Payroll Officer (Hybrid)

Michael Page; Doncaster; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

2 days home working

Annual bonus up to 10%

Free on site parking

Flexible start and finish hours

Study support for qualification

23 days holiday + requested extras

Enhanced family leave

Health cash plan

Employee assistance programme

Life assurance

Discounts with major retailers

EV lease scheme

Cycle to work scheme

SmartTech scheme

Job summary

Michael Page is recruiting for a Payroll Officer in Doncaster. The role involves producing weekly and monthly payrolls from cradle to grave, delivering pensions services and handling payroll queries.

Hybrid working includes 3 days in the office and 2 days from home, with study support available for payroll or accounting qualifications. You will join a large, employee‑centred business that values inclusion, rewards internal progression and offers a wide benefits package including a 10% annual

Qualifications

• Recent payroll experience with cradle-to-grave processing.
• Strong understanding of payroll regulations and pensions.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Produce weekly and monthly payrolls from cradle to grave.
• Provide payroll and pensions services and act as enquiries contact.
• Adhere to SLAs, KPIs and governance requirements.
• Drive payroll process improvements to increase efficiency and controls.
• Deliver payroll, pensions and expenses reports.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and statutory rules.
• Build strong relationships with Finance, HR and external providers.
• Follow best practice within a robust controls framework.

Skills

Payroll processing

Pensions

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Payroll Officer - £29,500 - £31,500, 2 days PW home working, study support for a payroll or accounting related qualification (if desired), opportunities available to progress internally and lots of other benefits.

Applicants must have some payroll experience, but training will be provided. Client Details

Our client is a large, market leading and well established business. It is an employee centric business that is committed to inclusion and celebrates diversity. It offers employees opportunities to progress internally, a plethora of benefits and rewards and actively encourages employees to have a great work life balance. You will be based from the office 3 days PW, which is c. 5 miles north of Doncaster centre.

Description

You will be working as part of a diverse team and will be reporting into the Payroll Team Leader. After you have received all the necessary training, you will be responsible for producing your own payrolls (weekly and monthly) from cradle to grave. Duties will include, but will not be limited to:

• Providing high quality payroll and pensions services to your business areas, and acting as the point of contact for all payroll related queries.
• Adhering to service level agreements and key performance indicators.
• Driving payroll process improvements to increase efficiency, improve controls and enhance employee experience.
• Delivering payroll, pensions and colleague expenses reports.
• Ensuring compliance with internal controls, statutory requirements, and regulatory frameworks (including HMRC, pension legislation, and audit standards).
• Building strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including Finance, HR and third-party providers, to manage risk, resolve issues, and support governance requirements.
• Following established best practice guidelines to deliver service within a robust controls framework

Profile

To apply for this position, you must:

• Have recent experience of producing payroll from cradle to grave
• Have excellent oral communication skills
• Be able to work independently and as part of a team

Job Offer

• £29,500 - £31,500 dependent upon experience
• 2 days PW home working
• Annual bonus up to c. 10%
• Free on site parking
• Flexible start and finish hours
• Study support for an accounting or payroll related qualification, if desired
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays and the option to buy 5 more
• Enhanced family leave
• Health cash plan
• Employee assistance programme
• Life assurance
• Discounts with major retailers and 30% discount on products produced by the business
• Electric vehicle lease scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• SmartTech scheme