Payroll Supervisor - Part-Time, High-Volume & Compliance

FirstGroup; West of England; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing perks

Free GWR Travel pass

Pension

Employee discounts

Job summary

GWR is seeking a Payroll Administrator to join the payroll team, delivering accurate and timely payroll across GWR and Heathrow Express. You will process high volumes, respond to queries, and produce payroll reports in a busy, multi-entity environment.

The role is a fixed-term contract for 18 months, part-time (21.5 hours per week) based in Bristol, with weekend/bank holiday work as required. You will play a key part in ensuring compliant payroll delivery and excellent customer service.

Qualifications

• Experience in a large payroll environment and meeting tight deadlines.
• Experience handling multiple terms and conditions of employment.
• Proactive with a flexible can-do attitude.
• Professional with high integrity and commitment to customer service.

Responsibilities

• Collating, reviewing, and amending payroll data from various time and attendance systems and importing data into the payroll system while ensuring interfaces remain compliant.
• Resolving complex payroll queries in a professional and timely manner.
• Processing Court Orders, Attachment of Earnings (AOE) and other payroll deductions.
• Carrying out payroll data validation and checking to ensure accuracy.
• Supporting the wider Payroll team, including checking colleagues' work and providing cover when required.
• Calculating and processing payroll information for new starters and leavers.
• Ensuring compliance with GDPR and company data protection requirements.
• Supporting the team with ad hoc duties and additional tasks as required.

Skills

Payroll systems

GDPR

Excel

Attention to detail

Customer service

Tools

Cyborg

Time & Attendance systems

Job description

GWR is seeking a Payroll Administrator to join the payroll team, delivering accurate and timely payroll across GWR and Heathrow Express. You will process high volumes, respond to queries, and produce payroll reports in a busy, multi-entity environment.

The role is a fixed-term contract for 18 months, part-time (21.5 hours per week) based in Bristol, with weekend/bank holiday work as required. You will play a key part in ensuring compliant payroll delivery and excellent customer service.