Payroll Administrator

Royal Voluntary Service; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 12,000; Part time

Job summary

Royal Voluntary Service is seeking a skilled Payroll Administrator to join their team on a part-time, permanent basis. This role involves managing payroll activities, ensuring accurate payments, and providing information to stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have previous payroll experience and a strong attention to detail, with training opportunities available to promote career growth. Benefits include a competitive salary, holiday allowance, and a comprehensive employee assistance programme focused on wellbeing.

Benefits

26 days’ holiday (pro-rata) plus paid statutory Bank Holidays

Ten weeks’ company sick pay

Great pension scheme

Employee benefits package with exclusive discounts

24-hour doctor line and financial support services

Confidential counselling sessions

Opportunities for skill development and career progression

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of payroll systems, taxation, and national insurance rules.
• Ability to process end-to-end payroll accurately and timely.
• Experience with HRIS systems, particularly Pento and HiBob.

Responsibilities

• Manage all payroll activities ensuring accurate processing.
• Provide timely information to internal stakeholders and external bodies like HMRC.
• Balance and close pay periods in compliance with regulations.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Education

Previous payroll experience

Tools

Pento

HiBob

Job description

Royal Voluntary Service has an opportunity available for a Payroll Administrator to join our team. You will join us on a part-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a pro-rata salary of £11,056 per annum (£24,187 FTE).

About the Payroll Administrator role:

The payroll function at Royal Voluntary Service provides an end-to-end payroll service to employees. Ensuring that staff are paid correctly is the main priority of this support service.

You will plan, organise, coordinate, monitor, and carry out the processing of all payroll activities, ensuring all information is processed accurately in line with requirements, including balancing and closing the pay period.

Providing timely and accurate information to internal stakeholders as well as external organisations such as HMRC, pension providers, and other statutory bodies.

Previous payroll experience is essential for this role. Experience with Pento (UK Payroll) and HiBob Payroll and HR suites is especially desirable.

Hours:

16 hours per week with rota to be agreed with the successful candidate.

Location:

Home-based with occasional national travel.

Benefits:

• 26 days’ holiday (pro-rata) plus paid statutory Bank Holidays (pro-rata)
• Ten weeks’ company sick pay following successful completion of probation
• A great pension scheme
• 2x Salary Death in Service Benefit, subject to qualification
• Enhanced Family Leave schemes
• An employee benefits package with access to an exclusive rewards website for discounts and cashback
• A 24-hour doctor line, financial support for dental, optical, and other therapies
• A free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face counselling sessions
• Extensive online and on-the-job training
• Opportunities to discuss flexible working
• Opportunities for skill development and career progression
• The chance to make a positive, lasting impact that changes lives, communities, and society

What you'll bring:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders including leadership, management, payroll providers, HMRC, and other government organisations.
• Knowledge and experience with payroll and HRIS systems, particularly Pento and HiBob, are essential.
• Detailed knowledge of payroll systems, taxation, national insurance rules, and pension scheme administration.
• Ability to plan, organise, coordinate, monitor, and process end-to-end payroll, including balancing and closing pay periods.
• Attention to detail to ensure accuracy and timeliness in payroll processing.

Please refer to the role profile available on this vacancy for full details of this opportunity.

If you have the skills and experience to become our Payroll Administrator, please click ‘apply’ today. We’d love to hear from you!

The closing date for this role is Thursday, 10th July 2025. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

At Royal Voluntary Service, our goal is to welcome everyone and build inclusive and diverse teams. We celebrate differences and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work. To find out more about our commitment to EDI, visit our website.

Join Royal Voluntary Service, and together we can change lives, communities, and society.

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