Payroll Administrator

Arbor Forest Products Limited; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established timber company in Liverpool is seeking an experienced Payroll Administrator to manage end-to-end payroll processing. The role involves ensuring compliance with UK payroll legislation and handling all payroll intricacies including deductions and employee records. Candidates should be highly organized with a strong proficiency in payroll systems and Excel. This full-time position offers a competitive salary, various employee benefits including a contributory pension scheme, additional holidays, and a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

31 days holiday, inclusive of statutory bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven track record in end-to-end payroll processing, including starters, leavers, and statutory deductions.
• Strong understanding of UK payroll legislation, auto-enrolment pensions, and holiday pay calculations.
• Minimum CIPP Year 1 or equivalent payroll qualification.

Responsibilities

• Processing payroll for new starters and managing time and attendance records.
• Ensuring compliance with statutory deductions and processing leavers' final pay.
• Creating management reports related to staffing and absences.

Skills

Proven track record in payroll processing

Strong understanding of UK payroll legislation

Proficiency in payroll systems

Advanced Excel skills

Excellent attention to detail

Ability to meet strict deadlines

Highly organised

Confidentiality

Education

CIPP Year 1 or equivalent payroll qualification

Tools

Cascade payroll system

Focus payroll system

Job description

What does it mean to be a Payroll Administrator at Howarth Timber Group?

As a Payroll Administrator at Howarth Timber Group Limited, you will play a vital role in ensuring the accurate and timely processing of the monthly payroll, handling all aspects from initial data entry through to final reporting. Your responsibilities will also include the effective management of the time and attendance system, ensuring that employee records are meticulously maintained and reflect true working hours. By overseeing these processes, you will contribute to the smooth operation of payroll functions and support compliance with both statutory requirements and company policies, helping to uphold the high standards of service and reliability that Howarth Timber Group is renowned for.

Putting people at the heart of what we do

With 185 years trading experience, the Howarth Timber Group has grown to provide not only the widest range of products, but expertise, service and knowledge you can rely on.

With a nationwide network of branches supplying timber, building and plumbing and heating materials, kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms and a dedicated manufacturing division supplying timber engineering services, the Howarth Timber Group is focused on providing market leading choice, quality, service and value.

Built on a passion for service and people, we strive to set the highest standards in the quality of our products, in the continuity of supply and in every aspect of customer service and support. Quality products and processes are what drive our passion, but people are central to everything we do and its thanks to our loyal workforce that weve built a strong and successful business.

Main duties and responsibilities

End to end processing of payroll duties including :

• Processing new starters onto both the HR and T&A systems
• Ensuring that the correct Right to Works checks have been completed alongside HR
• Collation of information from T&A system to process in payroll such as basic hours, overtime, and time off
• Processing sickness and other absences in line with statutory entitlement and company policies
• Processing of company pension schemes ensuring compliance with auto enrolment legislation
• Processing of other deductions such as attachment of earnings orders, staff loans and cycle to work scheme
• Processing of ad-hoc payments such as bonus, commission, incentives, and expense claims
• Reviewing of all statutory deductions / payments to ensure compliance with current legislation
• Calculation of and ensuring compliance with average weekly holiday pay legislation
• Processing leavers final pay as well as ad-hoc payments after leaving
• Finalising the payroll submission, processing payments, payslips, P45s and submissions to HMRC such as RTI and EPS reports
• Production and submission of payroll reports such as gross pay, pension deductions and recharge information including journals
• Production of management reports such as staff turnover, headcounts, and absence information

Management of time and attendance system duties

• Creating and maintaining daily / weekly rules
• Creating and maintaining work schedules
• Applying correct rules, groups, and locations to new starters
• Ensuring changes to work schedules / daily rules are applied promptly to current employees
• Resolving timesheet / clock discrepancies
• Extraction of raw data to import into payroll
• Extraction and analysis of absence data for management reports
• Archiving of leavers upon close of previous payroll period

Other duties include but not limited to

• Other ad-hoc payroll duties as they arise
• Handling and resolving queries from company stakeholders and auditors
• Ad-hoc HR administration duties to assist with holiday / absence cover

What are the requirements to be a part of the Payroll team

Experience: Proven track record in end-to-end payroll processing, including starters, leavers, and statutory deductions.

Knowledge: Strong understanding of UK payroll legislation, auto-enrolment pensions, and holiday pay calculations.

Skills:

Proficiency in payroll systems (e.g., Cascade, Focus) and advanced Excel.

Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet strict deadlines.

Qualifications: Minimum CIPP Year 1 or equivalent payroll qualification.

Attributes: Highly organised, confidential, and able to handle queries professionally.

Why choose Howarth Timber & Building Supplies for your next role

• Howarth Timber Group is proud to have been officially recognised in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025!

We are a family-owned company, with a desire to provide colleague benefits that are truly valuable. Benefits include but are not limited to :

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience (pro-rated for part-time)
• 31 days holiday, inclusive of Statutory Bank Holidays
• Option to buy up to an additional 5 days annual leave per annum or sell up to 3 days annual leave per annum
• Length of service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Company sick pay
• Enhanced paternity and maternity pay
• Employee Assistance Programme, 24/7 helpline, counselling sessions, legal, debt and life management advice line
• Benefits Hub (inc discounts on gift cards, travel, cinema tickets, to name a few)
• Colleague Merchant Branch discount
• Opportunity to participate in a volunteering role for one working day per year fully paid by the Company
• Excellent training and development

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits: Additional leave, Company pension, Cycle to work scheme, Employee discount, Enhanced maternity leave, Enhanced paternity leave, Free flu jabs, Free parking, On-site parking, Paid volunteer time, Sick pay, Store discount