Payroll and Pension Assistant

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

Job summary

A prominent transport service provider is seeking a Payroll and Pension Assistant to ensure timely compliance with payroll and pension regulations. Key responsibilities include managing payroll inputs, handling employee queries, and processing reports. The ideal candidate should have experience in payroll and pension administration, alongside strong communication skills. This role offers a fixed-term contract of 12 months based in Aylesbury, with a salary of £32,416 per annum.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Undertake payroll ensuring compliance with laws and tax.
• Administer company pension schemes and compliance.
• Process payroll inputs and act as first point of contact.
• Monitor payroll related queries and process reports.

Skills

Payroll experience

Knowledge of Word and Excel

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