Payroll & Benefits Analyst — Growth Path

Michael Page; Bedale; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking an enthusiastic Payroll Assistant / Analyst to join our team in the United Kingdom. This developmental role supports payroll for around 450 staff, bridging HR and Finance with a dotted line to both areas, including onboarding and benefits administration.

You will analyse variances to budgets, forecast trends, and prepare structured reports for managers, while handling data from depots and reconciling payroll in Excel and Sage.

Qualifications

• Accurate and detail-oriented with ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Strong organisational skills and time management.
• Proficiency in Excel (VLOOKUPs, Pivot tables).
• Experience in accounts or HR support (1 year preferred).
• Experience with payroll processing and benefits administration is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Full start-to-finish payroll processing for ~450 staff.
• Analyse key variances to budgets and forecast trends.
• Develop structured reports for Finance and Operational Managers.
• Collate payroll data from depots and validate time/attendance data.
• Build rapport with staff, especially payroll data stakeholders.
• Perform relevant manual payroll calculations.
• Reconcile payroll using Excel and Sage.
• Administer liability orders and pension submissions.
• Assist with employee benefit schemes administration.
• Onboard staff from offer to payroll/benefits data capture.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Flexibility

Excel (VLOOKUPs, Pivot tables)

Professionalism

1 year experience in accounts/HR

Tools

Sage

Job description

Michael Page is seeking an enthusiastic Payroll Assistant / Analyst to join our team in the United Kingdom. This developmental role supports payroll for around 450 staff, bridging HR and Finance with a dotted line to both areas, including onboarding and benefits administration.

You will analyse variances to budgets, forecast trends, and prepare structured reports for managers, while handling data from depots and reconciling payroll in Excel and Sage.