Payroll Administrator

Culina Group; Warrington; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Culina Group is seeking a Payroll Administrator on FTC in Warrington to support accurate and timely payroll processing. The role suits someone with 1–3 years’ payroll administration experience and strong data-entry skills.

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you will handle end-to-end payroll activities, maintain data for starters and leavers, process time and attendance, produce payslips, and assist with auto-enrolment pensions.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years’ payroll administration experience (essential)
• Strong data entry and accuracy skills with high attention to detail
• Good working knowledge of payroll processes and statutory requirements
• Experience using payroll systems (Resourcelink experience highly desirable)
• Confidence using Excel and other MS Office tools
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines
• A proactive, customer-focused approach

Responsibilities

• Process end-to-end payroll activities in line with deadlines
• Maintain and input accurate payroll data (starters, leavers, pay changes)
• Record and validate time & attendance, absence, sickness, and holiday data
• Produce payslips and ensure accuracy of all payroll outputs
• Review exception reports, investigate discrepancies, and make corrections
• Manage statutory deductions and liaise with HMRC and external bodies
• Support pension administration, including auto-enrolment compliance
• Assist with BACS payment processing
• Respond to employee payroll queries within agreed SLAs
• Support payroll projects and continuous improvement initiatives

Skills

Payroll processing

Data entry

MS Excel

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Multitasking

Customer-focused

Time management

Tools

Resourcelink

MS Office

Job description

Culina Groupis a leading UK 3rd party food & drinks logistics provider offering dedicated and shared user warehousing and distribution solutions.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Job Description

We’re looking for a detail-oriented Payroll Administrator on FTCto join our team, supporting the accurate and timely processing of payroll. This role is ideal for someone with 1–3 years’ hands-on payroll administration experience, who enjoys working with data and thrives in a fast-paced environment.

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you'll play a key role in delivering a high-quality payroll service while ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Process end-to-end payroll activities in line with deadlines
• Maintain and input accurate payroll data (starters, leavers, pay changes)
• Record and validate time & attendance, absence, sickness, and holiday data
• Produce payslips and ensure accuracy of all payroll outputs
• Review exception reports, investigate discrepancies, and make corrections
• Manage statutory deductions and liaise with HMRC and external bodies
• Support pension administration, including auto-enrolment compliance
• Assist with BACS payment processing
• Respond to employee payroll queries within agreed SLAs
• Support payroll projects and continuous improvement initiatives

Qualifications

• At least 1–3 years’ payroll administration experience (essential)
• Strong data entry and accuracy skills with high attention to detail
• Good working knowledge of payroll processes and statutory requirements
• Experience using payroll systems (Resourcelink experience highly desirable)
• Confidence using Excel and other MS Office tools
• Strong organisational and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines
• A proactive, customer‑focused approach

Additional Information

As part of our drive to makeCulina Groupa great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave– Competitive holiday entitlement of 24 days + 8 Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme –we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirements so we offer agreat contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer
• Life Assurance- x2your annual salary
• Wellness –Via our Employee Assistance Programmewe offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year
• Eye Care Vouchers –We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
• Reward & Recognition –We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts- via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!