Payroll Officer

Butler Rose; Devon and Torbay; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Every other Friday off

Hybrid working (3 days in office)

Learning and development opportunities

Employee discounts and wellbeing

Healthcare and life assurance

Job summary

Butler Rose is seeking a Payroll Officer to join its finance team in Tiverton. You will manage payroll for 700+ employees across multiple monthly cycles and handle pension administration, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

The role offers hybrid working with three days in the office, ongoing development, and opportunities to contribute to process improvements and reporting initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in high-volume payroll processing, in bureau or in-house.
• Solid knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance requirements.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong organisational and time-management abilities.
• Clear communication to explain payroll concepts to non-payroll staff.
• Ability to build relationships across the business.
• Proficient in Excel and quick to learn new systems.
• Reliable commute to Tiverton three days per week.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll accurately and on time across multiple payrolls.
• Support payroll compliance and maintain employee records.
• Administer pension schemes including auto-enrolment contributions and submissions.
• Respond to payroll and pension queries from managers and employees.
• Conduct payroll audits and maintain payroll data in systems.
• Assist with payroll reporting, budgeting and payroll projects.

Skills

Payroll processing

Payroll legislation

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Time management

Communication skills

Relationship building

Excel skills

Adaptability

Commute to Tiverton

Job description

Payroll Officer

Tiverton Permanent £30,000 + Excellent Benefits

We're working with a well-established organisation that is looking to appoint an experienced Payroll Officer to join its finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and wants to play a key role in delivering an accurate and efficient payroll and pensions service.

You’ll be responsible for supporting the processing of payroll for over 700 employees across multiple monthly payrolls, while also administering workplace pension schemes and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Processing payroll accurately and on time across multiple payrolls.
• Supporting payroll compliance and maintaining employee records.
• Managing pension administration, including auto-enrolment, contributions and submissions.
• Responding to payroll and pension-related queries from managers and employees.
• Conducting payroll audits and maintaining payroll system data.
• Assisting with payroll reporting, budgeting and ongoing payroll projects.

What we’re looking for

To be successful in this role, you’ll have:

• Previous high-volume payroll processing either in bureau or in-house.
• Good understanding of payroll legislation and compliance requirements.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Strong communication skills to explain Payroll to non-Payroll team members
• Ability to build relationships across the business.
• Good Excel skills & ability to pick new systems up quickly.
• Must be able to reliably commute to and from Tiverton 3 days per week

What's on Offer?

• Salary of up to £30,000
• Every other Friday off
• Hybrid working (3 days in office)
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Employee discounts and wellbeing support.
• Additional healthcare and life assurance benefits after qualifying service.

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.