Payroll Officer

Michael Page; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A large organisation in the Liverpool City Region is seeking a Payroll Officer to manage payroll and pensions for thousands of employees. The ideal candidate will have experience in payroll processing, analytical skills, and the ability to resolve complex queries. This role offers various benefits including enhanced leave, flexible working hours, and a comprehensive pension scheme.

Benefits

Family and friends benefits

Enhanced maternity, sick and paternity pay

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible working hours

Excellent pension scheme

Life assurance cover

Mental Health services

Long service awards

Salary sacrifice schemes

Access to loans and charitable days out

Qualifications

• Proven ability to handle complex payroll and pensions.
• Experience with payroll process improvements.
• Strong analytical skills for payroll data.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of complex payroll and reconciliations.
• Support the Payroll Manager with process improvements.
• Timely and accurate input of HR and payroll data.
• Calculate pay adjustments like overtime and bank holiday rates.
• Resolve payroll queries and advise on legislation.

Skills

Analyse large volume payrolls

Process monthly payroll

Pension reconciliations

Attention to detail

Job description

Overview

Working for a large organisation you will be part of an experienced team of Payroll Officers processing payroll for thousands of monthly paid employees.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the delivery of complex payroll, pensions and reconciliations across the Group
• Work closely with the Payroll Manager to support the development of payroll process improvements, integration's and automation's, assist on queries from internal stakeholders and collaborate on ad hoc projects.
• Input and process HR and payroll data in a timely and accurate manner to ensure continual SLA adherence and resolve and provide advice and guidance on payroll queries from employees, HMRC, and other 3rd parties
• Calculating a variety of changes to pay including, overtime, weekending, bank holiday rates etc
• Raising risks, issues and discrepancies in good time and work to find resolutions
• Ensure all payroll related payments are processed and reported and pension contributions for the various company schemes is uploaded within deadlines.
• Resolving pay queries and advise of payroll legislation
• Work with finance to ensure costing and accounts balances to minimise risk

Qualifications

• Ability to analyse large volume payrolls
• Experience processing monthly payroll
• Pension reconciliations
• Excellent analysis skills and attention to detail

Benefits

• Family and friends benefits
• Enhanced maternity, sick and paternity pay
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Flexible working/ start/ finish times
• Excellent pension scheme
• Life assurance cover
• Mental Health services
• Long service awards
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Access to loans, cash schemes, charitable days out