Payroll Administrator

Payroll Administrator

Bridlington

• Opportunity to join a fast-paced, growing and highly entrepreneurial organisation.
• Hands-on role supporting full-cycle payroll across a large, multi-site workforce.
• Ideal for a detail-focused administrator with payroll experience and strong data accuracy skills.

About the Company

Our client provides management and support services to a network of companies operating across care homes, domiciliary care, property development and medical supplies throughout the North and Central England. The organisation has grown significantly over recent years and has ambitious plans to continue that growth. Working as part of a small, busy finance team, this is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Payroll Administrator to support a large and diverse workforce across a fast-paced, multi-entity organisation.

Duties & responsibilities

• Collate, check and accurately process employee hours and timesheet information across a workforce of approximately 3,000 employees.
• Support the accurate preparation of payroll across a variety of payment cycles, maintaining accuracy while working with large volumes of data and strict deadlines.
• Liaise professionally with Care Home Managers, employees and the payroll bureau to resolve payroll queries and ensure information is received in a timely manner.
• Assist with HMRC payments, pension payments, attachment of earnings orders and payroll journals, ensuring payroll records are complete and accurate.
• Maintain payroll administration records and support the wider finance team with associated payroll and employee payment processes.
• Gather, check and maintain new starter and employee information for payroll purposes, ensuring records are complete, accurate and compliant with internal processes.
• Use Microsoft Office products and other software solutions to process data, maintain records and support payroll reporting requirements.
• Work accurately to deadlines, prioritising workload effectively to support the successful completion of each payroll cycle.
• Provide wider administrative and finance support to the team as required within a growing and evolving group environment.

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, highly motivated and comfortable working within a small finance team supporting a large, multi-site workforce. Previous payroll experience would be advantageous, particularly within a high-volume environment, although training will be available for the right candidate. You will be IT literate, confident using Microsoft Office products and able to handle large volumes of data with accuracy, confidentiality and strong attention to detail. Knowledge of HMRC payments, pension payments, attachment of earnings orders and payroll journals would be beneficial. Strong communication skills are essential, as the role involves regular liaison with Care Home Managers, employees and the payroll bureau.

Candidate Characteristics

• Positive, adaptable and proactive, with a practical can-do approach.
• Highly organised, with the discipline to meet deadlines and maintain accuracy under pressure.
• Responsive to operational requests and able to adjust priorities quickly when required.
• Able to prioritise workload effectively and manage competing tasks in a busy environment.
• Clear and professional communicator, comfortable liaising with Care Home Managers, employees, the payroll bureau and internal stakeholders.
• Customer-focused, with the ability to provide a high level of service in a fast-moving business.
• Able to work effectively both independently and as part of a wider finance team.
• Detail-focused, numerate and confident handling confidential information with care and discretion.