Payroll Officer

TipTopJob; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Job summary

TipTopJob is seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist to manage the end-to-end monthly payroll for about 500 employees at a busy site in Wrexham, UK. You will handle hourly and salaried staff, statutory payments, and comprehensive deductions with strong Excel and Sage experience.

The role requires accurate processing within deadlines and close collaboration with HR and Finance. Previous manufacturing/production payroll exposure is advantageous, with a fully site-based working arrangement.

Qualifications

• Experience managing payroll for ~500 employees.
• Manufacturing/production environment experience is a plus.
• Strong Excel skills and payroll systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end monthly payroll for ~500 employees.
• Process payroll accurately within deadlines.
• Handle payroll for hourly and salaried staff.
• Process starters, leavers, changes, and contractual amendments.
• Process variable pay elements (overtime, shift pay, allowances, bonuses, attendance).
• Validate timesheets with operations teams.
• Use time and attendance data to ensure accuracy in payroll.
• Process statutory payments (SSP, SMP, SPP, etc.).
• Manage PAYE, NI, pensions, student loans, and other deductions.
• Administer workplace pension enrolments and changes.
• Complete payroll checks, reconciliations, and validation.
• Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies.
• Produce payroll reports for HR/Finance/management.
• Liaise with HMRC, pension providers, and payroll system providers.
• Maintain confidential payroll records and data integrity.
• Support month-end and year-end activities.

Skills

Payroll processing

Excel proficiency

Sage payroll

Time & attendance

UK PAYE knowledge

Data reconciliation

Numerical accuracy

Confidentiality

Tools

Sage Payroll

HR systems

Time and attendance systems

Job description

Are you an experienced Payroll Officer who is comfortable managing a large monthly and enjoys working in a busy operational environment?

We are looking for an experienced Payroll Specialist to join a well established business in Wrexham. This is an important role within the HR team, responsible for the accurate and timely processing of payroll for around 500 employees across hourly paid and salaried positions.

This is not a small payroll. You will need to have previous experience managing a significant employee population and be confident dealing with a payroll that includes overtime, time and attendance, shift payments, sickness, maternity, statutory payments and other variable pay elements.

You will also need to be highly competent with Excel and have strong experience using payroll systems, ideally including Sage.

What you will be doing

• Managing the end to end monthly payroll process for approximately 500 employees
• Processing payroll accurately and within strict deadlines
• Managing payroll for both hourly paid and salaried employees
• Processing new starters, leavers, salary changes, promotions, transfers and contractual amendments
• Processing variable payroll information including overtime, shift payments, allowances, bonuses, attendance, absence and other payments
• Working closely with operational and production teams to validate timesheets, attendance records, overtime and working hours
• Using time and attendance information to ensure payroll is processed accurately
• Processing statutory payments including SSP, SMP, SPP and other applicable payments
• Managing PAYE, National Insurance, pension contributions, student loans and other statutory deductions
• Administering workplace pension processes including enrolments, opt outs and contribution changes
• Completing payroll checks, reconciliations and validation before payroll is finalised
• Investigating and resolving payroll discrepancies
• Producing payroll reports and providing accurate information to HR, Finance and management
• Liaising with HMRC, pension providers and payroll system providers where required
• Maintaining accurate payroll records and ensuring all employee information is handled confidentially
• Supporting month end and year end payroll activities

What we are looking for

This role requires someone who is already experienced in managing a sizeable payroll and can hit the ground running.

You will ideally have experience of processing payroll for around 500 employees or more and be comfortable working with both hourly paid and salaried employees.

Experience within a manufacturing, engineering, production or other operational environment would be particularly beneficial, especially where payroll includes overtime, shifts and time and attendance.

You Will Also Need

• Strong experience of monthly payroll processing
• Good working knowledge of UK PAYE, National Insurance and statutory payroll requirements
• Experience processing overtime, shift payments, allowances, absence and other variable pay
• Strong experience using payroll and HR systems, ideally Sage
• Excellent Excel skills, including formulas, sorting, filtering and analysing data
• Experience working with time and attendance systems
• Strong payroll reconciliation and data validation skills
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• The ability to investigate and resolve discrepancies
• Experience administering workplace pensions and auto enrolment
• A good understanding of UK payroll legislation and statutory payments
• The ability to work to strict deadlines while maintaining accuracy
• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to work with employees, managers, HR and Finance

Salary and benefits

• Salary: Depending on experience
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week, with an early finish on a Friday
• Working arrangement: Fully site based

Benefits Include

• 25 da