Payroll Coordinator

CMR Jobs Limited; Warrington; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave

Pension scheme

Health Assured

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work

Employee awards

Long service

Spectrum.Life

Annual pay review

Referral scheme

Job summary

CMR Jobs Limited in Warrington is seeking a Payroll Coordinator to join its Payments team. This permanent, office-based role offers 37.5 hours per week and a fast-paced environment focused on accuracy and customer service.

You will manage payroll processing for employees and subcontractors, handle statutory payments and RTI compliance, and provide timely payments and responsive support to clients and colleagues. Strong Excel skills and attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a payroll environment.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• High accuracy, attention to detail, and numerical skills.
• Experience with contractor/high-volume payroll advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Process employee and subcontractor payments accurately.
• Manage statutory payments and pension auto-enrolment.
• Ensure RTI compliance and FPS processing.
• Handle payroll queries from employees, subcontractors, and clients.
• Manage client invoicing and provide updates.
• Support wider team with ad hoc admin duties.

Skills

Payroll experience

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Numerical skills

Analytical skills

Excel

Team player

Work under pressure

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Working pattern: Office-based
Job Type: Permanent

A leading specialist payroll and contractor services business is looking for an experienced Payroll Coordinator to join its well-organised and highly motivated Payments team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with previous payroll experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, has strong attention to detail and is confident dealing with payroll queries from employees, subcontractors and clients.

What you'll be doing

As a key member of the Payments team, you will be responsible for managing various aspects of payroll processing, ensuring payments are accurate, compliant and made on time.

You'll also provide support to individual clients and develop effective working relationships while delivering a high standard of customer service.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Processing employee and subcontractor payments accurately and within agreed payment timescales.
• Processing statutory payments and managing pension auto-enrolment.
• Ensuring accurate and timely calculations and payments to statutory bodies and third-party providers.
• Responding confidently to payroll, administration and tax queries from employees and subcontractors.
• Assisting with Full Payment Submissions (FPS) and ensuring compliance with RTI regulations.
• Supporting the processing of employee and subcontractor timesheets.
• Managing client invoicing in line with agreed arrangements.
• Providing clients with accurate and up-to-date information when required.
• Keeping internal teams informed of any issues relating to invoices, receipts or employee/subcontractor payments.
• Supporting the wider team with ad hoc administrative duties.

What we’re looking for

We’re keen to hear from candidates who have:

• Previous experience working within a payroll environment.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise competing workloads.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• The ability to remain calm and accurate when working under pressure.

Experience of contractor, agency or high-volume payroll would be particularly advantageous, although applications from strong payroll administrators with transferable experience are welcome.

What you’ll receive

• 25 days annual leave, increasing with service, plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Health Assured
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee awards
• Long Service Recognition
• Spectrum.Life
• Annual pay review
• Employee referral scheme

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