Payroll Specialist: UK, High-Volume & Automation

Compass Community; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Community in the United Kingdom is looking for a payroll administrator to support paying around 1,800 colleagues accurately and on time each month. This role helps transition payroll from spreadsheets to modern, automated processes.

You will work within a team that values integrity and confidentiality, with opportunities to enhance Excel skills and gain exposure to Sage and CIPP pathways as you grow your payroll career.

Qualifications

• Experience in a payroll or payroll admin role.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll: PAYE, NI, pensions.
• Excellent Excel skills (XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables).
• Clear communication and high confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Process monthly payroll, including starters, leavers, changes, overtime and timesheets
• Work out statutory payments (SSP, SMP, SPP), deductions and attachment of earnings orders
• Look after pensions, RTI submissions and year-end tasks such as P60s
• Run payroll checks and reconciliations so pay is right first time
• Answer payroll queries from colleagues, and help us automate how we work

Skills

Payroll experience

UK payroll knowledge

Excel (XLOOKUP)

Pivot tables

Confidentiality

Communication

Tools

Sage

Job description

Compass Community in the United Kingdom is looking for a payroll administrator to support paying around 1,800 colleagues accurately and on time each month. This role helps transition payroll from spreadsheets to modern, automated processes.

You will work within a team that values integrity and confidentiality, with opportunities to enhance Excel skills and gain exposure to Sage and CIPP pathways as you grow your payroll career.