Payroll Officer

JR United Kingdom; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity based in Maidstone is seeking a Payroll Officer to provide hands-on technical support in payroll processes. The role involves verifying calculations and managing payroll data to ensure compliance. This is a 12-month contract with potential for permanence, suitable for candidates with strong payroll knowledge and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of payroll processes, including tax and National Insurance.
• Experience in credit control and collecting payments.
• Intermediate skills in Excel and strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Verify and approve payroll calculations ensuring compliance with charity standards.
• Run final payroll accurately in collaboration with payroll team.
• Review reports to resolve issues and support financial reconciliation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Verbal communication

Payroll processes knowledge

Microsoft Office Suite

Excel

Tools

Payroll systems

Iris/Earnie

Job description

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An exciting position has arisen for a Payroll Officer to join a charity based in Maidstone that strives to support people with learning disabilities. The postholder will provide hands-on technical support in all aspects of payroll checking.

Please note that this role requires you to be available for interviews at short notice and to start immediately.

Key responsibilities:

• Apply advanced payroll technician knowledge to verify and approve calculations by Payroll Officers and Administrators, ensuring compliance with charity standards
• Collate payroll data in a timely manner and update spreadsheets to monitor input progress
• Collaborate with the payroll team and Payroll Managers to run the final payroll accurately
• Review exception and comparison reports, taking action to resolve identified issues
• Monitor the payroll inbox as a team and identify any recurring trends or issues
• Run and interpret month-end reports to support accurate financial reconciliation
• Manage internal and external correspondence within required timeframes
• Reconcile and raise monthly payment requests for third-party payments (e.g., HMRC, unions)
• Attend team meetings to provide advice, support, and constructive feedback
• Keep workspaces organised by promptly signing and electronically filing documents
• Stay informed of statutory legislation and auto-enrolment guidance to ensure compliance
• Respond professionally to payroll queries from employees, HR, and external agencies
• Support the production of end-of-month and year-end statutory returns as required
• Experience in credit control, including collecting payments from local authorities or similar entities
• In-depth knowledge of payroll processes, including tax, National Insurance, statutory legislation, and payments
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, with intermediate skills in Excel
• Experience using payroll systems (knowledge of Iris/Earnie is desirable)
• Excellent attention to detail and strong verbal communication skills

Contract length: 12-month contract, with possibility to move permanent

Salary: £35,000 per annum

Working pattern: Office-based working with some hybrid flexibility

Location: Maidstone, Kent

Agency Reference Number: J87689

This vacancy will be actively shortlisted so early applications are encouraged to avoid missing out.

Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.