Payroll Officer — Flexible, Impactful Charity Role

Reed; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Cash Plan

Gym membership discount

Training and development opportunities

Childcare discounts

Employee assistance services

Retail discount schemes

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Reed Payroll are partnering with a well-established charity in North Somerset to recruit a Payroll Officer. You will deliver accurate weekly and monthly payroll, work with Finance and HR, and support pension administration.

This role offers flexibility and progression, with opportunities to improve processes and ensure compliance with UK payroll legislation. The role is on-site with a 35k–40k salary and flexible working options.

Qualifications

• End-to-end payroll experience
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation and statutory payments
• Pension administration including auto-enrolment
• Experience with salary sacrifice schemes
• Excellent Excel skills and ability to handle manual payroll processes
• Attention to detail and organisational skills
• Ability to build relationships across Finance and HR
• Proactive mindset and continuous improvement approach

Responsibilities

• Processing weekly and monthly payrolls
• Managing payroll amendments including starters, leavers, salary changes and contractual updates
• Preparing payroll journals and reconciliations
• Administering workplace pension schemes and auto-enrolment processes
• Supporting salary sacrifice arrangements and employee benefits
• Maintaining accurate payroll records and ensuring compliance with payroll legislation
• Resolving payroll queries from employees and managers
• Producing payroll reports and supporting month-end processes
• Identifying opportunities to improve payroll processes, controls and efficiencies
• Working collaboratively with HR and Finance to ensure data accuracy and seamless payroll delivery
• This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys problem-solving, improving processes and being involved in wider business operations.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

UK payroll legislation

Salary sacrifice

Payroll queries handling

Attention to detail

Relationship building

Continuous improvement

Tools

Excel

Job description

Reed Payroll are partnering with a well-established charity in North Somerset to recruit a Payroll Officer. You will deliver accurate weekly and monthly payroll, work with Finance and HR, and support pension administration.

This role offers flexibility and progression, with opportunities to improve processes and ensure compliance with UK payroll legislation. The role is on-site with a 35k–40k salary and flexible working options.