Payroll Advisor

Portfolio Payroll; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Portfolio Payroll in Liverpool is seeking two Payroll Advisors for a 6-month fixed-term or temporary role, on-site in a busy payroll team. You will deliver accurate processing across 29,000 employees and five payroll cycles, under a 13-person team including 1 Manager and 12 staff, with full office-based duties.

The role requires strong Excel capabilities (including VLOOKUPs and PivotTables), experience in a high-volume, in-house payroll setting, and the ability to work autonomously in a

Qualifications

• High-volume, multi-cycle payroll experience.
• Experience in an in-house payroll environment.
• Strong Excel skills including VLOOKUPs and PivotTables.

Responsibilities

• Manage high-volume payroll cycles across UK Lunar, Weekly, Monthly x2
• Process employee lifecycle changes including starters, leavers, and contractual amendments
• Administer statutory payments and deductions across multiple payroll frequencies
• Provide timely payroll queries support to employees and managers
• Prepare payroll outputs, checks, and reconciliations to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Use advanced Excel tools to manage, analyse, and validate large data sets

Skills

Excel

VLOOKUPs

PivotTables

Data manipulation

Accuracy

Tools

Excel

Job description

Payroll Advisor x2 - 6 Month FTC or Temp Liverpool In-House Payroll £33,333.89 or £15-£16ph Fully Office-Based

A large, well-established organisation is looking for two Payroll Advisors to support their high-volume payroll operations on a 6-month fixed term or temporary basis. You'll work fully on-site within a busy payroll team of 13, delivering accurate processing across 29,000 employees and five payroll cycles. Strong Excel capability, VLOOKUPs and PivotTables is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing high-volume payroll cycles across UK Lunar, Weekly, Monthly x2
• Processing employee lifecycle changes including starters, leavers, and contractual amendments
• Administering statutory payments and deductions across multiple payroll frequencies
• Providing timely support on payroll queries to employees and managers
• Preparing payroll outputs, checks, and reconciliations to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Using advanced Excel tools to manage, analyse, and validate large data sets

Ideal Experience

• Strong background in high-volume, multi-cycle payroll
• Confident using Excel, VLOOKUPs, PivotTables, data manipulation
• Experience within an in-house payroll environment
• Comfortable working fully office-based
• Able to work autonomously in a fast-paced, high-pressure setting
• Quick starter with strong accuracy, communication, and organisational skills

Contract Details

• 6-month fixed term contract or temp contract (both available)
• Salary: £33,333.89 or £15-£16ph
• Fully office-based
• Team size: 13 (1 Manager, 3 Advisors, 9 Admins)
• Exposure to five payroll cycles and 29,000 employees