Payroll Officer

Our client is looking for an ambitious and proactive individual to join their Payroll Department on a permanent, full-time basis at their spacious offices in Mitcheldean. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build on their existing payroll experience or further develop their career within a supportive, collaborative and professional environment. In this role, you'll support the Processing Manager with the accurate and timely delivery of payroll and customer margin payments, as well as the generation of associated invoicing. You'll play a key part in ensuring payroll processes are completed efficiently, compliantly and to a high standard while delivering excellent service to both internal and external stakeholders. To be successful, you'll have a good understanding of payroll processes and procedures, excellent attention to detail, and strong communication skills with the confidence to work effectively as part of a team and across the wider organisation. Responsibilities: -Process weekly, fortnightly and monthly payrolls accurately and on time. -Administer new starters, leavers, tax codes, statutory deductions, pensions and payroll adjustments. -Ensure compliance with HMRC, CIS, RTI, pension auto-enrolment and internal payroll procedures. -Produce invoices, reconcile payroll and financial data, and investigate any discrepancies. -Process customer margin payments, service fees and financial adjustments while maintaining accurate audit records. -Support payroll compliance activities, including contractor and umbrella company checks. -Complete monthly and year-end payroll activities. -Maintain accurate payroll records, documentation and reporting across multiple systems. -Assist with additional payroll and processing duties as required by the Payroll & Processing Manager. Candidate Attributes: -Previous experience in payroll administration or payroll processing. -Strong attention to detail with numerical accuracy. -Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a busy workload -Strong communication and customer service skills. -Confidence working with payroll systems and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel. -A proactive, team-focused approach Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm Salary & Benefits: -Up to £32,000 per annum depending on experience -22 days holiday plus bank holidays and an additional day off for your birthday -Annual leave increasing with length of service, up to 29 days -The option to purchase up to 5 additional days of annual leave after one year’s service -Company pension scheme -Health and wellbeing programme -Death in Service benefit -Free onsite parking