Payroll Advisor

About The Role

Are you ready to become an integral part of a critical function that ensures our employees are paid, and our payrolls compliant? If you’re looking for a role where precision meets purpose, and every detail makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you. We’re on the hunt for an experienced and process-driven Payroll Advisor to assist with the full end-to-end processing of multiple payrolls with accuracy, efficiency, and integrity. You’ll collaborate closely with HR and Finance, maintain flawless records, and provide expert guidance to colleagues at all levels — all while handling sensitive queries with professionalism and discretion.

The Payroll Advisor position is a hybrid role, with 2 days based from our Head Office in Hull, and the rest of the week working from home.

Key responsibilities include:

• Processing end-to-end Arco payrolls accurately and on time, including calculations for salaries, bonuses, commissions, benefits, pensions, and statutory deductions.
• Maintaining accurate payroll records and employee data within payroll systems.
• Supporting our Payroll Administrator and acting as a point of contact for payroll-related queries, providing timely and effective support to employees and management, including more complex queries.
• Collaborating with HR and Finance departments to ensure seamless integration of data and resolve discrepancies.
• Preparing and submitting payroll reports and reconciliations as required by internal stakeholders and external authorities (3 tax references & 5 payrolls (inc. IR35).
• Communicating well at all levels when explaining calculations relating to pay for managers, individuals and pensioners as well as external customers, using discretion when providing guidance and dealing with sensitive issues particularly related to pensioner payroll.
• Assisting in year-end activities, including processing and submitting HMRC taxable benefits such as P11d, P46 (car) and payrolling benefits.
• Supporting audits by providing relevant documentation and explanation of payroll procedures.

On top of working for the UK’s leading integrated health and safety experts, you’ll also receive:

• A competitive starting salary plus up to 10% annual bonus.
• 32 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays, plus the option to purchase up to 5 more days.
• 2 fully paid Community Volunteering days every year.
• An excellent pension and Life Assurance scheme.
• A huge range of high street retailer discounts to help with cost of living via MyArco Perks.
• Free, 24-hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to our Learning Management System, to support your personal and career development.
• Long-term service awards – we’re proud to have employees who have worked for us for 40 years.

The ideal Payroll Advisor will be/have:

• Proven experience in payroll administration, preferably in a mid to large-sized organisation.
• A strong understanding of payroll regulations, tax laws, and compliance standards including BIK calculations and how they impact pay.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage confidential information with discretion.
• Excellent attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and reporting tools.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure including the initiative to investigate problems and provide suitable solutions.
• Ability to manage workload to meet operational requirements.
• Desirable Business Objects & iTrent system experience.
• Relevant payroll or finance qualifications such as CIPP, FPC or CPP.

About Us

With a 140-year legacy, Arco are recognised as the UK's leading safety experts. As the only integrated safety products and services business, our size, scale and reputation in the sector are why we have such an impressive portfolio of accounts and customers. We’re the expert safety partner with a unique mix of specialist expertise and practical real-life industry knowledge.

We are now on a transformation journey to become more profitable and sustainable, with investment into our growing business to help achieve this. This is an exciting and demanding time for the business. There is opportunity to shape and challenge the transformation journey and future growth, while balancing the pressure to deliver sales growth and financial targets that are necessary to support the future growth.

Our behaviours; Care, Collaborate, Perform and Deliver, are embedded within our culture, to drive performance and ensure we succeed together and are rewarded for that shared success. Because It’s on us. To deliver. Together.

Diversity and Inclusion at Arco means understanding everyone's views and giving colleagues a sense of belonging. We respect and value individuals for their unique skills, experiences and ideas; to ensure we can be at our best. By creating a supportive and inclusive environment we will be an organisation able to drive our strategic goals, attracting and developing great people to be a more profitable and sustainable business for generations to come. Be Safe, Be Yourself, Be Your Best.