Payroll Officer

Butler Rose; Tiverton; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Every other Friday off

Learning & development

Employee discounts

Wellbeing support

Healthcare & life assurance

Job summary

Butler Rose is recruiting a Payroll Officer in Tiverton to manage payroll for over 700 employees across multiple monthly runs. You will administer workplace pensions, ensure compliance with legislation, and provide timely payroll support to managers and staff.

The role offers hybrid working (3 days in office) with ongoing learning opportunities and employee benefits. Applicants should have prior high-volume payroll experience and strong Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Experience handling payroll for large employee base (700+).
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance requirements.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in processing.
• Organisational skills and time management for multiple payroll runs.
• Clear communication to explain payroll concepts to non-payroll colleagues.
• Ability to build relationships across the business and work collaboratively.
• Proficient in Excel and basic data handling.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

High-volume payroll processing

Payroll legislation knowledge

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

Excel

Tools

Payroll software

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.