Payroll Officer

Cpl Group; Derry/Londonderry; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Early finish Fridays 12pm

30 days annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance 3x salary

Employer pension contribution 3%

Job summary

Cpl Group in Derry/Londonderry is seeking an experienced Payroll Executive to join our Finance team. You will ensure payroll is delivered accurately and on time, in full compliance with HMRC, and you will manage employee payroll records, statutory payments, pensions, and time and attendance data.

Working closely with HR, Production and Line Management, you will identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, controls and efficiencies across the business.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in high-volume UK payroll processing.
• Experience managing both weekly and monthly payrolls.
• Strong knowledge of PAYE, National Insurance, statutory payments and payroll deductions.
• Experience using payroll and time & attendance systems, ideally Sage Payroll/Sage Micropay.

Responsibilities

• Deliver payroll accurately and on time, ensuring full HMRC compliance.
• Manage employee payroll records, statutory payments, pensions, time and attendance data, reconciliations and reporting.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, controls and efficiencies across the business.

Skills

Payroll processing

Payroll management

PAYE & NI knowledge

Time & attendance systems

Tools

Sage Payroll

Sage Micropay

Job description

We are currently partnering with our client based in Derry/Londonderry to recruit an experienced Payroll Executive.

Working closely with Finance, HR, Production and Line Management, you will ensure payroll is delivered accurately, on time and in full compliance with HMRC regulations. The successful candidate will manage employee payroll records, statutory payments, pensions, time and attendance systems, reconciliations and reporting, while identifying opportunities to improve payroll processes, controls and efficiencies across the business.

Essential Criteria

• Minimum 5 years' experience in high-volume UK payroll processing.
• Proven experience managing both weekly and monthly payrolls.
• Experience processing payroll for large hourly paid and salaried workforces, including overtime, shift patterns and variable pay.
• Strong knowledge of PAYE, National Insurance, statutory payments and payroll deductions.
• Experience using payroll and time & attendance systems, ideally Sage Payroll/Sage Micropay.

Benefits

• Hybrid working.
• Early finish every Friday at 12pm.
• 30 days annual leave.
• Private Medical Insurance, with the option to add family members.
• Life Assurance cover of 3x annual salary.
• Employer pension contribution of 3%.
• Opportunity to join a rapidly growing business in a newly created role.
• Chance to make a significant impact on payroll processes, systems and continuous improvement initiatives.