Payroll Officer

Trial Balance; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Trial Balance in Plymouth is seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to own payroll across four group entities, handling weekly, monthly and night shift runs for 300–350 employees. The role is hands-on and detail-oriented with real responsibility to influence payroll processes.

You will manage end-to-end payroll, submit RTI to HMRC on time, handle pension auto-enrolment contributions, and maintain GDPR-compliant payroll records.

Qualifications

• End-to-end payroll experience across multiple entities.
• Strong Excel skills and timekeeping system knowledge.
• CIPP qualification is advantageous but not required.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payrolls across four group entities.
• Submit RTI to HMRC by statutory deadlines and handle auto-enrolment pension contributions.
• Post payroll journals to the finance system and maintain GDPR-compliant records.
• Resolve payroll queries from employees and stakeholders with professionalism.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Excel skills

Timekeeping systems

Education

CIPP qualification

Tools

Sage 50 Payroll

Job description

If you're an experienced payroll professional looking for a varied and hands on role where your expertise will be genuinely valued, this is a great opportunity. I'm working with a well-established organisation based in Plymouth that is looking for a dependable and detail-oriented Payroll Officer to take ownership of the payroll function across a group of four companies.

This is a dedicated payroll role with real variety, covering a diverse mix of weekly, monthly and night shift payrolls for a combined workforce of 300 to 350 employees.

Responsibilities will include:

• Managing and processing end to end payrolls across four separate group entities, ensuring accuracy and timeliness at every stage.
• Submitting Real Time Information to HMRC in line with statutory deadlines and processing pension contributions in compliance with auto enrolment requirements.
• Generating and posting payroll journals to the finance system and maintaining payroll records in accordance with GDPR and company policies.
• Resolving payroll queries from employees and internal stakeholders with professionalism and discretion.

The ideal candidate will have solid end to end payroll experience and be comfortable managing multiple payroll runs independently. Proficiency with Sage 50 Payroll or a similar payroll software is essential, alongside strong Excel skills and a good working knowledge of timekeeping systems. A CIPP qualification or experience working across multiple legal entities would be a distinct advantage, though candidates who are qualified by experience are equally encouraged to apply.

This vacancy is being managed by Steve Roach and the reference is SR11247.

This role may also be of interest to those with experience or job titles including: Payroll Officer, Payroll Administrator, Senior Payroll Administrator, Payroll Executive, Payroll Specialist, Payroll Coordinator, Payroll Manager, HR and Payroll Administrator or Payroll Analyst seeking a permanent payroll role in Plymouth.