Payroll Administrator

Search Consultancy LTD; Castleford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Search Consultancy is recruiting for a Payroll Administrator role in Sherburn-in-Elmet to run a full weekly payroll accurately within a fast-paced, seasonal environment. You will also build HR administration skills alongside core payroll duties.

The role is full-time, with 8:30am-5:30pm hours, plus paid Saturday and late-evening shifts during peak periods. You will handle timesheets, deductions, and year-end activities while supporting HR tasks.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months' experience processing payroll.
• Experience with weekly payroll is advantageous.
• Strong numeracy and attention to detail required.
• Excellent IT and spreadsheet skills.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end weekly payroll cycle.
• Maintain accurate employee data across payroll and spreadsheets.
• Support HR administration tasks such as contracts and inductions.
• Respond to payroll and HR queries clearly and professionally.

Skills

Numeracy skills

Attention to detail

Organisation

Communication skills

Teamwork

Tools

Sage 50 Payroll

Sage 50 Accounts

Job description

Payrol Adminisrator

Search are looking to recruit for a growing business in Sherburn-in-Elmet to run a full weekly payroll accurately and on time whilst also building HR administration skills alongside core payroll work in a fast-paced, seasonal environment.

Role details

This role will be full time Monday to Friday, 8:30am-5:30pm, with paid Saturday and late‑evening rota cover during peak months.

This position focuses on completing weekly payroll process for the organisation. You handle everything from collecting hours through to final payments, statutory calculations and year‑end activities. Alongside payroll, you support a range of HR administration tasks to help keep employee records and documentation in order.

What You Will Focus On

• Owning the end‑to‑end weekly payroll cycle for a changing workforce.
• Keeping employee data accurate across payroll, accounts and live spreadsheets.
• Supporting day‑to‑day HR administration, including contracts, inductions and basic HR queries.
• Helping employees with payroll and HR questions in a clear, professional way.

Key responsibilities

• Managed end-to-end weekly payroll for over 100 employees, including timesheet verification, payroll processing, pensions, statutory payments, expenses, and deductions using Sage 50 Payroll and Sage 50 Accounts.
• Responded to payroll and HR queries, maintaining the wages mailbox and liaising with employees to resolve issues.
• Processed new starters, uploaded payroll data, maintained records and company spreadsheets, and supported payroll year-end activities.
• Assisted with HR administration, including staff inductions, employment contracts, visa applications, and confidential employee records.

What we're looking for

• Minimum 6 months' experience processing payroll.
• Experience of weekly payroll (advantageous).
• Excellent numeracy skills and strong attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage competing deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.
• Confident communication skills and strong organisation.
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team, with a proactive, positive attitude.
• Good IT and spreadsheet skills.
• Experience with Sage 50 Payroll, previous HR administration experience or multilingual skills (all advantageous).

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.