Payroll Specialist – 12/18 Month Secondment

Das Group; West of England; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

ARAG is inviting applications for a Payroll Administrator to join our HR team on a 12-month or 18-month secondment. You will help deliver accurate payroll across the organisation, collaborating with the HR and Payroll Services Manager and Senior Payroll Officer.

Key duties include payroll processing, employee support, compliance and reporting, and pensions/benefits administration. The role involves RTI submissions and yearly reporting with a commitment to data accuracy and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Essential MS Office experience including Word/Excel.
• Numerate and analytical with ability to identify trends in data.
• Good verbal reasoning skills.
• Good written communication skills.
• Able to work on own initiative and follow instructions.
• Desirable Payroll experience (not essential).
• Possibly working towards payroll qualification (CIPP).
• Intermediate Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, what-if, conditional formatting).

Responsibilities

• Payroll Processing: assist in monthly payroll calculations and input data accurately within deadlines.
• Employee Support: respond to payroll queries and provide guidance on payslips, deductions, pensions and processes.
• Compliance & Reporting: support HMRC compliance, RTI submissions, year-end activities and statutory reporting.
• Pensions and Benefits Administration: assist with auto-enrolment and payroll benefits changes.

Skills

MS Office (Word/Excel)

Numerate

Analytical

Verbal reasoning

Written communication

Self-starter

HR/Payroll software familiarity

Tools

HR/Payroll Software

Job description

ARAG is inviting applications for a Payroll Administrator to join our HR team on a 12-month or 18-month secondment. You will help deliver accurate payroll across the organisation, collaborating with the HR and Payroll Services Manager and Senior Payroll Officer.

Key duties include payroll processing, employee support, compliance and reporting, and pensions/benefits administration. The role involves RTI submissions and yearly reporting with a commitment to data accuracy and confidentiality.