Payroll Advisor

Ibstock Plc; Ibstock; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Life assurance

Pension with employer contributions

Employee Assistance Programme

Share Save scheme

Retail discounts platform

Career development

Job summary

Ibstock PLC is seeking an experienced Payroll Advisor to join our Payroll team at the Head Office in Ibstock, Leicestershire. You will process payroll for ~1,800 colleagues across the UK and handle changes, queries and compliance, while collaborating with Finance and People Services.

You will work in a collaborative team, offering accurate, timely payroll services and opportunities to improve processes and digital tooling, with hybrid working where appropriate.

Qualifications

• UK payroll experience with end-to-end processing.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, PAYE and NI.
• Experience processing payroll changes and statutory payments.
• Excellent attention to detail and data quality.
• Strong organisational and planning skills to meet deadlines.
• Customer-focused approach with clear payroll communication.
• Proficient in Excel and payroll systems.

Responsibilities

• Process monthly payroll for ~1,800 colleagues, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Administer payroll changes across the employee lifecycle.
• Calculate deductions, taxes and other payroll-related transactions.
• Respond to payroll queries with clear, professional guidance.
• Prepare payroll payments including BACS and HMRC submissions.
• Perform regular payroll reconciliations and reporting.
• Support month-end and year-end activities.
• Reconcile payroll data with Finance and GL reporting.
• Oversee payrolling of benefits in kind.
• Assist system updates and implement legislative changes.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and compliance.
• Stay updated on UK payroll legislation and regulatory guidance.
• Identify process improvements and digitally enable ways of working.
• Build strong relationships across the business to provide reliable service.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Customer focus

Numerical skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Excel

Problem solving

Process improvement

Proactive mindset

Education

CIPP qualification

Payroll certification

Tools

Zellis ResourceLink

Job description

Play a key role in delivering an accurate, efficient and reliable payroll service, supporting approximately 1,800 colleagues across our UK business.

The opportunity

We are looking for an experienced, detail-oriented and customer-focused Payroll Advisor to join our Payroll team at our Head Office in Ibstock, Leicestershire (LE67 6HS).

Working as part of a small, collaborative team, you will help deliver an accurate, timely and compliant payroll service for approximately 1,800 colleagues across our UK locations.

You will take responsibility for a range of payroll activities, from processing employee pay and managing payroll changes through to responding to colleague queries and ensuring compliance with payroll legislation.

Working closely with colleagues across Employee Services, People Systems and Finance, you will play an important role in maintaining an efficient and reliable payroll service, while identifying opportunities to improve processes and ways of working.

What you'll do

• Process monthly payroll activities for approximately 1,800 colleagues, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time.
• Administer payroll changes across the employee lifecycle, including starters, leavers, salary adjustments, contractual changes and other payroll amendments.
• Calculate and process pay adjustments, statutory payments, deductions, payroll taxes and other payroll-related transactions.
• Respond to payroll queries from employees and managers, providing clear, accurate advice and delivering a professional service within agreed timescales.
• Prepare, validate and process payroll payments, including BACS submissions and payments to HMRC and third-party providers.
• Complete regular payroll checks, reconciliations and reporting to maintain accuracy and ensure compliance with internal controls.
• Support payroll month-end and year-end activities, including statutory submissions, reconciliations and reporting requirements.
• Work closely with Finance colleagues to reconcile payroll information and support general ledger reporting.
• Administer the payrolling of benefits in kind, ensuring the correct treatment of taxable benefits.
• Support payroll system updates, annual legislative changes, testing and implementation activities.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and ensure processes comply with relevant legislation, data protection requirements and Company policies.
• Keep up to date with changes to UK payroll legislation, HMRC requirements and regulatory guidance.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, strengthen controls and introduce more efficient and digitally enabled ways of working.
• Build strong working relationships across the business, providing a responsive and reliable payroll service to colleagues and managers.

What you'll bring

• Previous experience working in a UK payroll environment, with a good understanding of end-to-end payroll processing.
• Sound knowledge of UK payroll legislation, statutory payments, PAYE, National Insurance and payroll compliance requirements.
• Experience of processing payroll changes, deductions, adjustments and statutory payments.
• Excellent attention to detail, with a strong focus on accuracy and data quality.
• Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet critical payroll deadlines.
• A customer-focused approach, with the confidence to respond to payroll queries and explain payroll matters clearly.
• Good numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues across different functions.
• Experience of using payroll systems and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• A proactive and flexible approach, with a willingness to support colleagues and contribute to continuous improvement.

It would be great if you also have

• A CIPP qualification or equivalent professional payroll qualification.
• Experience of using Zellis ResourceLink payroll software.
• Experience of processing payroll within a large or multi-site organisation.
• Knowledge of payroll year-end processes, general ledger reconciliations and the payrolling of benefits in kind.
• Experience of supporting payroll system improvements, automation or process changes.

This is a great opportunity to become part of an established Payroll team, supporting an essential service that makes a real difference to our colleagues across the business.

You will have the opportunity to develop your payroll expertise, work with colleagues across our wider People and Finance teams and contribute to improving how we deliver our payroll services.

We value people who take pride in delivering an accurate and reliable service, enjoy solving problems and want to make a positive contribution to the way we work.

What you'll get

• Competitive salary, rewarding your skills and experience.
• Hybrid working, where appropriate to the role.
• Life assurance.
• Pension scheme with employer contributions matched up to 10%.
• Full access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family, including Digicare+ provided by Aviva.
• Share Save scheme eligibility.
• Access to a high-street retail discounts platform.
• Personal development and career progression opportunities.

Why Ibstock?

Ibstock PLC is a British manufacturer of clay bricks and concrete products. We are a team of more than 1,800 innovators, makers and engineers helping to shape Britain's built environment. With more than 200 years of history, we create smart and sustainable building products and solutions and remain committed to a net-zero future.

Our values of care, teamwork and courage guide how we work, support one another and deliver for our customers.

At Ibstock, we believe in rewarding talent and treating people fairly. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and recruit based on merit, experience and potential.

If your experience does not match every requirement but you believe you could make a difference, we encourage you to apply.