Payroll Officer

Creative Support Ltd; Stockport; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Creative Support is seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to join our Stockport payroll team. You will manage weekly and monthly payrolls, process starters and leavers, and ensure accurate pay for over 5,000 staff.

You will handle timesheets, statutory payments, and data protection, working with payroll systems team to improve efficiency. We offer flexible working and opportunities within a diligent, not-for-profit environment.

Qualifications

• Prior payroll experience required, with confidentiality and data protection awareness.
• Experience with HMRC requirements and Auto-Enrolment legislation.
• Fast keyboard skills and accurate data entry.
• Strong IT skills including Word, Excel, and familiarity with payroll and pension modules.

Responsibilities

• Processing paperwork for starters, leavers and changes.
• Processing payroll each week/month to tight deadlines.
• Receiving and verifying timesheets, inputting and calculating gross pay.
• Processing of all statutory payments, alongside company payments where applicable.
• Inputting all third party and additional payments and deductions.
• Recording holidays in line with terms and conditions.
• Responding helpfully to customer queries.

Skills

Payroll processing

Data entry

Confidentiality

HMRC compliance

Auto-Enrolment knowledge

Tools

Payroll software

Excel

Word

Pension modules

Job description

Creative Support is looking for an experienced Payroll Officer to join our Stockport based payroll team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an agile payroll team in a national social care charity. We currently employ over 5,000 permanent and casual staff on multiple terms and conditions, have over 100 TUPE terms and operate seven weekly and monthly payrolls. You will have every opportunity to utilise your skills and payroll experience and to work with our payroll systems team to improve efficiency.

The ideal candidate will have prior payroll experience and be comfortable with confidential information, data protection, HMRC requirements and Auto-Enrolment legislation. You must be diligent and able to work efficiently within tight timescales. You will need to have fast keyboard and accurate data entry skills as well as good overall IT skills including use of word, excel, payroll and pension modules. A commitment to providing excellent customer care and to paying our brilliant staff accurately is essential.

Creative Support is a not-for-profit organisation who invest in its employees and have gained the Gold standard investors in People award. You will work within our Head Office in central Stockport, which is a 5-minute walk from Stockport Train Station and opposite excellent bus routes to Manchester.

Your main responsibilities as a Payroll Officer will include:

• Processing paperwork for starters, leavers and changes
• Processing payroll each week/month to tight deadlines
• Receiving and verifying timesheets, inputting and calculating gross pay
• Processing of all statutory payments, alongside company payments where applicable
• Inputting all third party and additional payments and deductions
• Recording holidays in line with terms and conditions
• Responding helpfully to customer queries

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

• Flexible working arrangements

Creative Support's Development Pathway offers a structured induction and values-led training to help staff grow from entry-level to leadership roles. It empowers career progression through tailored learning aligned with national strategies and the WE CARE framework.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in, and eligible to work within, the UK. We cannot accept applications from candidates on Skilled Worker Visas.

Organisation

Creative Support View profile Registered Charity 501 - 1000

Creative Support is a not for profit provider of person centered care and support

We can offer full time (37.5 hours) or part-time hours, subject to a minimum of 30 hours worked over 4 or 5 days a week.