Payroll Officer

Butler Rose Ltd; Sampford Peverell; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Every other Friday off

Hybrid work 3 days in office

Learning and development opportunities

Employee discounts

Wellbeing support

Healthcare and life assurance

Job summary

Butler Rose Ltd is recruiting a Payroll Officer in Tiverton for a permanent role. You will join the finance team to deliver accurate payroll and pensions for 700+ staff, across multiple payrolls, and handle pension schemes and compliance.

The role requires high-volume payroll experience, strong attention to detail, and excellent communication to support managers and colleagues. Hybrid working and ongoing development are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience processing payroll for large workforces (e.g., 700+ employees).
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance requirements.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll accurately across multiple payrolls.
• Support payroll compliance and maintain employee records.
• Manage pension administration: auto-enrolment, contributions and submissions.
• Respond to payroll and pension queries from managers and employees.
• Conduct payroll audits and maintain system data.
• Assist with payroll reporting, budgeting and payroll projects.

Skills

High-volume payroll processing

Payroll legislation

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Time management

Communication skills

Relationship building

Excel

Tools

Excel

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.
Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.