candidate has in-house payroll experience, strong UK PAYE knowledge and excellent attention to detail, with proficiency in Excel and Word and the ability to handle large data sets. This role offers exposure to international payrolls across EMEA within a global organisation.

Qualifications

• In-house payroll experience and UK PAYE understanding.
• Strong numerical and data handling abilities.
• Ability to respond to employee payroll queries with accuracy.
• Proficiency in Excel and Word for payroll processing and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Process monthly company payrolls and meet all deadlines.
• Maintain payroll records: starters, leavers, changes, variable pay.
• Handle bonuses, overtime, pensions, healthcare deductions and payments.
• Respond to payroll-related queries from employees and internal teams.
• Liaise with HR to keep employee data accurate and up to date.
• Complete month-end payroll reconciliations and reporting.
• Assist with ad hoc payroll reporting and projects.
• Support payroll integration projects, including data cleansing and parallel runs.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Payroll knowledge

Payroll queries

Large datasets

UK PAYE

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Payroll Administrator

This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy EMEA Finance team, responsible for processing monthly payrolls, maintaining accurate employee records and providing payroll support across the business.

The successful candidate will have practical in-house payroll experience, a strong understanding of UK PAYE requirements and excellent attention to detail.

Key Responsibilities

• Accurately process monthly company payrolls, ensuring all deadlines are met.
• Maintain payroll records, including starters, leavers, contract changes and variable pay.
• Process bonuses, overtime, pensions, healthcare and other employee deductions and payments.
• Respond to payroll-related queries from employees and internal departments.
• Liaise with HR to ensure employee information is accurate and up to date.
• Complete month-end payroll reconciliations and reporting.
• Assist with ad hoc payroll reporting and projects.
• Support payroll integration projects, including data cleansing, parallel runs and validation.

Essential Requirements

• Previous experience processing in-house payroll.
• Good understanding of UK PAYE requirements and payroll principles.
• Experience handling employee payroll queries.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Strong numerical ability and attention to detail.
• Experience working with large datasets.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work to tight deadlines.
• Right to live and work in the UK.

Desirable Experience

• Previous experience within financial services.
• Experience using Workday Payroll.
• Experience processing pension contributions.
• Exposure to international payrolls across EMEA locations.

  The Opportunity

  This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established international organisation with a collaborative finance team and exposure to a wider EMEA payroll function.