Payroll Officer

Portfolio Payroll Limited; Loughborough; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid

Job summary

Portfolio Payroll Limited is seeking a Payroll Officer to own end-to-end payroll for university teams in the UK. You’ll gain hands-on experience across onboarding, employee records and day-to-day HR queries while ensuring accurate, timely payroll processing.

The role leverages Itrent experience and requires strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation (including teachers’ pensions), high-volume processing ability and precise data reconciliation.

Qualifications

• Experience in end-to-end payroll administration.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation incl. teachers' pensions.
• Proven ability to process high volumes of payroll transactions.
• Proficiency in payroll reconciliation and data validation.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• CIPP qualification or payroll certification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end payroll processes and ensure timely processing.
• Update HR systems and documents accurately and promptly.
• Respond to payroll queries in a solutions-focused manner.
• Ensure payrolls are reconciled prior to BACS release.
• Maintain GDPR-compliant data handling across HR records.
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects and cross-team collaboration.

Skills

Itrent experience

End-to-end payroll

UK payroll legislation

High-volume payroll

Payroll reconciliation

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Education

CIPP qualification (Desirable)

Job description

As a Payroll Officer, you'll take ownership of processing for teams on an end-to-end basis. You'll also get hands-on exposure to a variety of duties - from onboarding and employee record management to supporting day-to-day HR queries. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to handle end to end payroll in the UK.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Payroll Services Officer by providing dedicated support to nominated areas of the University whilst working as a team to provide an overall high-quality seamless service
• Support end to end payroll processes
• Ensure HR systems and documents are updated accurately and in a timely way
• Identify ways in which the service can continuously improve
• Receive a range of payroll queries and respond to them in a solution focused way
• Ensure all payrolls are processed accurately and on time
• Ensure all third-party payments, including pension scheme payments and statutory payments, are processed accurately and on time
• Ensure all payrolls are reconciled prior to BACS release
• Adhere to best practice payroll processes with a focus on continuous improvement
• Maintain and update HR webpages as required
• Maintain confidentiality in relation to people matters and information management complying with GDPR
• Work with colleagues across all HR teams to provide a joined up and efficient service.
• Analysis of data when required
• Contribute to projects as a payroll subject matter expert
• Any other reasonable duties as assigned by the Director of HR

What You'll Bring

• Itrent experience
• Proven end-to-end payroll administration experience
• Strong understanding of UK payroll legislation particularly teachers pensions scheme
• Experience processing high volumes of payroll transactions
• Payroll reconciliation and validation experience
• Excellent attention to detailStrong organisational and communication skills
• Ability to work to strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Desirable - CIPP qualification or payroll-related certification

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Hybrid