Payroll & Pensions Officer - 9-Day Fortnight & Growth

Morgan McKinley; Tiverton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

28 days annual leave

Employer pension contribution 3%

Learning and development opportunities

Blue Light Card and benefits discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Medicash

Job summary

Morgan McKinley are recruiting a Payroll & Pensions Officer to join the finance team delivering payroll for around 750 employees across seven monthly payrolls in our growing organisation that provides care, education and support services across the UK.

You'll work closely with the Payroll Manager to ensure timely, accurate and compliant payroll processing, support pension administration and handle payroll queries, while also contributing to projects and improvements in a busy, people‑centred

Qualifications

• Solid experience with payroll processing across multiple payrolls.
• Experience with workplace pensions administration.
• Ability to work accurately and detail-oriented.
• Knowledge of GDPR and data protection requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support processing seven monthly payrolls for approximately 750 employees.
• Check and manage timesheets and absence information.
• Support accurate payroll calculations and payment processing.
• Carry out payroll checks, variance analysis and audits.
• Ensure payroll activity complies with HMRC legislation and internal policies.
• Assessing employees for pension eligibility and calculating contributions.
• Managing pension submissions and maintaining records.
• Supporting salary sacrifice arrangements.
• Acting as a point of contact for employee payroll and pension queries.
• Liaising with pension providers and internal stakeholders.
• Maintaining and updating payroll databases and systems.
• Working with Finance, HR, IT and the payroll system provider to resolve issues.
• Supporting payroll-related budgeting and reporting.
• Ensuring payroll information is handled in line with GDPR and data protection requirements.

Skills

Payroll processing

Pensions administration

Attention to detail

GDPR compliance

HMRC legislation knowledge

Tools

Payroll software

Payroll databases

Job description

Morgan McKinley are recruiting a Payroll & Pensions Officer to join the finance team delivering payroll for around 750 employees across seven monthly payrolls in our growing organisation that provides care, education and support services across the UK.

You'll work closely with the Payroll Manager to ensure timely, accurate and compliant payroll processing, support pension administration and handle payroll queries, while also contributing to projects and improvements in a busy, people‑centred