Payroll and Benefits Administrator
- Recruiter
- Michael Page Finance
- Location
- Cheshire
- Salary
- £30,000 per year
- Contract
- Permanent
- Work pattern
- Not Specified
- First listed by Ontap
- 21 September 2026
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Job description
Working as part of the wider Finance team, you will play an important role in supporting the accurate and timely administration of payroll and employee benefits. You will gain exposure to a broad range of payroll and benefits processes, working closely with colleagues across Finance.
Client Details
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with around 1 year of payroll experience who is looking to broaden their skill set, take on more responsibility and progress within a growing Finance function.
Description
Full start to finish process for the Groups payroll.
Analysis of key trends and variance reports of actual staffing numbers and costs v's the budget.
Structured reporting and development of a suite of reports for Key Finance and Operational Managers to report on the employment cost base.
Collation of payroll data from depots, conducting relevant checks on time and attendance data received
Building a rapport with staff throughout the business, particularly managers responsible for payroll data
Completing relevant manual calculations
Reconciliation of payroll using excel and Sage
Administration of liability orders
Pension submissions
Administration of employee benefit packages
Onboarding staff from the point of offer to ensure all information is captured correctly for payroll and benefits purposes.
Offboarding staff efficiently.
Profile
Accuracy and attention to detail is critical to this role
Organisational skills and ability to work to tight timescales
Flexibility to working hours when processing payroll (our payroll is processed on either a 4-weekly basis or monthly basis)
Excel IT skills including Vlookups and Pivot tables.
Ability to maintain professionalism and respect towards others
Ideally 1-year experience in either an accounts or HR support role
Job Offer
£30k basic starting salary - this will be increased to £33k upon successful development into Payroll & Benefits Coordinator from month 9
5-day working week
Staff discounts
Employee assistance program
Free on-site parking
23 days holidays plus BH
Study support towards AAT CIPD CIPP