Payroll and Pension Assistant

Chiltern Railways; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable rail company in Aylesbury is seeking a Payroll and Pension Assistant to ensure timely and accurate payroll processing and compliance with applicable laws. The ideal candidate will have experience in payroll, pension administration, and proficiency in Word and Excel. Responsibilities include managing payroll queries, processing starters and leavers, and administering pensions. This role offers a fixed term contract for 12 months with a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in Payroll is essential.
• Good working knowledge of Word and Excel is required.
• Experience of Pension administration is necessary.
• Strong communication skills are needed.

Responsibilities

• Undertake timely and accurate payroll to ensure compliance.
• Administer company pension schemes as required.
• Manage payroll-related queries from staff.
• Process new starters and leavers in the payroll system.
• Ensure accuracy of payroll checking reports.

Skills

Experience of working in Payroll

Good working knowledge of Word and Excel

Experience of Pension administration

Good Communication skills

Tools

iTrent HRIS system

Job description

Role : Payroll and Pension Assistant

Contract Type : Fixed Term Contract - 12 Months

Location : Aylesbury

Salary : £32,416 per annum

Closing Date : Friday 23rd January 2026

Job Purpose

• To undertake a timely and accurate payroll, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and tax obligations.
• To comply with pension regulations and do administration for the company pension schemes
• Responsible for the input into the payroll system
• Acting as the first point of contact within the payroll team
• Ensuring that processes are up to date and communicated

Key Accountabilities

• Monitoring the payroll inbox and undertaking all temporary input
• Acting as first point of contact for all payroll related queries
• Processing weekly and monthly reports
• Providing 1st line support to employees and managers
• Processing New starters, Leavers and changes in the payroll system
• Processing sickness, writing to employees reducing pay
• Overseeing maternity, paternity, and other statutory leave
• Completing the IRMA uploads into the payroll system, checking and resolving any exceptions
• Managing Childcare vouchers
• Processing pension changes (AVCs & AVC Extra) in iTrent and the pension portal
• Processing of retirements
• Running Business Objects reports
• Issuing P45s
• Completing payroll checking reports
• Managing all pension related queries
• Uploading the weekly and monthly files to Railpen and Sharepoint
• Processing salary confirmations on the pension portal

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

• Experience of working in Payroll
• Good working knowledge of Word and Excel
• Experience of Pension administration
• Good Communication skills

Desirable Criteria

• Experience within the rail industry
• Experience of Public sector pensions
• Use of iTrent HRIS system
• CIPP Qualification