Payroll Specialist - Maternity Cover

William Jackson Food Group; Hessle, Hull and East Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave prorated

Volunteer day

Product discounts

Charity donations via payroll

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

William Jackson Food Group is seeking a Part Time Payroll Specialist to deliver an outsourced payroll across the group, working with a third-party payroll provider and our diverse businesses. The role is hybrid and based in Hessle, with a fixed-term contract until July 2027, ideal for someone with iTrent experience looking to broaden their knowledge.

You will collaborate with People teams, review data transfers between PeopleFirst, iTrent and Business Objects, and handle manual calculations and

Qualifications

• Recent payroll experience including starters, leavers, changes of terms, tax, NI, statutory leave and payments.
• Strong Excel skills with v-lookup, pivot tables and macros for financial reporting.
• Solid understanding of HMRC legislation and payroll/pension procedures.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to handle payroll queries across multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Operate payroll using iTrent, Business Objects and PeopleFirst for weekly, 4-weekly and monthly cycles.
• Liaise with businesses to ensure payroll data is submitted on time according to processes.
• Review PeopleFirst scheduler output to ensure correct data transfer to iTrent and PeopleFirst.
• Collaborate with People teams to optimise outsourced payroll processes and efficiencies.
• Perform manual calculations as required and resolve payroll queries.

Skills

Payroll experience

Excel proficiency

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Numeracy

Tools

iTrent

PeopleFirst

Business Objects

Job description

Part Time - 22.5-30 hours per week | Hybrid (Hessle, Hull) | Fixed-term until July 2027

Reporting to the Group Payroll Manager to deliver an outsourced payroll for the whole Group, working with a third-party payroll provider and our different businesses to deliver efficient and accurate payroll processing across weekly, 4-weekly and monthly pay frequencies. This role will be most suited to someone who has previously been in a payroll position, ideally with iTrent experience, and who is looking to develop their knowledge and gain broader experience.

Some of the key activities for a Payroll Specialist include:

• Using itrent, business objects and peoplefirst.
• Liaise with our businesses to ensure payroll data is submitted on time and in line with agreed processes
• Responsible for the seamless transfer of data from the businesses, to peoplefirst and itrent, review the People First scheduler output into iTrent and ensure the correct data has been transferred
• Work with the People teams to foster an engaged relationship with the outsourced model, continuously reviewing processes to achieve further efficiencies.
• Carry out manual calculations as and when necessary
• Investigate, explain and resolve payroll queries

Key skills and experience for the Payroll Specialist:

• Recent payroll experience to have included starters, leavers, changes of terms, tax, NI, statutory leave and payments, attachment of earnings, NMW compliance, with the ability to perform manual calculations of these elements when required
• Be highly skilled at using excel including using v-look ups, pivot tables and macros for various financial reporting requirements
• Excellent attention to detail and have a high level of numeracy skills
• Along with HMRC legislation and payroll knowledge, you will also have a working knowledge of pension legislation and procedures
• You will be comfortable speaking to wide a range of people about payroll issues both over the phone, in person and over email, providing excellent customer service.

Let us tell you some more benefits you would receive:

• 33 days of Annual Leave per year prorated.
• Fancy volunteering? We will give you one day off a year to take part in volunteering.
• Generous discounts on our products.
• Donate through your pay to a charity of your choice. The money is simply deducted through your pay before tax, so for every pound you donate, the 20p that usually goes to tax will go to the charity instead!
• We also have a range of employee assistance services which can be tailored to give you support on various matters such as financial, health and wellbeing advice.

About us….

William Jackson Food Group is a dedicated family-owned food business which started in 1851. Today our Group has five fantastic food businesses – Abel & Cole, Belazu, Wellocks, Jackson’s Bakery and Lottie Shaws, which make and deliver some really fab food. We have dedicated family shareholders who take a long-term view on the way we do business, value our people, work with customers and suppliers, and look after the environment. Family values and commitment to our people, which comes with such a long-standing business, are deep rooted in our culture, read more about us in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025.

Thanks for reading our job advert. We do our very best to bring to life what it's like working as part of our team. Diverse teams really are the best teams. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves at work and develop their talents to the full. All colleagues are expected to take personal responsibility for keeping our workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and bullying - a place where everyone is treated fairly and respectfully.

We also know that sometimes some candidates may be put off applying for a job unless they think they can tick every box. If you are really excited about working with us and think you can do much of what we are looking for but aren't sure if you are 100% there yet... go on... why not give it a whirl? Good luck!