Senior Payroll Officer

Glyndebourne Productions LTD; Lewes; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned arts organization in Lewes seeks a Senior Payroll Officer to join its Payroll team. The role includes managing weekly and monthly payrolls using the Iris Cascade Payroll system, handling payroll projects, and addressing employee queries. Applicants should have significant payroll experience and familiarity with Iris Cascade. The position offers a salary up to £36,700, a beautiful working environment, and various perks including subsidized dining and corporate gym memberships.

Benefits

Subsidised dining at onsite restaurants

Discount at the Glyndebourne shop

Corporate Gym memberships

Free Pilates and Zumba classes

Free tea and coffee

Free on-site parking

An onsite Physiotherapist

Cost price electric car charging

Cycle to Work scheme

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Experience working in a payroll environment is essential.
• Good interpersonal skills are needed for dealing with payroll queries.
• Must have strong computer skills, particularly in payroll software.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and run weekly & monthly payrolls using Iris Cascade.
• Manage payroll projects and changes as directed by Payroll Manager.
• Handle payroll queries and ensure accurate timesheet calculations.

Skills

Substantial experience in a payroll environment

Experience of using Iris Cascade Payroll system

Experience of complex employment arrangements

Ability to work accurately to tight deadlines

Good interpersonal skills

Good computer skills including Google Apps, Excel, and Word

Education

CIPP qualification

Job description

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Payroll Officer to join our Payroll team.

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you will be responsible for preparing and running our weekly and monthly payrolls using Iris Cascade Payroll system. You will also be responsible for managing payroll projects as directed, such as testing new software, and electronic timesheet management. Previous experience of working in a payroll environment and using Iris Cascade Payroll system is essential for this role.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Prepare and run weekly & monthly payrolls for both Glyndebourne Productions and Glyndebourne Enterprises using Iris Cascade integrated payroll / HR software. Tasks will include:

Checking & calculating timesheets

• Calculation of holiday pay
• Input into payroll systems
• Submitting payroll files to Lloyds
• Submitting RTI Submissions
• Processing Auto‑enrolment
• Uploading files to the People’s Pension
• Creating reports and general ledger files
• Dealing with payment queries from employees
• Dealing with leavers, calculating pay, providing P45s etc.
• Maintenance of payroll, e.g. adding new employees, pay increases etc. and including updating some HR information required for each employee
• Maintaining a good working knowledge of union agreements and current payroll legislation
• Typing routine payroll letters and sending responses to routine requests from HMRC, DWP etc.
• Managing payroll projects as directed, such as testing new software, and electronic timesheet management.
• Absence cover for Payroll Manager and other Senior Payroll Officer.
• Perform other reasonable job‑related or ad‑hoc duties as assigned by the Payroll Manager

Other Information

A high degree of confidentiality is essential, particularly in respect of contracts and payments.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Substantial experience in a payroll environment, preferably CIPP qualified
• Experience of using Iris Cascade Payroll system
• Experience of complex employment arrangements including union agreements, timesheets and variable working terms
• Ability to work extremely accurately to tight deadlines
• Good interpersonal skills – for team working and also for dealing with payroll queries from the company
• Good computer skills including Google Apps, Excel and Word and strong experience with integrated payroll / HR software

Hours of Work

The contractual hours of work are 35 hours per week 9 : 00am-5 : 00pm Monday - Friday with a one hour lunch break. However, applications for 28 hours / 4 days per week would be considered.

Salary and Benefits

We can offer a salary of up to £36,700 per annum, pro rata.

We offer 33 days (6.6 weeks) holiday inclusive of bank holidays, per annum, pro rata. We also give additional non‑contractual closure dates at Christmas.

We can offer a beautiful working environment, and the chance to see world‑class opera. For those without their own transport we have a free minibus service to and from Lewes railway station.

We also offer :

• Subsidised dining at our onsite restaurants
• Discount at the Glyndebourne shop
• Staff events
• Corporate Gym memberships
• Free Pilates and Zumba classes
• Free tea and coffee
• Free on‑site parking
• An onsite Physiotherapist
• Cost price electric car charging
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Long service awards
• Discount at various highstreet retailers through the Glyndebourne benefits hub

How to Apply

Glyndebourne is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a Registered Charity. We promote equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace and actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for vacancies, including ethnically diverse and disabled candidates, who are currently under‑represented in our workforce.

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The closing date for applications is Sunday 4 January 2026

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