Payroll & Benefits Coordinator (UK) – 18-Month FTC

Twinings Ovaltine; Andover; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Yearly bonus

Flexible working options

25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Onsite Gym and Wellbeing Centre

Perkbox – employee discounts

Pension scheme (matched)

Cycle to work

SimplyHealth Cash plan

Onsite staff shop discounts

Electric Car Scheme

Job summary

Twinings Ovaltine is seeking a People Services Coordinator in Andover to deliver payroll and reward administration on an 18‑month fixed term contract. You will work closely with the International Reward Operations Manager, Reward Advisor and Payroll lead, balancing payroll tasks with benefits administration.

We value strong administration experience in UK payroll and benefits, high attention to detail, GDPR compliance, and solid Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Administration experience including UK benefits and Payroll.
• Strong data handling skills with high attention to detail.
• Experience working with confidential employee data in line with GDPR.
• Proficient in Excel (Lookups, Pivots, reporting).
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate monthly payroll inputs (starters, leavers, overtime, changes) ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Support the payroll service provider to deliver a compliant UK payroll and meet deadlines.
• Coordinate and quality-check payroll data prior to commit and support post-commit tasks.
• Support monthly reporting to internal/external stakeholders.
• Liaise with ABF Pensions and Finance to ensure pension reports and payments are accurate.
• Reconcile and produce monthly cheques for Accounting for benefits.
• Support employee payroll queries, escalating technical issues where appropriate.
• Ensure GDPR compliance and confidentiality in handling sensitive data.
• Support maintenance of payroll process documentation and audit evidence.
• Record employee absences and process pay adjustments including buying/selling of leave.
• Assist with termination payments ensuring correct tax treatment.
• Administrate UK benefit schemes (Bupa, Perkbox, Octopus).
• Process benefit changes and communicate updates to Payroll.
• Act as first point of contact for reward-related employee queries.
• Support employee communications (SharePoint content, internal comms).
• Raise purchase orders, manage supplier invoices, and support cost allocations.
• Liaise with third-party benefit providers to organise events.
• Assist Reward Advisor with projects such as living wage and pay reviews.
• Coordinate data and documentation for reward audits and ad-hoc reviews.

Skills

Payroll

Data handling

GDPR

Excel

Organisation

Communication

Education

HR/Payroll qualification (CIPD/CIPP) desirable

Job description

Twinings Ovaltine is seeking a People Services Coordinator in Andover to deliver payroll and reward administration on an 18‑month fixed term contract. You will work closely with the International Reward Operations Manager, Reward Advisor and Payroll lead, balancing payroll tasks with benefits administration.

We value strong administration experience in UK payroll and benefits, high attention to detail, GDPR compliance, and solid Excel skills.