Payroll Advisor

NFP, an Aon company (Europe); Bromsgrove; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

NFP, part of the Aon group, is hiring a Payroll Advisor to support UK payroll processing within a fast-paced, acquisitive organisation. The role reports to the Payroll Manager and sits in the HR team, focusing on data accuracy, confidentiality, and timely payroll delivery.

The successful candidate will manage monthly UK payrolls, handle changes, run reconciliations, and contribute to pension administration in a busy environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with pension schemes and auto enrolment regulations.
• In-depth knowledge of HMRC RTI and payroll legislation.
• Knowledge of employment law and its impact on payroll.
• Strong numerical skills to collate and interpret data.
• Minimum 2-3 years' experience within a payroll function.
• Experience of processing UK payroll data and understanding payroll legislation.
• Experience with payroll systems and Excel.
• Experience working with AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Support accurate and timely processing of UK monthly payrolls.
• Input and maintain payroll data for starters, leavers, changes and absences.
• Act as point of contact for payroll queries with confidentiality.
• Ensure payroll documentation is accurate and correctly processed.
• Process payroll changes and reconcile data prior to review and submission.
• Support payroll reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Assist with monthly payroll reporting.
• Prepare and reconcile payroll payments and reports for monthly reviews.
• Liaise with Finance on payroll information and reporting.
• Work with HR and business leaders across the org.
• Support pension administration with starters, leavers and changes.
• Assist with pension assessments and contributions.
• Maintain payroll records per policy and statutory requirements.

Skills

Pension & AE rules (auto enrolment)

HMRC RTI regulations

Employment law basics

Numerical/data interpretation

2-3 years payroll experience

UK payroll processing & legislation

Payroll systems

Excel proficiency

Experience with AI tools

Tools

Excel

Job description

We’re hiring for a Payroll Advisor to support our HR team on an 18-Month FTC...

To keep up with our growth in the UK and Ireland, we’re looking for a dedicated Payroll Advisor on an 18-Month FTC to support the day-to-day processing and administration of UK payrolls within a fast-paced, people-focused and highly acquisitive organisation. The role will work closely with the Payroll Manager and Payroll Advisor to ensure payroll data is processed accurately and in a timely manner, supporting payroll delivery and employee experience.

We’re looking for someone with:

• Experience and knowledge of pension schemes and auto enrolment regulations
• In depth knowledge of current HMRC payroll legislation including all RTI processes
• Basic knowledge of employment law and the impact this can have on payroll
• Effective numerical skills with the ability to collate and interpret data
• Minimum of 2-3 years' experience within a payroll function
• Experience of processing UK payroll data and understanding payroll legislation
• Experience of working with payroll systems and Excel
• Experience working with AI tools

Using these skills, you’ll be:

• Supporting the accurate and timely processing of UK monthly payrolls
• Inputting and maintaining payroll data including new starters, leavers, contractual changes, variable payments and statutory absence information
• Acting as a point of contact for payroll queries, whilst maintaining employee confidence and upholding complete confidentiality of all information
• Ensuring all payroll documentation is accurate and processed correctly
• Processing payroll changes and reconcile payroll data prior to review and submission
• Supporting payroll reconciliations and investigate discrepancies as required
• Assisting with the preparation of monthly payroll reporting
• Supporting the preparation and reconciliation of payroll payments and payroll reports for monthly reviews and submissions, in line with HMRC Regulations
• Liaising with Finance regarding payroll-related information and reporting
• Working in conjunction with the wider HR team and business leaders
• Supporting pension administration activities, including processing new starters, leavers and employee changes
• Assisting with pension assessments and contribution processing
• Maintaining payroll records in accordance with company policies, controls and statutory requirements

Who is NFP?

With over 800 people in the UK and Ireland and over 8,000 employees worldwide, NFP is part of the Aon group and specialise in helping businesses in four core areas:

• Insurance (helping them manage key risks)
• Health and safety (supporting them to create a safer workplace for their employees)
• Employee benefits (helping them reward their people more effectively)
• HR, people and talent (supporting employers and their people to thrive through changes and challenges)

What you’ll love about working here

• working in a dynamic, fast-paced organisation in an exciting industry
• the opportunity to do globally impactful work from day one
• learning from industry and business line specialists with decades of experience
• a huge variety of projects to work on and challenges to solve
• our People First culture, which illustrates our commitment to your wellbeing and development, not just as an employee but as a human being
• a rich suite of employee benefits and out-of-work perks