Payroll and Benefits Administrator

Michael Page International Recruitment Limited; Warrington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts

Employee assistance program

Free on-site parking

23 days holidays plus BH

Study support towards AAT CIPD CIPR

Job summary

Michael Page International Recruitment Limited is seeking a Payroll & Benefits Coordinator to join the Finance team in Warrington. You will manage end-to-end payroll, process pension submissions, and administer employee benefits.

You will also produce standard reports for finance and operations, reconcile payroll data, and support onboarding and offboarding processes. The role requires about 1 year of payroll experience, strong Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, Pivot tables), and an eye for detail.

Qualifications

• Accurate payroll processing experience is essential.
• Strong Excel skills including VLOOKUPs and Pivot tables.
• 1 year in accounts or HR support is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Full end-to-end payroll processing for the group.
• Analyze key trends and variance against budget.
• Develop reporting for finance and operations managers.

Skills

Payroll administration

Excel

VLOOKUPs

Pivot tables

Attention to detail

Tools

Sage

Job description

Working as part of the wider Finance team, you will play an important role in supporting the accurate and timely administration of payroll and employee benefits.

Client Details

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with around 1 year of payroll experience who is looking to broaden their skill set, take on more responsibility and progress within a growing Finance function.

Description

• Full start to finish process for the Groups payroll.
• Analysis of key trends and variance reports of actual staffing numbers and costs v's the budget.
• Structured reporting and development of a suite of reports for Key Finance and Operational Managers to report on the employment cost base.
• Collation of payroll data from depots, conducting relevant checks on time and attendance data received
• Building a rapport with staff throughout the business, particularly managers responsible for payroll data
• Completing relevant manual calculations
• Reconciliation of payroll using excel and Sage
• Administration of liability orders
• Pension submissions
• Administration of employee benefit packages
• Onboarding staff from the point of offer to ensure all information is captured correctly for payroll and benefits purposes.
• Offboarding staff efficiently.

Profile

• Accuracy and attention to detail is critical to this role
• Organisational skills and ability to work to tight timescales
• Flexibility to working hours when processing payroll (our payroll is processed on either a 4-weekly basis or monthly basis)
• Excel IT skills including Vlookups and Pivot tables.
• Ability to maintain professionalism and respect towards others
• Ideally 1-year experience in either an accounts or HR support role

Job Offer

• £30k basic starting salary - this will be increased to £33k upon successful development into Payroll & Benefits Coordinator from month 9
• 5-day working week
• Staff discounts
• Employee assistance program
• Free on-site parking
• 23 days holidays plus BH
• Study support towards AAT CIPD CIPP