Payroll Officer

Based in Warrington (office based)

£30,000p/a - £35,000p/a

Our client based in Warrington is currently transitioning to a new outsourced payroll provider and is looking for extra support for the next 6 months to help during the handover.

The business currently employs approximately 400 colleagues across a number of operating entities within the Group.

Employees are paid across a mixture of payroll cycles including weekly, four-weekly and monthly payrolls

• The companies employees a number of interim and support staff which requires regular onboarding and offboarding of staff, meaning payroll processes must be capable of efficiently handling frequent changes to employee records.
• You will be responsible for coordinating the accurate, timely and compliant delivery of payroll across the organisation, ensuring that payroll is collated, maintained and submitted correctly in line with contractual terms, relevant legislation and organisational policies.

What You Will Be Doing

• Coordinate the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring all payroll information is collated, checked and submitted accurately and on time.
• Prepare and submit payroll data to Moorepay, acting as the main point of contact for payroll queries, amendments and payroll-related administration.
• Consolidate the weekly hours worked and other payroll data into payroll master sheets ready for submission to Moorepay.
• Ensure payroll information is gathered and submitted within agreed timescales to meet each payroll deadline and pay date.
• Support the resolution of payroll queries raised by employees, managers and internal teams, liaising with Moorepay where required to ensure timely and accurate outcomes.
• Coordinate payroll changes relating to employee lifecycle events, including new starters, leavers, changes to employment terms, statutory payments and adjustments to pay or working patterns, ensuring all relevant information is communicated accurately to Moorepay.

You need to have

· Competent in Excel, using sumif (s) and lookups

· Experience in providing accurate employee data and payroll input information

· Demonstratable experience coordinating or overseeing payroll processes

· Experience using Payroll systems, ideally including Moorepay or a comparable outsourced web-based payroll platform

· Strong understanding of payroll processes, including PAYE, National Insurance, pensions and statutory payments.

If you are interested please apply today